About me
I’m Malene Kristensen, a skilled character animator based in Denmark, I am actively seeking opportunities in both studio and remote settings, specializing in 2D and 3D animation.
Having completed my education at The Animation Workshop, I possess strong skills in traditional as well as stylized animation, with experience in the entire production pipeline for animated short films. I am proficient in tools such as Toon Boom Harmony, TV Paint, Maya Autodesk, and traditional hand-drawn animation, I am adaptable and eager to acquire new skills and work with different programs.
Experience
EDUCATION
2D Lead Animator
• Leading Animation team for the production of the graduation short film “The Art of Letting Go”.
• Development of Animation tools for Odyssey (Unreal Enigine) & TVPaint.
January - March 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark (Remote)
May 2024
Oslo, Norway (Remote)
Motion Graphic Design
• 6-week course about the basics of Motions Design, Visual Storytelling, Comping and Infographics. Software: Adobe After effects.
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November - December 2024
Copenhagen, Denmark
PANEURAMA LABS - Animation, Acting, Drama!!!
August 2024
Viborg, Denmark
2D Animation Intern
• 2D cut-out Animator for the TV-show "HØJ" for the channel DR1.
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August - November 2023
Copenhagen, Denmark
2D Animator
• Animator, Character designer & Storyboard artist for the Graduation production of the short film "Judgement".
August 2022 - June 2023
Viborg, Denmark
Classical Drawing
• One Semester of Classical Life Drawing and Drawing Fundamentals along with Croquis, Still Life, Perspective and Color theory.
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August - December 2019
Viborg, Denmark
2D Animator
• Animator, Character designer & Storyboard artist for the Commercial project "Dont Kill The Mood" for Viborg Animation Festival.
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December 2021 - March 2022
Viborg, Denmark
Game Development
• One semester of Game Art and Animation, Game Theory, Basic C# Programming and Game Development in Unity.
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January - June 2018
Vallekilde, Denmark
BA Character Animation
• Bachelor in Animation with focus on Traditional Animation, Paper Animation, 3D Animation, Storytelling, Character & Concept design, Teamwork, Pipeline.
August 2020 - January 2024
Viborg, Denmark
2D Animator
• Animator, Character designer & Storyboard artist for student "Short-Short" project "Beneath the Shell".
May 2021
Viborg, Denmark
2D Graphics Artist
• Graphics Artist & Illustrator for "Foldberg life", Online video courses.
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February - December 2019
Roslev, Denmark (Remote)
Lead Animator
• Lead Animator & Art Director for student game project "Debbies Diner".
May 2018
Vallekilde, Denmark
SOFTWARE
TVpaint
ToonBoom Harmony
Autodesk Maya
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effect
Adobe PremierePro
Odyssey (Unreal Engine)
Procreate Dreams
Unity
Adobe Animate cc
Adobe Illustrator
SKILLSET
2D Animation
3D Animation
2D cut-out (rigged) Animation
Paper Animation
Character Layout & Posing
Character Concept & design
Motion Graphic Design
Visual Storytelling
Infographics & Illustration
Classical Figure Draftsmanship
SOFT SKILLSET
Teamwork
Pipeline
Organization
LANGUAGE
Danish Native
English Fluent
German B1/Intermidiate
French A1/Beginner