Karen Clarke - Overview

Karen Clarke is a visual effects producer at Industrial Light & Magic. Originally from London, Clarke studied Chemistry at the University of Kent in Canterbury. After graduation, she worked in plastics before hanging up her lab coat and moving into film. Starting as a runner in Soho in 2001, Clarke rose through the production ranks of various London animation studios. She worked on commercials, TV shows, and feature films before transitioning into visual effects when she joined Double Negative (DNEG) in 2006. During her tenure at DNEG, she helped establish the Vancouver branch, relocating from the United Kingdom to Canada.