Hasta La Motion!

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Grooming hair, fur, feathers and organic elements using MPC proprietary software.
* Painting colour and specular maps for hair, fur and feathers.
* Attend daily progress reviews to obtain feedback from supervisors/leads.
* Deliver work on time, according to agreed schedule and specifications.
* Report to lead groom artists & supervisors.
* Bring a creative and proactive attitude.

Requirements:

* Previous experience in feature film production.
* Experience using Maya and Photoshop.
* Solid understanding of production pipelines.
* Previous experience using hair/fur grooming software is preferable.
* Good communication skills to enable you to liaise between team members and other departments.
* Good understanding of production pipelines and the overall visual effects process.
* Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems independently.
* Good understanding of linux/unix-based operating systems.
* Desire to learn from others and to take on increasingly challenging shots.
* A traditional arts background with emphasis on photo-realistic character work would be an advantage.

if you are interested in this, please apply at:

http://www.moving-picture.com/index….rticle&id=1060

A lot of work went into this, let us know what you think!

http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/articles…-january-2009/

Is what inspired me to give it a try.

He says in the video that you still need a shadow pass though.

Is there any way to create cast shadows in nuke from normal and or pos passes?

can deep compositing create cast shadows?

can mental ray even create a pass like dtex for deep compositing?

I really hate dealing with cast shadows from maya. I’d love to find a better solution to create cast shadows.

I’d also love some help on how to get the right passes out of maya if anyone can point me in the right direction?

Thanks a lot.