Linecraft

VFX & Post-Production Studio

Linecraft is a VFX studio founded in Paris by Alexandre Rouanet, Flame artist.

The studio has grown over the course of its projects around a network of freelance artists. It delivers high-end finishing on Autodesk Flame for advertising, TV series and film.

2D/3D compositing, beauty work, clean-up, rotoscoping, tracking, conforming. I plug into your pipeline, on-site or fully remote with secured infrastructure.

References
TF1 France 2 France 3 TMC France Télévisions
Production setup

Autodesk Flame

My main tool: compositing, finishing, conforming, color grading, clean-up. The industry standard for broadcast and premium ad finishing.

After Effects

2D/3D compositing, motion design, CGI integration, multipass renders.

Photoshop

Beauty retouch, matte painting, 2D assets. Pixel-level precision.

Nuke

Node-based compositing for complex VFX shots, handled by the network's Nuke Compositors.

Maya, 3ds Max & Blender

3D modelling, animation and rendering by the network's 3D artists.

Unreal Engine

Real-time rendering and virtual environments for projects that call for it.

DaVinci Resolve

Grading and color work by the network's colorists.

Avid Media Composer

Editing and conforming by the network's editors.

My personal workstation, dedicated to finishing in Flame. Each artist in the network runs a machine of equivalent performance, suited to their craft.

i9-14900K

3.20 GHz, Turbo 6.0 GHz.

128 GB RAM

4200 MT/s. Complex timelines, zero lag.

RTX 4080 SUPER

16 GB VRAM. Flame AI tools fully exploited.

Linux

Maximum stability for Flame in production.

NVMe + 12 TB NAS

Ultra-fast I/O + redundant backup.

My working connection. The network's artists have equivalent high-speed connections for exchanging sources, rushes and renders.

Symmetrical fiber

1.6 Gbps down / 1.4 Gbps up. Real-time rushes transfer, even at native resolution.

Live reviews

ShotGrid or Frame.io. As responsive as on-site.

Transfers

SFTP, Aspera, WeTransfer Pro. I adapt to your workflow.

My security protocols. The same requirements (NDA, encrypted storage, deletion at project end) apply to every artist in the network.

Full encryption

BitLocker + LUKS. Protected even in case of physical theft.

Air-Gapped

Workstation disconnected from network on request.

Zero unapproved cloud

Nothing transits without your validation.

Certified deletion

NDA signed. Files destroyed at project end.

Process
01

Contact

Email or LinkedIn. Response within 24h.

02

Brief

Deliverables, resolution, codec, deadline.

03

Kickoff

Quote, contract, NDA, secured sources.

04

Production

Solo on Flame, or coordinating a freelance team depending on scale. ShotGrid / Frame.io previews.

05

Delivery

ProRes, DNxHD, H.264, DPX, EXR.

06

Archival

Secured backup. Deletion on request.

Sectors
Advertising TV series & drama Film Corporate
Contact

Paris, Île-de-France. On-site or full-remote worldwide.

The studio

Linecraft, VFX studio

VFX and post-production studio founded by Alexandre Rouanet, a Paris-based Flame artist. High-end compositing, beauty retouch, conform, editing, color grading and finishing for luxury advertising, film and television.

Solo or with a team

Depending on the scale of the project, I work solo or assemble and coordinate a network of freelance artists: Flame Artists, Nuke Compositors, 3D artists, editors and colorists.

Single point of contact

Either way, the client keeps one point of contact, from brief to final master delivery.

Join the network

You are a VFX artist and would like to join us? Write to estelle@linecraft.fr

Partner

In partnership with Ice Media.

Let's work together

Let's discuss your next project.

A VFX artist and want to join the Linecraft network? Write to estelle@linecraft.fr