
About
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 |
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2026 | Project Hail Mary | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Producer | N/A N/A |
2025 | The Electric State | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Producer | 63 Fair |
2022 | Good Night Oppy | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Producer | 61 Fair |
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 Average |
2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Production Manager | 72 Good |
2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Production Manager | 65 Fair |
2012 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Producer | 66 Fair |
2011 | The Tree of Life | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Producer | 66 Fair |
2008 | Quantum of Solace | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Coordinator | 63 Fair |
2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Visual Effects | Visual Effects Coordinator | 66 Fair |