ADVERTISING:

Sylvain walked his first steps in design and art direction at New York’s prestigious BBDO advertising agency, where for a number of years, he contributed to the design of TV ads for clients including Pepsi, Gillette, and General Electric.

POP-PROMOS:

In Hollywood, he created storyboards for director David Fincher on Madonna’s Like a Prayer music video sessions, and worked side by side with Pop Star Michael Jackson on concepts for his videos in the lead up to the release of the album Dangerous.

In the late ’90s, Sylvain was hired by A-list director Ridley Scott (Scott Free/Black Dog/RSA,) and for a decade, remained a frequent contributor to his art departments on a number of projects in development, feature films, and commercials.

THE FILM INDUSTRY:

For two decades, Sylvain has brought his unique style of storyboards and concept art to the work of film directors Roman Polanski, Tim Burton, J.J. Abrams, Mike Newell, Darren Aronofsky, and Stanley Kubrick, among notable others. His name appears in the credits of several top-grossing motion pictures, all of which lean on a full grasp of Visual Effects, with their advantages and pitfalls, notably Planet of the Apes, The Fifth Element, Harry Potter, The Fountain, Alien Resurrection, and Academy Award winners Gladiator and Black Hawk Down.