Hasta La Motion!

Company: Technicolor
Job Title: Stereo Paint Artist
Location: Burbank, California
Department: 3D Conversion
Reports To: Stereo Compositing Supervisor

Overall Purpose and Objective

The Paint artist is responsible for removing objects from both still and moving images by filling in missing image information in an accurate and seamless way. This includes creating clean plates from original source frames as well as patches for occluded surfaces, objects and characters.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Sequential / non-sequential painting of missing plate details on frames
• Recreating data due to breakout / layering process
• Filling in character volume extensions and / or edge refinements
• Removing artifacts from an image
• Work closely with compositors and supervisors to identify frames requiring paint work
• Work closely with Production to maintain a seamless workflow

Requirements

• Bachelor of Art degree or equivalent experience. BFA preferred.
• Proven experience in the application of traditional painting, illustration and or matte painting skills within the film industry.
• Solid understanding of composition and layering techniques within the 3D Conversion workflow
• Solid understanding of color, lighting and degraining / regraining techniques is a must
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop as the primary painting tool plus Nuke and / or Mocha Pro
• Strong acuity for visual detail
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Outstanding organizational skills and data management skills
• Ability to work well in an artistically driven environment
• Ability to take direction from the Stereo Compositing Supervisor and / or Paint Lead
• Possess a keen eye for detail and is able to maintain a consistent level of quality in standards on a day to day basis

The above are minimum requirements. Resumes from more experienced candidates are welcome. Compensation and responsibilities will depend on experience/qualifications.

EOE M/F/D/V

If you are interested and meet the above qualifications, please send resumes to: TDP.Recruitment@technicolor.com

9K9 is seeking a programmer with
experience in Unity Engine.

Must have at least 2 years experience
with augmented reality. The project
deals specifically with android
applications.

This is an in-house position and
we are located in West Los Angeles.

The start date is immediate.

Send resumes to: jobs@9k9.com

A boutique VFX shop in Santa Monica, CA is looking for a freelance production assistant – someone highly organized and detail-oriented; a team player with a positive attitude, and who has some experience in the vfx industry or post-production.

This person will be responsible for a variety of miscellaneous tasks to ensure that the studio runs smoothly. Assisting the producer in tracking shots, tracking outgoing and incoming assets, monitoring artists’ progress, and communicating with clients are some of the key duties. Familiarity with asset managers, charts, and/or spreadsheets is important. We’d like someone who is self-sufficient but also works well as a team. You will also be in charge of many office duties such as these: coordinate and track all shipping deliveries ; answer and direct phone calls; create and update project charts and calendars; upload videos to our social media sites, online marketing ; gather and organize contact information for our client database; research- lots of it!; create time sheets and keep track of artist hours; order/ pick up office and studio supplies; run necessary errands; filing.

Important skills:
excellent written and verbal communication skills
ability to work under tight deadlines and under pressure
Knowledge of production or the VFX industry a plus

Programs:
Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Filemaker Pro
Photoshop

Please send your resume, references and salary expectations to: info@fusioncis.com

A Sydney based studio is currently looking for Senior Creature Animators.

• 5+ years experience in animating for feature films.
• A demonstrated passion and ability in animating naturalistic creatures.
• High-level knowledge and proficiency in XSI would be a definite advantage, but not mandatory.
• Ability to lead teams by motivating and supporting others in the group toward realising the director’s vision, while taking an active role in providing creative input and solutions.
• A flexible approach, while setting and maintaining consistent high-standards within the group and staying focused on deadlines.
• A fervent desire to produce the best quality animation on the planet and to keep raising the bar!

http://www.smoothdevil.com/index.php…ob&job_id=1531

closes: 31 May 2011

Job position: Pipeline Programmer
Company name: StereoD
City: Burbank
State: CA
Country: USA
Paid: YES
Summary:
This position works closely with department leads and development Teams to troubleshoot and improve technical aspects across the entire production pipeline.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:
Learn production processes and current workflow within the pipeline to accurately assess requirements of new and existing systems. Learn current modules and tools and utilize libraries of existing code.
Work with leads and pipeline programmers to continue the development of our asset management system.Support modules of the internal API for Stereo production process, in a Python scripting language environment. Clearly communicate with peers and teams regarding action dependencies. Build unit tests for new and existing systems. Must maintain clean code and follow team code standards. Must maintain clear and timely communication regarding code changes and system role-outs to Pipeline team and studio.

Qualifications:
Excellent Python scripting skills
Strong communication skills and ability to work with both technical and non-technical users.
Demonstrated proficiency with web technologies, especially Javascript, PHP, HTML, and CSS
Strong database programming skills (MySQL/SQL)
Experience with Django or other MVC web frameworks
Proficiency with VFX compositing software such as Nuke, Fusion, or After FX a plus.
Experience with Unix/Linux command line and bash/shell scripts.
Experience developing custom plug-ins for visual FX software.
Excellent problem solving skills with a high attention to detail, quality, and organization
Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field

Email you resumes
jmooney@stereodllc.com or jentzenskills@yahoo.com