Jerome Dernoncourt

Work History

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  Animation Supervisor

  Double Negative

  February 2023 - Present

  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid
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  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
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  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.
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  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
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  Senior Character Animator

  Animal Logic

  September 2018 - December 2018

  Sydney, Australia

  The Lego Movie 2
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  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.
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  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.
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  Lead Animator

  Animal Logic

  November 2016 - January 2018

  
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  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.
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  senior character animator

  Animal Logic

  May 2015 - June 2017

  Sydney, Australia
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  Senior Creature Animator

  Iloura

  January 2015 - May 2015
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  Senior Character Animator

  Iloura

  January 2015 - May 2015

  Lane cove

  'Gods of Egypt'
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  Character animator

  Freelance

  February 2014 - December 2014
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  Senior Character Animator

  Animal Logic

  July 2013 - December 2013

  sydney area, australia

  

  
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  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!
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  Character Animator

  Dr. D Studios

  February 2011 - January 2012

  Happy Feet 2
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  Digital Artist / Animator Freelance

  Fuel VFX

  October 2010 - January 2011

  Cowboys & Aliens
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  Character Animator

  Animal Logic

  June 2009 - October 2010

  The legend of the Guardians

  
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  Digital Artist / Animator

  Mainframe

  October 2008 - April 2009
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  Digital Artist / Animator

  Glassworks

  October 2006 - August 2008
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  Digital Artist

  Studio AKA

  August 2006 - October 2006
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  Digital Artist / Intern

  nozon

  2005 - 2005
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  Digital Artist / Intern

  nozon

  2005 - 2005

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