Hasta La Motion!

Start Date: Immediate

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Tackling the Compositing of shots effectively.
• Briefing junior compositors when dividing of shots into tasks (e.g. rotoscoping) is required.
• Delivering final shots that are creative and technically excellent.
• Attend daily progress reviews to obtain feedback from supervisors.
• Work to improve knowledge of MPC’s Compositing pipeline.
• Work with production to create Compositing schedules and project targets.
• Work with the Compositing HOD to define the Compositing pipeline required for the show and identify any additions or modifications to our existing toolset required to realise this pipeline.
• Supervise compositing of CG elements to match live-action footage to maintain consistent shot quality and look.
• Report on the progress of the lighting work on the show to the Lighting HOD, with particular regard to the following:
• If the team are meeting deadlines
• Technical issues
• Production issues
• R&D requests
• Team morale

Requirements:

• Previous experience with a high-level film based Compositing system using Shake and Nuke.
• Excellent understanding of techniques and technologies related to CG rendering and compositing.
• Excellent understanding of the whole digital film pipeline from scanner to film recorder.
• Proven technical and creative ability in a broadcast or feature-film production environment.
• General understanding of linux/unix-based operating systems.
• Ability to take direction and structure working practices so that design changes can be efficiently made.
• Desire to learn from other and to take on increasingly challenging shots.
• Excellent team building, communication and problem solving skills
• Excellent knowledge of node-based compositing software
• Proven technical and creative ability in a large feature-film VFX production environment

Salary: Competitive remuneration package
Location: London
Application Closing Date: Ongoing recruitment
This is an exciting opportunity to work in the dynamic world of visual effects. If you are interested please apply online to jobs@moving-picture.com

Visual Effects Department

Sky Creative is an award winning, highly creative, busy and exciting department. We are an internal Creative agency, supporting the whole business – both the platform and the network of channels, providing creative design solutions on-air, off-air and for convergent media.

The in house visual effects team provides creative effects to other areas within Sky Creative and to all business areas including Network Channels, Sports, Marketing, Sponsorship, Promotions and Corporate.

to join us.

As a Senior Lighting / Rendering Specialist, you will focus on developing workflow and rendering solutions for all animation through the visual effects department. You will be involved in many projects at any one time, and so will be proficient in Autodesk Softimage, Mental Ray, and/or RenderMan. Taking part and being on hand in shoots will also fall into your remit.

You will have a high level of ability in 3D lighting and rendering, from simple graphic looks through to fully photo-real simulation. You must have strong experience in self-management and project management within a 3D environment, and will have led small teams of 3D artists whilst developing a track record in being able to support other team members through changes both creatively and technically.

As Sky begins to embrace new, innovative technologies, you will be involved in the development and implementation of Stereoscopic 3DTV visual effects workflow.

You will supervise individual projects and assist in planning staffing and workflow on these projects for both 3D and 2D. Duties will include – project setup, time and resource planning, technical and creative direction, problem solving at a strategic and local level and day-to-day supervision.

Along the way, developing collaborative relationships with Designers, Directors, Creative Directors and all internal departments to ensure visual effects workflow is efficient and produces the level of work expected.

To build your profile and apply for this role, please visit www.workforky.com and complete an on line application form.

Sky – Believe in Better

Please note that candidates invited to interviews will be required to bring a showreel demonstrating their work.

Our client is a completely new posthouse in central Berlin that is going to kickass! They are looking for a highly skilled TVC colorist for a short contract gig (101101-101221) You work with Baselight and have a mindblowing online showreel.Client will provide you with airline tickets and housing during the gig. EC citizens prefered. Online showreel is a must.

TO APPLY:
You must be registered as a freelancer on www.utopiapeople.com (register free at http://www.utopiapeople.com/forms/registration.php ) If you are interested please email job@utopiapeople.com Before October 8th at 12:00 CET (the sooner we can get your application the better), marking your email with "Colorist-Berlin" please write any information that you want to pass on to client in that email.We will notify you if you are short listed. Only applications with webreels will be considered

Senior compositors must have 7+ years experience in visual effects compositing for feature films.

Intermediate level compositors must have 3+ years of experience, or have an amazing demo reel.

Please e-mail your CV, demo reel link, and availability to: recruiting@cis-vancouver.com with the subject line "Compositor" along with your name ("Compositor – Joe Smith").

We thank all candidates in advance for applying but only those selected will be contacted for an interview.

Nuke competency is a strong plus in our desired skillset, though individuals highly skilled in other compositing systems will be considered. Candidates skilled in 3D matchmoving, 3D modeling or character animation are also of interest.

Specialized training will commence in October (with the possibility of after hours training for those still working existing contracts). Short and long-term contracts available based on skill and experience.

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closes: 28 Nov 2010