Hasta La Motion!

A vfx studio located in downtown Toronro has an immediate opening for a mid-senior level technical director to work on an exciting full 2D to 3D conversion of a live-action Hollywood feature. This is a 4 week contract position. The ideal candidate will be familiar with VFX production processes and pipelines.

The ideal candidate will have:
– Proven experience in the feature film production techniques and pipelines.
– Thorough understanding of VFX techniques, technologies and processes.
– Authorized to work in Canada and we have a preference for people currently living in Toronto.
– Outstanding communication skills.
– Intimate familiarity with the production processes at various visual effects companies.

http://www.smoothdevil.com/index.php…ob&job_id=1452

closes: 29 Nov 2010

Matchmover

Key Purpose of the Job

Trackers/Matchmovers create motion files matching the original background plate photography and converting the plates into various formats for use with in-house software.
Needs To Do

* To work with basic line up geometry and associated scene data in order to ensure a good match with the scene

Needs To Know

* A good basic knowledge of Maya is required, and knowledge of either Boujou, PFtrack or 3d Equaliser is desirable. Familiarity with all three would be very useful
* A degree or equivalent in Computer Graphics, Animation or other related course

Needs To Be

* Pro-active
* Very meticulous and accurate, and able to create tidy scenes that get passed on through our pipeline. A good eye for detail and ability to work under pressure on potentially short turn around times
* Able to take direction and feedback well from a supervisor
* Team oriented
* Adaptable
* Accepting of change

Measures of Performance

* On time delivery
* Continuous improvement

Please send an up to date showreel and CV to:
The Recruitment Team
77 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
W1D 5DU

Please contact the team by email using jobs@dneg.com

Senior freelance Lightwave generalist needed for ongoing short-term stereoscopic 3D projects. Candidate should be an expert in all aspects of project lifecycle including modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, and rendering.

Candidate must:
-Work from storyboards and deliver final rendered shots
-Build environments with terrain and vegetation
-Be proficient in camera animation
-Have expert lighting and texturing skills
-Experience in stereoscopic animation a plus
-Have knowledge of Poser import (helpful)

**Lightwave generalists only

Submit resume and link to on-line reel to: mocap4d@gmail.com

Nanuq the film is searching for a 3D animator specializing in particle animations:

-Snow
-Aurora Borealis
-Stars

Check out more about the film at: www.nanuqthefilm.com

Please send your resume and work to Brent Yontz at: nanuqthefilm@gmail.com

Brent Yontz
Director of Photography
www.brentyontzdp.com

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