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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.

Clarke joined Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) in 2020, bringing her knowledge and experience of the visual effects industry from many different countries and studios. As part of the visual effects team for Warner Bros. on The Meg (2018), she worked on set in New Zealand before moving to Los Angeles for post-production.

Since 2020, Clarke has been involved in several high-profile projects. She served as ILM's visual effects producer on The Electric State (2025) and Project Hail Mary (2026).

Known for

Visual Effects

2026 Project Hail Mary Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer N/A
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2025 The Electric State Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer 63
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2022 Good Night Oppy Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer 61
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2021 Thunder Force Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer 55
Average
2020 Extraction Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer 71
Good
2019 Doctor Sleep Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer 69
Fair
2019 The Laundromat Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer 59
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2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Visual Effects Visual Effects Production Manager 72
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2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Visual Effects Visual Effects Production Manager 65
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2012 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer 66
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2011 The Tree of Life Visual Effects Visual Effects Producer 66
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2008 Quantum of Solace Visual Effects Visual Effects Coordinator 63
Fair
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Visual Effects Visual Effects Coordinator 66
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