Melissa Thompson

Melissa Thompson

Character Animator/Facial Animator and Previs/Layout artist

Senior Layout Artist / Senior Character Animator

New York Area

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Previs Artist

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

Visualization Artist

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Senior Facial Animator

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)

Visualization Artist

Shang-Chi (2021)

Visualization Artist

The Tomorrow War (2021)

Visualization Artist

Red Notice (2021)

Finals Animator

Flora and Ulysses (2021)

Previs Artist

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Previs Artist

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Cinematic Animator

Mortal Kombat 11 (2019)

rough layout artist

Duck Duck Goose (2018)

Layout Artist

The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)

Sr. Animator

Injustice 2 (2017)

Visualization Artist

Aquaman (2016)

Sr. Rough Layout Artist

Sausage Party (2016)

Camera layout artist

Knack (2013)

Character Animator (Unknown Episodes)

Game Over (2013)

Rough Layout Artist

Dragons: Riders of Berk (2012)

Sr. Rough Layout Artist

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2010)

Animator

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)

Character Animator

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Animator

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Animator

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007)

Character Animator

Happy Feet (2006)

Animator

Barnyard (2006)

Layout And Animation

The Happy Elf (2005)

Character Animator

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

Character Animator

Cats & Dogs (2001)

Matchmove Artist

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Matchmove Artist

The 6th Day (2000)

Matchmove Artist

Little Nicky (2000)

I am a character animator and previs/layout artist with over 10 years experience in features, tv, games and commercials.

I have expert level skills in facial animation using FACS and I am experienced with Metahuman facial animation, both handkey and mocap refinement.
Work History

  • Lead Layout Artist/Lead Facial Animator

    Halon Entertainment

    May 2022 - August 2023
    Remote

    Remnant 2
    Kerbal Space Program 2
    Fortnite Cinematics
    Fortnite Marketing

  • Sr. Facial Motion Animator

    Wētā FX

    July 2021 - May 2022

    She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
    Marvel series

  • Animator

    N/A (Non-Disclosed)

    May 2020 - April 2022

  • Finals Animator

    The Third Floor

    October 2019 - May 2020
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Character Animator

    Psyop

    September 2019 - October 2019
    Los Angeles

    Aldi Holiday commercial
    Character blocking and animation
    Set dressing

  • Previs Artist

    MPC

    June 2019 - June 2019
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Previs Artist

    MPC

    ? - April 2019
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Cinematic Animator

    CounterPunch Studios

    November 2018 - February 2019
    Los Angeles

    Mortal Kombat 11
    Realistic, natural and expressive facial animation
    Hand-key and mocap (Faceware)
    Faceware analyzing and retargeting
    Integration of keyframe and mocap

  • Layout Artist

    Animal Logic

    May 2017 - July 2017

  • Cinematic Animator

    Frame Machine

    September 2016 - February 2017
    Los Angeles

    Injustice 2
    Facial animation with Faceware
    Realistic and expressive facial animations
    Integration of keyframe and mocap
    Retargeting of mocap using Faceware

  • Sr. Rough Layout Artist

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    February 2015 - October 2015

  • Sr. Rough Layout Artist

    Nitrogen Studios

    November 2013 - November 2014

  • Camera layout artist

    Sony Computer Entertainment America

    April 2013 - August 2013

  • rough layout artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    November 2011 - October 2012
    Sherman Oaks, CA

  • Character Animator

    Digital Domain

    February 2008 - February 2009

  • Character Animator

    Animal Logic

    May 2006 - October 2006
    Sydney, Australia
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Education

  • Unreal Fellowship in Animation

    Epic Games

    August 2023 - September 2023

  • Unreal Fellowship in Virtual Production

    Epic Games

    October 2020 - November 2020