Hasta La Motion!

Maya FX Artist
_Minimum 2 years of professional experience
_Must be able to take a shot from start to finish
_Strong knowledge of Maya’s dynamic system (Particles, Rigid Bodies, Fluids and …)
_ Some modeling, lighting and rendering with Mental Ray experience
_Big plus if you know: scripting, matchmoving, camera tracking and basic animation.

To apply, please submit a resume and a link to your online demo reel to vfxjobs@yahoo.com.

Please specify the position you are applying for in your e-mail subject and include your rate in the e-mail.
Thank you.

Hello my name is Jason Toler and I came across your site- We just wrapped on our small budget horror film Half Moon -we shot the film on 24p digital and are in need of several Visual Effects for the film

see trailer here- http://www.vimeo.com/12377521

1. A werewolf transformation- we shot the actor plain/half makeup/and then the werewolf suit against a green screen

2. a moon turning from half to full

3. a fullmoon digitally added to the end of one of our sky shots-

4. an opening title sequence

we would like to pay someone 200.00 to add this to our movie

please let us know if this is something your company is capable of doing for this amount

sunrayzfilms@hotmail.com

We need a freelance London-based Nuke compositor for an internal comms job.

Rate: £150/day.

You will be working at our premises in Brick Lane, E1.

Around 3 years full-time compositing experience, minimum 1 year experience of Nuke.

Good technical colour matching ability. The footage is color-critical RED-originated 10-bit log DPX that will be finally graded in Baselight.

Must be clear-thinking and organised.

Supply CV and link to reel with a breakdown of your contribution to each shot.

apply to:

postproduction (at) globixhost [dot] com

subject: "nuke compositor"

Position Summary:

MPC are looking to hire an experienced Lighting Technical Director for a short term contract beginning in October 2010.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Using an array of commercial and proprietary lighting tools to match CG lighting to on-set lighting
• Producing test and final renders of all CG elements
• Creating working comps for review by the supervision team
• Assisting and developing the look of a shot or sequence with the supervision team
• Working in partnership with Compositors to ensure shots are delivered to the very highest standard.

Experience:

• Proven production lighting experience
• Thorough understanding of techniques and technologies related to CG rendering and compositing
• Excellent communication skills
• Proven technical and creative ability in a large feature-film VFX production environment
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of Shake/Nuke
• Very good understanding of shading, lighting and rendering terminology
• Very good understanding of production pipelines
• Very good knowledge of a production renderer
• General understanding of Linux/Unix-based operating systems
• Python and MEL scripting experience an advantage

Details:

• Start Date: October 2010
• Duration: 6 months
• Location: Vancouver, Canada

If this role sounds of interest then please get in touch, sending a copy of your reel and resume to: amy-s@moving-picture.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

A fast growing VFX company with a production studio located in Burbank’s Equestrian District (not far from Griffith Park) are looking for LA-based compositors with high-quality feature film experience as well as a background in stereo compositing with Nuke.

Duties and responsibilities:

•Work closely with VFX and CG Supervisors.
•Communicate and collaborate with the lead compositors and other members of the VFX team.
•Foresee, troubleshoot and communicate potential problems.
•Communicate new techniques and processes to increase efficiency and enhance the overall look of a shot.
•Photo-real element integration.
•Tracking and rotoscoping duties as required.
•Provide matte extractions.

http://www.smoothdevil.com/index.php?page=job&job_id=1429

closes: 17 Oct 2010