Laurent Couline was born in June 1972 in the small city of Liège in Belgium. Very early, he discovers a deep passion for movies and mega show-pieces. Laurent studies at the Saint-Luc Institute from which he receives his Graphic Designer degree with high distinction in 1994.

Even before completing his studies, he launches himself into the organization of events and thematic festivities, exibitions and music concerts. Within this framework he also creates the concepts, the sets and the costumes. He is noticed by Georges Dejardin, master wig-maker at l’Opéra Royal de Wallonie. During this period, Laurent creates a collection of fantastic sculptures for various shows. He decides to take the adventurous road of turning to cinema studios, which allows him to travel to travel between London, Los Angeles and Montréal. Between 1996 and 2001, he participates in a student internship with decisive encounters. Amongst others, he meets: Dick Smith, Rick Baker, Patrick Tatopoulos, and Igor Chevalier at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop (Muppets Show). Then, he works in Paris for movies and commercials with Chistophe Calcus.

In 2000, he is awarded the first prize for : « Special Effect Makeup » at the Fantastic Film Festival of Brussels. From 2002 to 2004, he works on the tetralogy of Wagner « Der Ring » in collaboration with Jean Louis Grinda, Christian Gasc and Eric Chevalier. He knows no restraints, exceeds all bounds and mixes the artistic techniques of shows and movie specials effects, transforming what he has learned from his different studies into an amazingly effective and high-quality result.

He collaborates with Franco Dragone in Las Vegas and Macau, Pascal Baillen in Los Angeles for several films and also for Thierry Mugler and Beyoncé for the « I’am world tour » in 2009. He is selected as the sculptor, props maker, make-up artist, set designer, costume designer and art director for different productions. Laurent is contacted by famous artists and productions as: Le Moulin Rouge, Holiday On Ice, Sol En Cirque, Mine Barral Vergés, Pierre Annez, Frédérique Pineau, Jara Jorge, Roberto Rosello, Edwin Piekny, Elie Chouraqui, Giantito Bruchiellaro (Fellini), Alain Chabat, Roumen Tchakarov, Jean Pochoy , Julien Friedler and Claude Renard, Le Parc Astérix, Cie D’outre Rue, L’Opéra de Monte Carlo and Dreamworks.

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