RESUME
Renée graduated from Ryerson University's Film and Media Arts program in Toronto and directed her first music video soon after using a photocopier and an Oxberry camera, igniting a passion for visual effects, motion graphics, collage and DIY techniques. Skills that have continued to develop throughout her career.
As a director she has been recognized with multiple Much Music Video Award nominations having helmed 13 large scale live action projects developing a reputation for transformative looks for artists. As a production professional her experience includes extensive advertising projects extending out from her roles at award wining ad agencies as an account rep for such brands as Molson and Covenant House. She was instrumental in the creation of the in-house production unit at ad agency TAXI, where she ran the division as Executive Producer for its' inaugural year.
She has worked on numerous award wining projects at agencies and production companies like The Vacuum and Jam3, as Senior Producer on projects like the Digital Emmy Nominated "Hunted" campaign for Cinemax. As Production Manager for the National Film Board of Canada's Interactive Studio, she delivered many intimate and emotionally engaging interactive unscripted experiences while managing the Original Content Slate.
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Renée has worked in the development and production of AAA Video Games at Ubisoft Entertainment where she managed the cinematic production mandates for successful open world franchise titles.
She currently works at MPC as a VFX producer on Tier 1 episodic content for streamers like HBO Max and Apple TV+.
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SKILLS
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Production Management and Execution
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Pipeline and Workflow Management:
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Motion Capture, 3D Animation and Integration and Visual Effects/Post
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Leadership of Large Cross Functional Development Teams
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Jira, Shotgun, Production Analytics and Reporting
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Budget, Tax incentives, Scope Planning and Statement of Work documents
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Excellent Communication skills;
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Active Listening, Empathy, Honesty and Collaboration
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Enabling Successful and Healthy Teams.
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