Hasta La Motion!

LUMA PICTURES, located in sunny Venice Beach, CA is on the lookout for all roto/paint artists to fill a few choice spots on an upcoming, high profile production. Luma has a great work environment with many opportunities to grow while having fun along the way.

RESPONSIBILITIES include performing tasks such as 2D tracking, matte extraction, rig removal/paint fixes, 3d camera projections, clean plate creation, grain matching, and spline based roto creation.

QUALIFICATIONS: Artist should have at least one year of experience working on feature films or HD Teleproductions. Artists must know Nuke, Shake, Combustion, and/or Motor. Los Angeles residents preferred.

SUBMISSIONS: Artists must submit show reel demonstrating their ability to produce tightly tracked rotos with motion blur as well as an ability to remove unwanted elements from a shot while preserving the original material. Artists must be able to take direction and work in a team focused environment. Good communication skills are a must. If you think you fit the bill and want a quick response, email your resume, a link to your online reel/portfolio and a shot breakdown to jobs10@luma-pictures.com. Please make the email subject "ATTN: Recruiting – Roto/Paint". Do not attach images or movie files to your email because they will get filtered out. If you prefer to send hard copies, you can submit a resume, reel, shot breakdown and cover letter to:

Attention: Recruiting – Roto/Paint
Luma Pictures
248 Westminster Ave
Venice, CA 90291

Submitted materials will not be returned and no phone calls please.

Position Summary:

A Mid-Level Environment Technical Director is responsible for helping to design and construct Environment rigs, along with general Environment tasks on whichever show he or she is currently assigned to.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist senior Environment TDs in the design and construction of Environment scenes.
• Adequately document any specific method used on a show, ensuring that documentation is available to the Environment department as a whole.
• Check renders and release to the Hub for the comp department to gather.
• Update and release the Environment Packages to the Hub.
• Regularly release dailies so that progress on a shot can be assessed.
• Attend dailies sessions and obtain feedback on dailies from supervisors.
• Report any day-to-day problems or concerns to the lead Environment TD on the show and any software issues to the appropriate support list.
• Work with the Environment R&D support team to improve the feature set and stability of our toolset.
• Improve his or her knowledge and understanding of MPC’s Environment toolset and pipeline.
• Needs to be proactive and fairly autonomous.

Experience:

• A Mid-Level Environment TD should have between two and three years experience in Environment work, either in commercials, TV or features. A generalist background would be preferred with a good understanding of all the 3D process from modelling to compositing.
• Maya (or another 3D software)
• Scripting (Mel and Python preferred but not essential)
• Renderman (preferred but not essential)
• Photoshop
• NUKE (or any other compositing software).

Details:

• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 7 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!

Senior 3D Animator/Artist
Permanent Fulltime Position
Central London (EC2)

Taylor James are currently welcoming applications for a talented Senior 3D Animator/Artist. Joining this ambitious company you will bring with you production experience and the ability to lead projects from start to finish. Strong planning and management of teams is important and client-facing experience is a plus. You will have experience in a wide range of skills, techniques and software knowledge. Experience in VFX and Animation for broadcast and print advertising industry areas.

Responsibilities to include:

• Independently manage and oversee CGI jobs from initial quotation stage through to completion, including client liaison, briefing, scheduling and team management.
• Animation and VFX – rigging, roto/paint, camera tracking, FX/dynamics
• Modelling, shader-creation, lighting, rendering and compositing.
• Managing and checking CGI operator’s work and maintaining quality, give clear and concise briefs and always be willing to offer advice and support.
• Working with Studio Manager to ensure effective running of the department.

Requirements:

• 8+ year’s professional experience 3DSMax in broadcast and print media.
• Experience in a node based compositing package (primarily Fusion, also Shake, Nuke)
• Good working knowledge of Vray, Mental Ray desirable
• Knowledge of particles, fluid dynamics desirable (RealFlow)
• Roto and Keying with Silhouette and motion tracking (PFTrack, Boujou, Commotion)
• Knowledge of Z-Brush and MotionBuilder desirable
• An independent problem solver and have an eye for fine detail and realism
• An interest in Photorealism is essential

This is not for the faint hearted, so if you are hard working, and want to step into a busy, creative and challenging work environment with good long term prospects, then this is the role for you!

Please email your CV, show reel / examples of work and full contact details to: recruitment@taylorjames.com
Please note that candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer work-permission sponsorship.

Hi there. We need a Maya generalist next week. In particular you will be texturing, lighting, bringing in 3d camera data from PFTrack, rendering. There won’t be any modeling requirements. As next week has a bank holiday on Monday, work will start on Tuesday. Very best, Jim

Legend 3D, the cutting-edge 2D to 3D conversion studio located in beautiful San Diego (Del Mar) has openings for stereoscopic compositors of all levels of experience for upcoming projects. Junior compositors should have experience with roto/paint and matchmoving with either a strong recent-graduate demo reel or 1-2 years of hands-on production experience. Mid-level compositors should have 2-4 years of experience doing 2D or, preferably, stereoscopic compositing on high-profile feature films. Senior compositors should have at least 3 stereoscopic projects completed in addition to 5-7 years of experience doing complex multi-layer compositing with CG and live action elements, and knowledge of 3d multi-pass rendering techniques and colorspace concepts. The successful candidate must also be a team player, committed to fitting into and developing the team-first environment of Legend 3D.

Legend 3D’s patented 2D to 3D conversion technology seamlessly enhances filmmakers’ storytelling, deepening their connections with audiences through pixel perfect™ 3D. Legend 3D’s conversion process integrates sophisticated technology with skilled artistry, offering filmmakers incredible flexibility to create an immersive 3D experience for the audience. Legend 3D also offers a competitive salary and benefits package for our employees in addition to an outstanding work environment.
Qualified candidates interested in a challenging and crucial role with a cutting-edge company located in a beautiful area of Southern California should submit their resumes to Marc Shea (mshea@legend3d.com) in Legend 3D’s Recruitment Department. Subject line must read “Compositors”.
Legend 3D is an equal opportunity employer.