In-Ah Mellor
Character Animator
In-Ah Mellor was born in Duesseldorf, Germany, and studied animation in high school before earning a two-year higher diploma in 2D character animation from the Lycée Technique des Arts et Métiers in Luxembourg. She went on to complete a 3D animation degree at GOBELINS, followed by a postgraduate year at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
During her career in VFX and animation, In-Ah has worked on feature films for Framestore (including Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Guerilla Games (facial animation R&D on Killzone 2), Double Negative (Iron Man 2 and Paul), and Sony Pictures Imageworks (Lead Animator on The Smurfs, Hotel Transylvania, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, and Supervising Animator on Oz the Great and Powerful).
After finishing work on The Amazing Spider-Man 2, she joined MPC to work on Guardians of the Galaxy and Goosebumps, later teaching character animation at Vancouver Institute of Media Arts, before founding Deadbird Animation Ltd, where she currently works as an artist and illustrator.
Having spent the last ten years working on blockbuster movies, In-Ah has a wealth of experience in both VFX and animated features. She is overflowing with creativity and her talent and drive continually push her animation to the highest standard. As a lead animator, she shares this knowledge with ease; In-Ah's passion and dedication to the craft of animation is evident, as is her enthusiasm to instruct
- Catherine Mullan
Heaf of Animation / Animation Supervisor at Once of Us











