Michael Hall Mauritzen

Michael Hall Mauritzen

Character and creature animator

Lead/ Senior Animator / 17 yrs

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Lead Animator

Horizon: Forbidden West (2022)

Character Animation

See (2019)

Animator

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Animator

Dunkirk (2017)

Animator

47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)

Animator

Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

Animator

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Animator/ Crowd TD

Godzilla (2014)

Animator

Terminator: Genisys (2015)

Animator

LIFE (2017)

Animator

Assassin's Creed (2018)

Animator

Valhalla (2019)

Animator/ Crowd TD

Hercules (2014)

Animator

A Cure for Wellness (2017)

Animator

Wonder Woman (2017)

Animator

Jekyll and Hyde (2015)

Animator

The Walking Dead (2012)

Animator

Venom (2004)

Animator

The Brothers Grimsby (2016)

Animator

Fungus the Bogeyman (2015)

Animator

Ragnarok (2003)

Story Artist

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (2011)

Animator

Oscar's Oasis (2011)

Animator

Angelo Rules (2010)

Animator

Babar and the Adventures of Badou (2010)

Animator

Disco Ormene (2008)

Hello!

I am an animator specializing in realistic character and creature animation. Over the years I have been fortunate to work on various projects ranging from feature films, video games, animated feature films and TV-shows. For nearly five years I was part of the DNEG animation team in London, where I gained a lot of experience working on high-end visual effects feature productions.

I am currently living in Copenhagen with my family, where I will be available for freelance projects and remote work.

Please have a look at my showreel and if you are interested in my work and availability, don't hesitate to get in touch!
Work History
  • Senior Animator

    Axis Animation

    January 2024 - April 2024
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Senior Animator

    Untold Studios

    January 2024 - January 2024
    London, United Kingdom
  • Senior Animator

    Axis Animation

    October 2023 - December 2023
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Senior Animator

    Untold Studios

    July 2023 - October 2023
    London, United Kingdom
  • Senior Animator

    Axis Animation

    May 2023 - July 2023
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • Senior Animator

    Copenhagen Visual

    December 2022 - April 2023
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Lead Animator/ Senior Animator

    Goodbye Kansas Studios

    April 2020 - December 2022
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Animator

    Copenhagen Visual

    March 2020 - March 2020
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Animator

    Copenhagen Bombay

    January 2020 - February 2020
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Mia's Magic Playground - Animated TV-series (2020)

  • Animator

    BaconX

    October 2018 - April 2019
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Valhalla - Feature film (2019)
    Pandora TVC - Spring collection (2019)
    Tele2 TVC - Limited survival skills (2018)

  • Animator

    Monkey Tennis Animation Studio

    July 2019 - July 2019
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Lego Frozen 2 TVC - Arendelle Castle
    (bricks assembling the castle only)

  • Animator

    BaconOSL

    April 2019 - May 2019
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Canal Digital Norge TVC - Alltid der du er (2019)
    (alien facial animation on some of the shots)

  • Animator

    BaconX

    August 2019 - October 2019
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Unannounced project

  • Animator

    Monkey Tennis Animation

    June 2019 - June 2019
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Unannounced show

  • Creature Animator

    Outpost VFX

    June 2019 - July 2019
    Bournemouth, United Kingdom

    47 Meters Down: Uncaged

  • Animator

    Bacon Productions

    April 2019 - May 2019
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Creature Animator

    BaconX

    October 2018 - April 2019
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Valhalla - Feature film (2019)
    Pandora Spring collection - commercial (2019) Tele2 Limited survival skills - commercial (2019)

  • Animator

    Double Negative

    October 2014 - September 2018
    London

    Venom (2018)
    Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
    Dunkirk (2017)
    Wonder Woman (2017)
    Life (2017)
    Fantastic Beasts and where to find them (2016)
    Assassin’s Creed (2016)
    The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
    Jekyll & Hyde - TV Series (2015)
    Fungus The Bogeyman - TV Mini-Series (2015)
    Terminator Genisys - Feature film (2015)
    Avengers: Age of Ultron - Feature film (2015)

  • Head of Animation

    DROBE.video

    January 2011 - July 2018
    London, United Kingdom

    Responsible for all animation at DROBE. We provide services in logos, illustrations, logo animations, motion graphics, infomercials and other related video content. Please check out our portfolio at https://vimeo.com/drobe.

  • Animator/ Crowd TD

    Cinesite

    March 2014 - July 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    Hercules (2014)

  • Animator/ Crowd TD

    Double Negative

    October 2013 - March 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    Godzilla (2014)

  • Animator

    Tumblehead

    April 2013 - August 2013
    London, United Kingdom

    Working remotely on characters for Smash Champs - App game by Kiloo Games

  • Animator

    Ghost VFX

    February 2013 - March 2013
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Gåten Ragnarok - feature film (2013)

  • Animator

    Tumblehead/ Telltale Games

    April 2012 - October 2012
    London, United Kingdom

    Working remotely on The Walking Dead Video Game (2012)

  • Rendering Department Assistant

    Lupus Films

    August 2012 - September 2012
    London, United Kingdom

    The Snowman and The Snowdog (2012)

  • Previs Artist

    Wil Film

    November 2010 - January 2012
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (2011)
    LEGO Ninjago: The New Masters of Spinjitzu (2011)

  • Animator

    TeamTO

    August 2009 - December 2009
    Valence, France

    Oscar's Oasis (2011)
    Angelo Rules (2010)
    Babar and the adventures of Badou (2010)

  • Animator

    Ghost VFX

    August 2008 - November 2008
    Copenhagen Area, Denmark

    Commercial for Lego Bionicle (Glatorians) (2008)
    Instructional videos for Coloplast (2008)

  • Animator

    Radar Film ApS

    June 2008 - August 2008
    Copenhagen Area, Denmark

    Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms (2008)

  • Animator

    Axis Animation

    April 2008 - May 2008
    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Motor Storm Pacific Rift - Game Trailer (2008)

  • Animator

    The National Film School of Denmark

    March 2008 - April 2008
    Copenhagen Area, Denmark

    Space Monkeys by animation director Jan Rahbek (2008)

  • Animator - Internship

    Krogh Mortensen Animation A/S

    August 2007 - December 2007

    Nanok Amok shorts (2007)
    Christmas Breaker's for Nickelodeon (2007)

  • Director, Animator and Compositor on the graduation short film "Bertra

    The animation Workshop

    August 2006 - June 2007

    My graduation film from The Animation Workshop. I Was in a group of three, where I directed, did character design, storyboarding, 2D animation and compositing. The final character design is made by Lára Gardarsdottir. You can watch the movie in the animation section on my website www.michaelhallmauritzen.com.

  • Creator, Director and Animator on the short film "A Day In The Life"

    The Open Workshop

    September 2005 - June 2007

    A personal short film, written and directed by me. I Was in charge of the layouts, 2D animation, coloring and compositing. For more information and to watch the movie please go to www.adayinthelife.dk. You can also watch it in the animation section on my website www.michaelhallmauritzen.com. The movie is produced by The Open Workshop.

Education
  • Creature Animation School

    Animation ATeam

    July 2014 - October 2014
  • Animals & Creatures Master Class

    Animation Mentor

    June 2011 - December 2011
  • Bachelor of Arts in Character Animation

    The Animation Workshop (TAW)

    September 2004 - January 2008
  • Pixar Storyboarding Master Class

    The Animation Workshop (TAW)

    May 2010 - May 2010
  • Life Drawing

    The Animation Workshop - The Drawing Academy

    August 2003 - December 2003
  • Life Drawing

    The Drawing School of The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

    October 2001 - April 2002
  • Linguistic A-levels

    Nørre Gymnasium

    August 1998 - June 2001
  • FUA, Artistic Line

    Sjælsølund Efterskole

    1997 - 1998
  • Elementary School

    Brønshøj Skole

    1988 - 1997