Carolyn Vale

Carolyn Vale

Freelance Animator

Senior Character Animator / 16 yrs

Portland, OR

Cinematic Animator

Highly Anticipated AAA title

Senior Animator

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

CG facial animator and vfx animator

Missing Link (2019)

CG Facial Animator

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Character Animator

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

CG Animator

The Boxtrolls (2014)

Character Animator

The Smurfs 2 (2013)

Animator

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

Character Animator

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Character Animator

Men in Black 3 (2012)

Character Animator

The Smurfs (2011)

Character Animator

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Animator

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Character Animator

G-Force (2009)
Character Animation Reel
Carolyn Vale CG Facial Animation.
Demo reels:
Character Animation
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8os3g94OTEk&t=1s

Last of Us Part 2
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-kOEqO9gj7A

Missing Link Facial animation
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5fdYEGJc6dM&t=2s
Work History

  • CG Facial Animator

    Laika

    January 2022 - Present
    Portland, Oregon, United States

    “Wildwood” - keyframe facial animation

  • Cinematic Animator

    Guerrilla

    February 2021 - December 2021
    Remote

    “Horizon Forbidden West”
    -keyframe, motion capture face, and
    body cleanup

  • Character Animator

    FS Studio

    December 2020 - February 2021
    Remote

    Keyframe Animation on an Augmented Reality “Ghostbusters: Afterlife ScARe”

  • Remote Senior Animator - Respawn Entertainment

    House of Moves

    February 2020 - November 2020
    Portland, Oregon, United States

    Face and body motion capture cleanup

  • Senior Animator

    Pro Unlimited | On-site at NIKE

    September 2019 - November 2020
    Beaverton, Oregon

    Motion Capture body animation cleanup

  • Animator

    Core Studio

    August 2019 - September 2019

    Keyframe and motion capture cleanup

  • Character Animator

    Origami Dollar

    July 2019 - August 2019

    Clash of Clans, Keyframe animation

  • Cinematic Animator

    PlayStation

    October 2018 - May 2019
    San Diego, California

    The Last of Us: Part ll
    Sony Interactive Entertainment
    FACS Facial animation, keyframe body and face animation, motion capture body clean-up

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    July 2018 - September 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

  • CG Animator, VFX

    Laika

    November 2017 - June 2018
    Hillsboro, OR

    "Missing Link"
    Keyframe animation and motion capture clean up

  • CG VFX Animator

    Laika

    January 2015 - May 2018

    -Film 5
    -"Kubo and the Two Strings"

  • Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    July 2009 - September 2014

  • CG Animator

    Laika

    January 2014 - April 2014

  • Digital Layout Artist

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    July 2008 - April 2009

  • Animation Intern

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    June 2007 - August 2007
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Education

  • Animation Mentor

    ? - ?

  • Ringling College of Art and Design

    ? - ?