Stephan Martinière
Encyclopedia
Stephan Martinière is an award-winning French
science fiction
and fantasy
artist
, using his considerable skill and experience to morph from cartoonist
, to concept illustrator, to art director
.
and moved to Japan to work on Inspector Gadget
.
After settling in California, Stephan continued as Animation Director for DIC Entertainment
, and directed hundreds of episodes of Where's Waldo and Dennis the Menace
. His 5 half-hour musical specials for the show Madeline
were nominated for an Emmy, and went on to win the Children's Hall of Fame Humanitas
, A.C.T., and the Parents' Choice Award
. Stephan also drew the Where's Waldo Sunday syndicated strip for 1994-1997.
His animation work lead him to Hollywood, where he designed for feature films such as Virus, The Astronaut's Wife
, Red Planet
, and I, Robot
.
Stephan has also contributed concept designs for Motion Rides, Theme Parks. His clients have included Universal Studios
(Jurassic Park ride), Paramount
(Star Trek ride
), Landmark
and Rhythm & Hues.
He moved from Los Angeles, CA to Spokane, WA to work for Cyan, Inc. on Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
from 2001–2004, and then moved to Chicago to work for Midway Games
on Stranglehold
from 2004-2007.
Martinière has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering
collectible card game.
As of 2008, Stephan Martiniere resides in Dallas, Texas
and works at id Software
on Rage
.
As a director for the animated special "Madeline," he won the Humanitas Award, the A.C.T Award and the Parent's Choice Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, using his considerable skill and experience to morph from cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, to concept illustrator, to art director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
.
Biography
Stephan Martiniere was born May 3, 1962 in Paris, France. He attended high school at Chambre De Commerce Les Gobelins, one of the most renowned art schools in Paris. After art school he attended animation school, but halfway through he was hired by DIC EntertainmentDiC Entertainment
DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
and moved to Japan to work on Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget is an animated television series that revolves around the adventures of a clumsy, simple-witted cyborg detective named Inspector Gadget – a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr...
.
After settling in California, Stephan continued as Animation Director for DIC Entertainment
DiC Entertainment
DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
, and directed hundreds of episodes of Where's Waldo and Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)
Dennis the Menace is an American animated series produced by DIC Entertainment , based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham....
. His 5 half-hour musical specials for the show Madeline
Madeline
Madeline is a children's book series written by Ludwig Bemelmans, an Austrian author. The books have been adapted into numerous formats, spawning telefilms, television series and a live action feature film...
were nominated for an Emmy, and went on to win the Children's Hall of Fame Humanitas
Humanitas
The word humanitas was used by Cicero to describe the formation of an ideal speaker who he believed should be educated to possess a collection of virtues of character suitable for an active life of public service; these would include a fund of learning acquired from the study of bonae litterae ,...
, A.C.T., and the Parents' Choice Award
Parents' Choice Award
The Parents' Choice Award is an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It is considered a "prestigious" award among children's products, and has been...
. Stephan also drew the Where's Waldo Sunday syndicated strip for 1994-1997.
His animation work lead him to Hollywood, where he designed for feature films such as Virus, The Astronaut's Wife
The Astronaut's Wife
The Astronaut's Wife is a 1999 science fiction/thriller film directed and written by Rand Ravich. It stars Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron.-Plot:...
, Red Planet
Red Planet
Red Planet is a nickname for the planet Mars, due to its surface color. It may also refer to:* Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein* Red Planet , an 1994 animated adaptation of the novel...
, and I, Robot
I, Robot
I, Robot is a collection of nine science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, first published by Gnome Press in 1950 in an edition of 5,000 copies. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction between 1940 and 1950. The stories are...
.
Stephan has also contributed concept designs for Motion Rides, Theme Parks. His clients have included Universal Studios
Universal Parks & Resorts
Universal Parks and Resorts is the theme park division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group and General Electric. The division is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the various Universal Studios resort properties around the world...
(Jurassic Park ride), Paramount
Paramount Parks
Paramount Parks was an operator of theme parks and attractions, which annually attracted about 13 million patrons. Viacom had assumed control of the company as part of its acquisition of Paramount Pictures in 1994....
(Star Trek ride
Star Trek: The Experience
Star Trek: The Experience was a themed attraction at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, based on the Star Trek entertainment franchise. It opened in January 1998, closed in September 2008, and was scheduled to reopen in the Neonopolis Mall on May 8, 2009 in time for the premiere of the...
), Landmark
Landmark
This is a list of landmarks around the world.Landmarks may be split into two categories - natural phenomena and man-made features, like buildings, bridges, statues, public squares and so forth...
and Rhythm & Hues.
He moved from Los Angeles, CA to Spokane, WA to work for Cyan, Inc. on Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is an adventure video game developed by Cyan Worlds and published by Ubisoft. Released in 2003, the title is the fourth game in the Myst canon. Departing from previous games of the franchise, Uru takes place in the modern era and allows players to customize their onscreen...
from 2001–2004, and then moved to Chicago to work for Midway Games
Midway Games
Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...
on Stranglehold
Stranglehold (video game)
Stranglehold, or John Woo Presents Stranglehold, is a third-person shooter developed by Midway Games' Chicago studio, released in late for Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3...
from 2004-2007.
Martinière has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
collectible card game.
As of 2008, Stephan Martiniere resides in Dallas, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and works at id Software
Id Software
Id Software is an American video game development company with its headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The company was founded in 1991 by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack...
on Rage
Rage (video game)
Rage is a first-person shooter video game by id Software which was released on October 4, 2011 in North America. It uses the company's new OpenGL based id Tech 5 engine. The game was first shown as a tech demo on June 11, 2007, at Apple's WWDC, and was officially announced on August 2, 2007, at...
.
Book covers
- The American Zone, by L. Neil SmithL. Neil SmithL. Neil Smith , also known to readers and fans as El Neil, is a libertarian science fiction author and political activist. He was born on May 12, 1946 in Denver...
(2001) - Crossover: A Cassandra Kresnov Novel, by Joel ShepherdJoel ShepherdJoel Shepherd is an Australian science fiction author. He moved to Perth, Western Australia with his family when he was seven, where he later studied film and television arts at Curtin University....
(2001) - Heavy Planet, by Hal ClementHal ClementHarry Clement Stubbs better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre.-Biography:...
(2002) - Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown: The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology, Volume 2The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology Volume 2The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology Volume 2 - Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown is an anthology edited by Orson Scott Card and Keith Olexa. It contains thirteen stories by different writers...
(published by Phobos, edited by Orson Scott CardOrson Scott CardOrson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
) (2003) - Newton's Wake: A Space OperaNewton's Wake: A Space OperaNewton's Wake: A Space Opera, by Ken MacLeod, is a science fiction novel published in 2004. Set in the 24th century, it follows human life after a partially cataclysmic Singularity, and in particular a conflict on a far-flung planet that upsets the prevailing order...
, by Ken MacLeodKen MacLeodKen MacLeod , is a Scottish science fiction writer.MacLeod was born in Stornoway. He graduated from Glasgow University with a degree in zoology and has worked as a computer programmer and written a masters thesis on biomechanics....
(2004) - Building Harlequin's MoonBuilding Harlequin's MoonBuilding Harlequin's Moon is a science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper. The novel is set in the distant future as a group of space travellers, marooned in an unhospitable solar system, attempt to terraform a moon and create a sufficient civilisation on it to refuel their ship so they...
, by Larry NivenLarry NivenLaurence van Cott Niven / ˈlæri ˈnɪvən/ is an American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld , which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics...
(2005) - ElantrisElantrisElantris is a stand-alone fantasy novel by Brandon Sanderson, published in April 2005 by Tor Books. Brandon is planning to write a sequel to Elantris, but its release has not yet been announced. It is significant as Sanderson's first widely released book. The book is named after the ruined city,...
, by Brandon SandersonBrandon SandersonBrandon Sanderson is an American fantasy author. A Nebraska native, he currently resides in American Fork, Utah. He earned his Master's degree in Creative Writing in 2005 from Brigham Young University, where he was on the staff of Leading Edge, a semi-professional speculative fiction magazine...
(2005) - Out of the DarkOut of the Dark (2010 novel)Out of the Dark is an alien invasion science fiction novel by David Weber released by Tor Books on September 28, 2010. This novel is an extended version of the short story of the same name in the 2010 anthology Warriors.- Plot :...
by David WeberDavid WeberDavid Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Weber and his wife Sharon live in Greenville, South Carolina with their three children and "a passel of dogs"....
(2010)
Concept designs (live action)
- The Astronaut's WifeThe Astronaut's WifeThe Astronaut's Wife is a 1999 science fiction/thriller film directed and written by Rand Ravich. It stars Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron.-Plot:...
- Battlefield EarthBattlefield Earth (film)Battlefield Earth is a 2000 American science fiction film adapted from L. Ron Hubbard's novel of the same name. It was directed by Roger Christian, and stars John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, and Barry Pepper...
- Dragonheart 2
- Eden
- The Fifth ElementThe Fifth ElementThe Fifth Element is a 1997 French science fiction film directed, co-written, and based on a story by Luc Besson, starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, and Milla Jovovich...
- Flubber
- I, RobotI, Robot (film)I, Robot is a 2004 science-fiction action film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenplay was written by Jeff Vintar, Akiva Goldsman and Hillary Seitz, and is very loosely based on Isaac Asimov's short-story collection of the same name. Will Smith stars in the lead role of the film as Detective Del...
Honors
- British Science Fiction Association AwardBSFA awardThe BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association to honor works in the genre of science fiction. Nominees and winners are chosen based on a vote of BSFA members...
- Winner, Best Cover of 2004
- Nominated, Best Cover of 2005
- Winner, Best Cover of 2009
- Chesley Award
- Winner, Best Cover Illustration, Hardcover (2006)
- Winner, Best Cover Illustration, Hardcover (2007)
- Hugo Award for Best Professional ArtistHugo Award for Best Professional ArtistThe Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
- Nominated, Best Professional Artist (2006)
- Nominated, Best Professional Artist (2007)
- Winner, Best Professional Artist (2008)
- Nominated, Best Professional Artist (2010)
- Locus AwardLocus AwardThe Locus Award is a literary award established in 1971 and presented to winners of Locus magazine's annual readers' poll. Currently, the Locus Awards are presented at an annual banquet...
- Nominated, Artist (2006)
- Nominated, Artist (2007)
- Nominated, Artist (2008)
- Nominated, Artist (2009)
- Nominated, Artist (2010)
- Spectrum AwardSpectrum AwardThe Spectrum Awards are given annually to the best works of contemporary fantastic art. The winners of every year are compiled in a book. The editors are Cathy and Arnie Fenner.-External links:* * , Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America...
- Winner, Advertising Category, Silver Award (1997)
- Winner, Comics Category, Gold Award (2004)
- Winner, Book Category, Silver Award (2008),
- A Thea Award for his work on the Paramount theme park Super Saturator in 2001.
- World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
- Nominated, Artist 2008
- Nominated, Artist 2009
- The Grand Master Award from Ballistic Media's Expose 4
- Four Master Awards and nine Excellence Expose Awards from Ballistic Media,
As a director for the animated special "Madeline," he won the Humanitas Award, the A.C.T Award and the Parent's Choice Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.