Clarisse Merle

Clarisse Merle

Senior Character Animator / 20 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Work History
  • Facial Motion Animator

    Wētā FX

    September 2023 - Present
    Vancouver
  • Character Animator

    Illumination Mac Guff

    March 2015 - June 2023
    Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Animated full keyframe including lipsync and full facial acting on main characters for features films.
    Contributed to such productions as :
    “Untitled Movie”, “Sing 2”, “Secret Life of Pets 2”, “Grinch”, “Despicable Me 3”, “Sing” and “Secret Life of Pets”

  • Character Animator

    Dreamwall

    September 2013 - July 2014
    Charleroi, Région wallonne, Belgique

    Animated full keyframe including lipsync and full facial acting on main characters for the feature film “Asterix, The Land of the Gods”

  • Character Animator

    Action Synthèse

    July 2006 - February 2012
    Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France

    Animated full keyframe including lipsync and full facial acting on main characters for Tv Shows.
    Contributed to such productions as :
    “Elias”, “City of Friends”, “The Magic Roundabout Season 1”, “Russell and Frankie”, “The Magic Roundabout Season 2”, “Tatonka” and “Donkey Xote”

  • Layout Artist

    nWave Digital

    November 2005 - March 2006
    Bruxelles et périphérie

    Responsible for creating the layout performance, working out camera and staging solutions for several sequences in the movie, according the Director’s decisions.
    For the feature film “Fly Me To The Moon”

  • Character Animation

    Attitude Studio

    April 2005 - July 2005
    Paris et périphérie

    Animated full keyframe including lipsync and full facial acting on main characters for the Tv Show “Galactik Football”

  • Character Animator

    Action Synthèse

    April 2003 - September 2003
    Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France

    Animated full keyframe including lipsync and full facial acting on main characters for the feature film “The Magic Roundabout”

  • Character Animator

    Antefilms Studio

    January 2003 - March 2003
    Angoulême, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

    Animated full keyframe including lipsync and full facial acting on main characters for the Tv Show “Code Lyoko”

  • Character Animator

    Oniria Pictures

    August 2002 - September 2002
    Luxembourg

    Animated full keyframe including lipsync and full facial acting on main characters for the feature film “Renart the Fox”

  • Character Animator

    gribouille

    July 2001 - February 2002
    Angoulême, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

    Animated full keyframe including lipsync and full facial acting on main characters for the Tv Show “Funny Little Bugs”

Education
  • Stage, Animation 3D

    Gribouille

    2001 - 2001
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and Animatio

    ILOI - Institut de L'image de l'Ocean Indien

    2000 - 2001
  • Mias, Mathématiques et informatique

    Université de La Réunion

    1999 - 2000
  • Baccalauréat

    Lycee de La Possession

    1999 - 1999