Sebastien Abou-Chakra

Founded and lead an independent animation and game studio focused on original stories, interactive worlds, and cross-disciplinary production.

• Lead creative direction, production planning, project management, and day-to-day business operations.
• Build and guide teams of artists, animators, designers, and developers from early concept through delivery.
• Manage hiring, budgets, marketing strategy, external partnerships, client acquisition, and product delivery.
• Oversee original productions including Vainglorious and Tales of the Tavern.

Produced the award-winning 3D and 2D hybrid animated short, shaping its production plan, visual language, promotion, and sound.

• Developed the project vision, schedule, and budget while overseeing daily production and milestone delivery.
• Worked with the director and creative team to define the visual style and guide concept, character, and background artists.
• Directed background compositions and 3D environments in Blender for integration with the film's 2D elements.
• Led marketing, social media, partnerships, music feedback, and sound-effects design for the film.
• Supported the film's festival campaign, selections, and awards for animation and storytelling.

Built an interactive projection experience designed to raise awareness about pollution through a responsive underwater environment.

• Integrated Unreal Engine blueprints, ZED2i camera sensors, and Brekel tracking software for real-time interaction.
• Developed fish behavior that responded dynamically as visitors approached the projection.
• Coordinated with environment artists and animators to align tracking, movement, and scene scale.

Led development of a 3D animated augmented-reality experience for WWE while coordinating multiple production teams.

• Ran team meetings, managed schedules, and guided departments through creative and technical problem-solving.
• Created rapid 3D concepts and contributed to hero-asset modeling, flocking systems, and Unreal Engine optimization.
• Worked directly with WWE's creative director and art department to maintain the intended visual style and theme.
• Used Unreal Engine, Blender, Maya, and Photoshop to concept, model, build, and optimize the experience.

Co-led the creation of an XR environment based on a street in Kenya for a high-profile film production.

• Directed level composition, lighting, and environment art to support the production's creative vision.
• Managed team meetings and coordinated departments to keep the environment on schedule.
• Balanced creative direction with real-time production requirements for the XR stage.

Created and operated real-time environments for three short films produced on SCAD Atlanta's virtual-production stage.

• Designed environments, levels, lighting, fog, and particle effects around each script and color treatment.
• Collaborated with directors to translate creative intent into practical LED-volume environments and camera setups.
• Operated Unreal Engine scenes on set, adjusting lighting, effects, and object placement during production.

Designed the visual identity and animated opening for the series The Indie Experience.

• Designed and animated the series logo and intro sequence.
• Collaborated with the creative team to align the motion language with the series identity.
• Delivered a polished opening package that established the tone of the show.

Created short-form vertical videos for the launch of Amino's Story feature.

• Produced trivia games, gameplay edits, and interactive entertainment designed for mobile audiences.
• Developed content ideas with the team and refined them around platform engagement goals.