Kristian Carstensen

Kristian Carstensen

For a full overview of my work visit www.kcarstensen.com

Senior Character Animator / 20 yrs

Copenhagen/Denmark

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Previs Artist

Men in Black: International (2019)

Previs Artist

RocketMan (2019)

Additional Human Animation

Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)

Shot creator/Animator

The kid who would be king (2019)

Character Animator

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Personal

unreleased Project

Animation Mentor

Animator

Rigs: Mechanized Combat League (2016)

Animator

Elite: Dangerous (2014)

Senior Animator

Kinect Star Wars (2012)

Senior Animator

Kinect Disneyland Adventures (2011)

Senior Animator

Kinectimals (2010)

Zoo Tycoon (2013)

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (2009)

Key Clean-Up Artist

Jester Till (2003)

Animator

Screamride (2015)

Animator

World in Conflict (2007)

Clean-Up Artist

Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

Space monkeys (2022)

Personal Project

Done in the Animation Mentor Creature class
Dozer hiding from Dragon
00:08
Animation Showreel
RIGS Meachanized Combat League Reel
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Writer / penciller / inker / color
The Ditch Page 13 - 14
Elite: Dangerous Launch trailer/Pre-vis comparison
An enthusiastic and hard working animator with 15+ years experience in Character Animation, Pre-visualisation, Motion editing, Motion Capture planning, Game Engine implementation, storyboarding. My goal is to be the best animator I can possibly be and work on great productions with great people.
Work History

  • Senior Animator

    Massive Entertainment

    November 2018 - December 2023
    Malmö, Sweden

  • Previs Animator

    Nviz

    April 2018 - June 2018
    London, United Kingdom

  • Character Animator

    Cinesite, London

    September 2017 - March 2018

  • Shot creator/Animator

    The Third Floor

    July 2017 - September 2017

  • 3D Animator

    Cinesite

    September 2017 - March 2018
    London, United Kingdom

  • Animator

    Guerrilla Games

    March 2015 - December 2015
    Cambridge

    Currently working on the Playstation 4 title Rigs: Mechanized Combat League.

  • Senior Animator

    Frontier Developments

    July 2008 - February 2015

    At Frontier I have so far created character animation for the family game "Kinectimals", "Kinectimals, Now With Bears", Kinect Disneyland Adventures" and "Kinect Star Wars" as well as 3rd person action game "The Outsider" where I did motion-editing and Cutscene pre-visualisation. I am Currently working on an unannounced title.

  • Animator

    Axis Animation

    April 2008 - May 2008

    I worked on a Cinematic for the game "Operation Flashpoint"

  • Animator

    The National Film School Of Denmark

    March 2008 - March 2008

    Animator on the short film "Space Monkeys" directed by Jan Rahbeck.

  • Animator

    Massive Entertainment

    March 2007 - March 2008

    I did character animation and later Marketing materials for the PC game "World In Conflict".

  • Animator, Rigger, Character Modeler, Character Concept Artis

    Runestone Game Development

    September 2004 - August 2006

    I was responsible for creating concept drawings of characters and character accessories, the modeling, texturing process and finally animation for the MMO "SEED". As well as coordinating with the head of project and art director in order
    to define quality standards, work pipelines and deadlines

  • Key Clean-Up Artist

    Munich Animation

    June 2002 - September 2003

    I was a Key CU Artist on the feature film "The Jester Till"

  • Key Clean-up & Inbetween Artist

    A. Film

    May 1999 - July 2001

    I worked for a couple of months on the feature film “Adam Sandlers Eight Crazy Nights” as well as 3 months on the feature film “ Help I´m a Fish”
    Furthermore I worked 3 months on a childrens TV series called: “Little Creatures"

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Education

  • Creature Locomotion

    Animation Mentor

    March 2017 - June 2017

  • The Animation Workshop

    2000 - 2002