Jerome Dernoncourt

Jerome Dernoncourt

Senior Character Animator / 18 yrs

Sydney

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Work History
  • Animation Supervisor

    Double Negative

    February 2023 - Present
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid
  • Lead Character Animator

    Animal Logic

    January 2021 - February 2023
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Leo (Netflix Feature Animated Film)
    The Magician’s Elephant (Netflix Feature Animated Film) - 2021/22

    • Ensure consistency, quality and supervision across the Team
    • Ensure feedback is concise and constructive in directing artists to reach milestones & show targets.
    • Attend Director dailies and ensure notes are communicated effectively to the crew
    • Provide accurate and detailed feedback on artists and giving timely feedback to artists to support their
    growth and development

  • Animation Director - Layout Supervisor

    Flying Bark Productions

    March 2020 - December 2020
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Marvel - What If... (Season 1 - 3 Episodes)

    Emmy award nomination for Outstanding Animated Program - 2022 "What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead Of His Hands?"

    • Oversee both the Layout and Animation Departments on episodes 04, 06 and 09.
    • Work in partnership with the CG/Rigging/Vfx Supervisors to interpret and develop directors creative vision
    for the performance of characters within the production.
    • Run layout and animation dailies, ensure Animation quality control and performance consistency.
    Interpreting Marvel’s needs, provide constructive feedback to the crew.
    • Ensure the proper translation from storyboards to CG sequences (camera, framing, staging, characters
    performances, ...)
    • Work closely with production, providing performance feedback, mentoring and maintaining positive moral
    among the team.
    • Also conduct recruitment interviews and client meetings.

  • Lead Character Animator

    Animal Logic

    January 2019 - February 2020
    Sydney, Australia

    Peter Rabbit 2

    On-Set Supervision:
    • 2nd Unit
    • Assist the Director & show VFX Supervisor.
    • Ensure framing, pacing of the camera, eye lines, CG interaction with actors, were fit for Animation
    post-production
    • Call for reshoot when relevant.

    Pre-Production:
    • Provide creative and technical leadership, support and feedback for the crew
    • Oversee aspects of character modelling & rigging
    • FACS-based face rig
    • Attend cross-departments meetings with HoDs
    • Deliver detailed feedback to upstream Rigging and Modelling departments with the aim of providing state of the art rigs and characters
    • Key creative part of initial animation tests
    • Plan and deliver training material

    Production:
    • Ensure consistency, quality and supervision across the Team
    • Ensure feedback is concise and constructive in directing artists to reach milestones & show targets.
    • Attend Director dailies and ensure notes are communicated effectively to the crew
    • Provide accurate and detailed feedback on artists and giving timely feedback to artists to support their
    growth and development

  • Senior Character Animator

    Animal Logic

    September 2018 - December 2018
    Sydney, Australia

    The Lego Movie 2

  • Lead Character Animator

    Animal Logic

    July 2018 - August 2018
    Sydney, Australia

    undisclosed pitch

    Handled a pitch for an undisclosed Hybrid Feature Film, based on well-known IP.
    Worked directly with the project's attached Director, Creatives and Studio, to deliver high standard proof of concept.

  • Senior Character Animator

    Method Studios

    June 2018 - June 2018
    Sydney, Australia

    The Outlaw King

    Senior Character Animator on "Outlaw King" for Netflix.
    Horse battle Animation for VFX heavy sequence.

  • Lead Animator

    Animal Logic

    November 2016 - January 2018
  • Lead Character Animator

    Animal Logic

    November 2017 - January 2018
    Sydney, Australia

    Lead Character Animator on Peter Rabbit
    Pre-production and production - Also helped develop new Animation pipeline, tools, rigs.

    See Peter Rabbit 2 for a more thorough outline of the work provided.

  • senior character animator

    Animal Logic

    May 2015 - June 2017
    Sydney, Australia
  • Senior Creature Animator

    Iloura

    January 2015 - May 2015
  • Senior Character Animator

    Iloura

    January 2015 - May 2015
    Lane cove

    'Gods of Egypt'

  • Character animator

    Freelance

    February 2014 - December 2014
  • Senior Character Animator

    Animal Logic

    July 2013 - December 2013
    sydney area, australia
  • Senior Character Animator

    Flying Bark Productions

    January 2012 - June 2013
    Sydney, Australia
  • Animation workshop instructor

    Outback Theatre for Young Poeple

    November 2012 - November 2012
    Deniliquin

    I had the pleasure to travel in the outback to teach Animation to 21 kids aged between 7 and 11. After a brief introduction to the History of Animation, we went through different animation principles and played with Clay to create some memorable short Movies. Lots of fun!

  • Character Animator

    Dr. D Studios

    February 2011 - January 2012

    Happy Feet 2

  • Digital Artist / Animator Freelance

    Fuel VFX

    October 2010 - January 2011

    Cowboys & Aliens

  • Character Animator

    Animal Logic

    June 2009 - October 2010

    The legend of the Guardians

  • Digital Artist / Animator

    Mainframe

    October 2008 - April 2009
  • Digital Artist / Animator

    Glassworks

    October 2006 - August 2008
  • Digital Artist

    Studio AKA

    August 2006 - October 2006
  • Digital Artist / Intern

    nozon

    2005 - 2005
  • Digital Artist / Intern

    nozon

    2005 - 2005

    Internship. There I learnt the basis of rigging, modelling, compositing, animation and rendering.

Education
  • supinfocom in 3d

    SUPINFOCOM

    2004 - 2006
  • SUPINFOCOM

    2004 - 2006
  • E.S.AA.T

    1999 - 2004