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Biography
I am a lecturer in Animation, and a specialist in facial animation. My first degree was in English Literature & Design Art. I have many years experience of animation within the games and movie industry.
I have worked for a variety of VFX companies over the past 10 years Including work on the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy animating the character Gollum. I have also worked in a variety of roles such as an animator, modeller, rigger, crowd TD and pre-viz sequence designer on films including: “Prince Caspian”, “Stardust” “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ” ,”Zorro II”, ”Hellboy II” ,”Brothers Grimm”.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Aunt's House
Charisse, P. (Director), Counsell, A. (Other) & Ware-Heine, F. L. (Other), 12 Sept 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Artefact
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Is high-fidelity important for human-like virtual avatars in human computer interactions?
Cao, Q., Yu, H., Charisse, P., Qiao, S. & Stevens, B., 27 Mar 2023, In: International Journal of Network Dynamics and Intelligence. 2, 1, p. 15-23 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alienating the familiar with CGI: a recipe for making a full CGI Art House animated feature
Charisse, P. & Counsell, A., 10 Aug 2018, In: Leonardo. 51, 4, p. 368-374 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alienating the familiar with CGI: a recipe for making a full CGI Art House animated feature
Charisse, P. & Counsell, A., 10 Aug 2018, (Early online) In: Leonardo. 51, 4, p. 368-374 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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satw: Stina and the Wolf - Feature film
Charisse, P. (PI) & Counsell, A. (CoI)
20/10/10 → 16/11/49
Project: Innovation
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STINA: Stina & the Wolf - UNREAL short film "The Aunt's House"
Charisse, P. (PI), Ware-Heine, F. (CoI) & Counsell, A. (CoI)
Project: Innovation
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Activities
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Presentation to Solent University
Charisse, P. (Speaker)
1 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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CCI Research and Innovation Conference 2024
Charisse, P. (Presented paper)
11 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Creative Exchanges, Interactions & Inspirations
Charisse, P. (Presented paper)
4 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Film Making Masterclass given and the "Camberely White Elephant International Film Festival"
Charisse, P. (Speaker)
7 Mar 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Cannes Film Festival
Charisse, P. (Participant)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Prizes
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Award for 1st Place in 3d Animation at the “Florida Animation Festival”
Charisse, P. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Award for Best Animation at the “Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival” in New York
Charisse, P. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Award for Best Animation at the “Top Shorts Online Film Festival”
Charisse, P. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Award for Best Animation for "The Aunt's House"
Charisse, P. (Recipient), 29 Jan 2025
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Award for Best Animation for "The Aunts House" at the Liberty Film Festival
Charisse, P. (Recipient), 15 Jul 2025
Prize: National/international honour
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Press/Media
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Alienating the Familiar with CGI: A Recipe for Making a Full CGI Art House Animated Feature [Long], mentioned as a highlight of the SIGGRAPH 2018 Art Gallery
17/05/18 → 18/05/18
2 items of Media coverage
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University Students Render Feature Film
14/07/14 → 16/07/14
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert comment