Hasta La Motion!

FX TD

Dinamo Productions is an expanding 2D & CGI Animation, and Visual Effects company based in South Wales within the UK. We are looking for enthusiastic and creative team members to join us at our new premises for big upcoming projects. If you have the talent, are hard working and dedicated, you could be just the person for us!

The Job

We’re looking for a talented FX Technical director who can:

·Create particle, rigid body, fluid, cloth, fur and hair simulations within Maya
·Create custom tools, scripts and expressions if necessary
·Set up efficient workflows between Maya and any other relevant software packages
·Produce tests and final renders of shots
·Work closely with lighters and compositors to ensure shots are delivered to a high standard
·Work closely with the Visual Effects Supervisor to deliver shots to their specifications

Contract terms to be agreed according to experience.

Your Experience

·Minimum 2 years industry experience in TV or Film preferred creating, rigid body, fluid, cloth, fur and hair simulations
·Excellent experience and knowledge of Maya including MEL scripting (knowledge of Python scripting a plus)
·Experience of working on projects within a studio pipeline
·Knowledge of the following and any other particles/dynamics packages a plus (RealFlow, FumeFX, 3D Studio Max Particle Flow, ThinkingParticles, Krakatoa)
·Compositing experience a plus (Nuke, Fusion, After Effects)
·Very proficient in mathematics with an ability to solve problems.

Applicants Should

·Have a higher education qualification in an art, animation, design or computer related subject
·Be motivated, enthusiastic, and ready to work hard in a fun and relaxed atmosphere
·Be motivated to develop and maintain a strong knowledge in his/her expertise
·Able to take direction and work closely with a small group of people in an open environment
·Able to prioritize tasks and manage their own time effectively
·Have a passion for TV and Film

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Applicants Must:

·Be a UK resident or have a valid current UK work permit
·Be able to work on site at our new premises in Treforest, South Wales

You must confirm both of the above requirements within your application email/letter. If these are not supplied your application may be discounted.

How to Apply

If you’re interested, please email your CV and a link to your online demo reel/portfolio with the subject "FX TD", to jobs@dinamo.co.uk

Alternatively send us a CV and a DVD of your showreel to us at:

Dinamo Productions
Phoenix Buildings
3 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
United Kingdom
CF10 5EE

Submissions WILL NOT be returned, so please do not send original artwork.

COMPOSITORS

Dinamo Productions is an expanding 2D & CGI Animation, and Visual Effects company based in South Wales within the UK. We are looking for enthusiastic and creative team members to join us at our new premises for big upcoming projects. If you have the talent, are hard working and dedicated, you could be just the person for us!

The Job

We’re looking for talented Compositors of varying levels who can:

·Seamlessly integrate multiple elements (CG, greenscreen & stock elements, and matte paintings) into live action & CG plates to produce high-quality shots
·Match the colour, grain and exposure of the elements to their plates
·Work closely with the CG department to request extra render passes or fixes to existing passes
·Pick up comps from other compositors and continue their work
·Mentor junior compositors
·Work closely with the Visual Effects Supervisor to deliver shots to their specifications

Contract terms to be agreed according to experience.

Your Experience

·Minimum 2 years industry experience compositing visual effects for TV or Film. Graduates with strong reels will be considered for junior roles
·Excellent knowledge of compositing techniques, including keying (using Keylight or Primatte), integration of CG or greenscreen elements into live action plates, rotoscoping, 2D tracking & stabilisation, time-remapping and colour correction
·Ideally you will be experienced in After Effects and/or Nuke, but we will consider talented compositors experienced in other applications like Fusion or Shake
·A sound understanding of the visual effects pipeline, especially render passes
·Knowledge of TV and film resolutions and aspect ratios
·An excellent eye for detail and a head for problem solving
·Scripting and knowledge of writing expressions a plus
·Maya and 3D tracking knowledge a plus

Applicants Should

·Have a higher education qualification in an art, animation, design or computer related subject
·Be motivated, enthusiastic, and ready to work hard in a fun and relaxed atmosphere
·Be motivated to develop and maintain a strong knowledge in his/her expertise
·Able to take direction and work closely with a small group of people in an open environment
·Able to prioritize tasks and manage their own time effectively
·Have a passion for TV and Film

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Applicants Must:

·Be a UK resident or have a valid current UK work permit
·Be able to work on site at our new premises in Treforest, South Wales

You must confirm both of the above requirements within your application email/letter. If these are not supplied your application may be discounted.

How to Apply

If you’re interested, please email your CV and a link to your online demo reel/portfolio with the subject "Compositors", to jobs@dinamo.co.uk

Alternatively send us a CV and a DVD of your showreel to us at:

Dinamo Productions
Phoenix Buildings
3 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
United Kingdom
CF10 5EE

Submissions WILL NOT be returned, so please do not send original artwork.

Hi guys:
i am trying to do 3D relight in NUKE with a point position map and a normal map
i use the merge node and matrix node during the case
then i found that i got wholly different results by using matrix node and colormatrix node ,also found by using merge[m] and merge[merge] node (update all plugins first)
i am confused about this,i dont know whats the difference
somebody help me~
thanks