Hasta La Motion!

Overall Purpose and Objective

The Stereo Paint Artist is responsible for removing objects from extensively detailed 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
• Use of 3D and 2D Tracking software to recreate planar movement throughout a shot
• Paint and introduce seamless information that does not exist in the original plate
• Recreating characters, vehicles, objects and environments seamlessly into the original plate
• Work closely with compositors and supervisors to identify frame sequences requiring paint work
• Work closely with Production to maintain a seamless workflow

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Art degree or equivalent experience. BFA preferred.
• Solid understanding of matte painting, color, lighting and degraining / regraining techniques is a must
• Solid understanding of 3D tracking, primarily using Nuke’s Camera Tracker, Mocha Pro, and Syntheyes
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop as the primary painting tool a must. Nuke’s Paint tool as a secondary option
• 2D and 3D Compositing skills a must, Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Nuke as a traditional compositing software preferred
• Solid understanding of the fundamentals of Animation. Character animation as well as hard surface parallax and perspective
• Strong acuity for visual detail
• Solid understanding of composition and layering techniques within the 3D Conversion workflow
• Proven experience in the application of traditional painting, compositing, and matte painting skills within the film industry.
• 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 Supervisor
• 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

We are currently in production on John Carter Of Mars, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Captain America: The First Avenger.

* Job Title: Generalist TD (Singapore)
* Department: 3D
* Location: Singapore
* Reports To: Head of 3D

Key Purpose of the Job

To handle any general 3D tasks required. We would expect a broad knowledge that covers as many areas of 3D as possible, or at least the basics (modelling, texturing, animation, lighting and rendering).

Needs To Do

* Cover the more general 3D tasks such as modelling, animation, texturing, lighting and rendering. At times, they may be asked to learn a proprietary system or a new piece of software, and we would expect them to be flexible enough to handle this.

Needs To Know

* Thorough knowledge of the principles of 3D (animation, FX, modelling, texturing, lighting, scripting, shading, rendering, rigging). We appreciate that the candidate may have varying levels of knowledge in these fields
* Full working knowledge of Maya and/or Houdini
* You would need to be comfortable with the more technical aspects of CG work, and have a good sense of the artistic side as well
* Programming or scripting skills (e.g. mel, python) would be beneficial, but not essential
* Familiarity with pipeline issues and a typical post production environment
* Minimum of 1 years experience on feature films. Experience in other areas of visual effects (TV, games) would also be taken into account

Needs To Be

* Pro-active
* Team oriented
* Adaptable

Measures of Performance

* On time delivery
* Continuous improvement

If you are interested please apply online at www.dneg.com/jobs

We look forward to hearing from you!