David Couchariere

Work History

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  Animator

  DreamWorks Animation

  February 2018 - December 2019

  Los Angeles, California, US
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  Animator / writer

  Blur Studio

  April 2017 - February 2018
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  Animator

  Blur Studio

  February 2017 - March 2017
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  DreamWorks Animation

  November 2015 - December 2016

• Write Brothers Certified Dramatica Story Expert

  Freelance Story Consultant

  May 2014 - December 2016

  Trained and certified by the Dramatica Theory of Story's Academy Award-winning co-creator Chris Huntley, David offers freelance expertise and story consulting services to writers and producers for all stages of development.

• Character Animation

  Walt Disney Feature Animation

  May 2015 - October 2015
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  Character Animator

  DreamWorks Animation

  November 2005 - January 2014

  Responsible on a shot-to-shot basis for creating the acting performance, mechanics of movement and facial expressions of specific characters on the screen. Contributed to such productions as "Flushed Away", "Kung-Fu Panda 1", "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa", "How To Train Your Dragon 1", "Kung-Fu Panda 2", "Puss In Boots 1", "The Croods", "Me & My Shadow" (unreleased), "Kung Fu Panda: Secret of the Scroll", "Home", "Mr Peabody & Sherman" and "How To Train Your Dragon 2".
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  Character Animator

  Blue Sky Studios

  April 2004 - October 2005

  Responsible on a shot-to-shot basis for creating the acting performance, mechanics of movement and facial expressions of specific characters on the screen. Contributed to such productions as "Robots", "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown" and "Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty".

  

• Lead Animator - Layout Supervisor

  Action-Synthèse

  March 2003 - March 2004

  Lead Animator & Layout Supervisor on "Doogal: The Magic Roundabout". Responsible for managing and creatively guiding a team of animators working on specific sequences. Responsible on a shot-to-shot basis for creating the acting performance, mechanics of movement and facial expressions of specific characters on the screen. Responsible for managing and creatively guiding the entire layout department, working out camera and staging decisions for several sequences in the movie.
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  Character Animator

  Oniria Pictures

  February 2000 - February 2003

  Responsible on a shot-to-shot basis for creating the acting performance, mechanics of movement and facial expressions of specific characters on the screen. Contributed to such productions as "Werner 3" (uncredited), "Tristan & Isolde", "Bob's Beach" & "Renart the Fox".