Karin Kempf

Work History

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  Frog Box

  February 2019 - July 2019

  Paris, France

• Layout Artist

  studio100

  October 2017 - January 2019

  Paris, France

• Head of Layout

  studio100

  May 2016 - June 2017

• animation teacher

  GOBELINS, l'école de l'image

  September 2014 - June 2016

  Workshop #1: four legged walk cycle in 3D, how to preceed
  Workshop #2: 5 seconds - one character close-up acting and lipsynch on a dialog line

• Senior Animator

  Pipangai

  March 2016 - May 2016
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  animation teacher

  ESRA

  October 2015 - March 2016

  - 9 Old Men - 12 animation principles - 12 exercises (36 hours)
  - Two legged walk cycle (6 hours)
  - Four legged walk cycle (6 hours)
  - Facial animation basis: eye darts, blinks, eyebrows, lip synch + "snippet" exercise (6 + 6 hours)
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  animation teacher

  BigRock Institute of Magic Technologies

  March 2016 - March 2016
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  Previs Artist

  The Third Floor

  November 2015 - December 2015

  I join the Longcross Studio's crew to work on a new Marvel movie!
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  Senior Character Animator

  Fortiche Production

  April 2015 - June 2015

  Moved to the animation team after lay out on this project
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  Senior Previs & Layout Artist

  Fortiche Production

  March 2015 - April 2015

  I deal with previs & lay out for the cinematics of the last version of a videogame
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  Senior Character Animator

  Cube Creative

  February 2015 - March 2015

  New edition of the video for the Walibi Theme Park:
  https://vimeo.com/41854996
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  Facial Animator

  Fortiche Production

  October 2014 - January 2015

  Starting from a polished motion capture shot, I'm chraged to refine the lipsinc and add all facial expressions and accents, then to make hand animation in keyframe and to entirely animate some action shots.
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  Previs & Layout Artist

  Illumination Mac Guff

  August 2013 - July 2014

  I've been hired for the previsualisation and layout on "Minions" movie, directed by Pyer Coffin and Kyle Balda

  
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  Previs and Layout Teacher

  The Animation Workshop, VIA University College

  April 2014 - April 2014

  This course is conceived to provide the students with the knowledge about layout process in production, in particular what it takes to go from storyboard to finished layout, blending 2D and 3D techniques: a crossover of cinematography reference for live action and 2D/3D animation theory, learning how to use a virtual 2D or 3D camera to enhance the storytelling, starting from how it works in live action, to keep it credible and readable.
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  Senior Animator

  TRIXTER

  April 2013 - July 2013

  I've been charged of character animation on the movie "7th Dwarf" in a 15 guys crew. The movie will be probably out at the end of next year.
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  Senior Previs and Layout Artist

  TRIXTER

  August 2012 - March 2013

  I've been charged of previsualization on the movie "7th Dwarf" in a 3 guys crew. The movie will be probably out at the end of next year.
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  Senior Animator

  TRIXTER

  September 2012 - September 2012

  I've worked on some full animated shots for "Iron Man 3"
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  Layout Artist and Animator

  Illumination Mac Guff

  October 2011 - August 2012

  I've been hired as Layout and Previz Artist and then as Animator in the Lorax Marketing project, i.e. three short films and two spots.
  I've mainly worked on the short film named "Barbaloot Serenade", then a little on "Wagon Ho" as Layout and Previz Artist.
  I've animated some shots from the third short film, named "Force Of Nature"
  Kyle Balda has been the director for both layout and animation.

  
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  Lead Animator

  Duboi

  2010 - October 2011

  I've been charged to coordinate a four animators' crew, to manage the animation uniformity in terms of quality and style. I've even been responsible of the communication with the Animation Supervisor and the Directors
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  Senior Animator

  Duboi

  June 2010 - March 2011

  I've been animator for the 3D feature film "La Mecanique du Coeur", from the namesake Mathias Malzieu's novel
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  Animator

  Mac Guff

  September 2009 - March 2010

  I've been animator for the 3D feature film "Despicable Me"
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  Layout Artist

  Mac Guff

  October 2008 - September 2009

  Universal feature film
  Layout Supervisor: Kyle Balda
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  Animator

  Blue Spirit Productions

  July 2008 - September 2008

  I've been animator for the tv serial "Grabouillon" for France 5

• Senior Animator

  Ubik

  March 2008 - June 2008

  I've been Animator for a tv spot for the M&M's and for an episode of "Gormiti"
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  Senior Animator

  Rainbow CGI

  December 2006 - February 2008

  I've been Senior Animator for the 3D feature film "Winx Club: The Secret Of The Lost Kingdom"
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  Animator

  Maga Animation Studio

  June 2007 - July 2007

  I've been Animator for the tv serial "GOGOPIG"
  We were supposed to realise one episode per week in animation, so... such a challenge!
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  Animation Supervisor

  Rumblefish

  2007 - 2007

  I've coordinated a small crew of two animators and one character rigger, in the context of a super fast advertising production for Volkswagen. I've had three weeks to go from the storyboard to the finished and realistically rendered animation of two spots.

• Animator

  3D Site

  2006 - 2006

  I've been charged to animate small sequences of gestures, basic movements or actions for an interactive application for Disney Pixar in theme parks and I've had the honor to be directed by a senior animation supervisor of Disney.

• Animation Supervisor

  ASP Cinema

  2005 - 2006

  I've been charged to direct, supervise and coordinate a 30 animators' crew in Bangalore, either on site and from Europe by videoconference.

• Animation Teacher

  Quasar

  2003 - 2005

  I've drawn up the program, the didactic material and been teacher in a traditional and 3d animation course for a 3d animation class.

• Animator

  Digitrace S.r.l.

  April 2004 - December 2004

  I`ve been hired as animator on a 3D feature film named "Leo's Story"

• Texture Artist

  Animantis S.r.l.

  September 2003 - March 2004

  I've been hired as texture artist on a short movie named "Tricky 'n Ducks"

• Teacher

  Scuola Internazionale di Comics

  2000 - 2004

  I've drawn up the program for an one year long web design professional course and edited the one of a two years multimedia course, then I've been teacher for the most part of the arguments.