Hasta La Motion!

Luma Pictures is an artist centric feature film VFX studio located two blocks from the beach in Santa Monica, California. We maintain a unique culture with an amazingly talented staff and are always on the lookout for exceptional people for full time and project positions.

Luma is on the hunt for an experienced supervisor who has a substantial track record of leading teams technically and artistically through complex visual effects for film. A great eye and steller problem solving skills are a must.

Extensive production experience in all the following areas: layout, animation, modeling, texturing, rigging, fur/hair, cloth, effects, lighting, and compositing. Must have an exceptional eye for taking shots from conception to final.

Evaluates the creative requirements of a project, determines their technical implications, and makes high-impact operational decisions.

Expected to be attentive to emerging industry technologies and production techniques, and determines practical applications for these advancements in order to improve production.

Strong aesthetic sense; demonstrates ability to make creative and aesthetic judgment calls quickly and under significant pressure..

Ability to manage time and balance priorities, often amidst the pressures of busy, deadline-driven production.

Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of personalities, both written and verbal.

– Must understand anatomy and perspective
– Proper modeling and texturing techniques
– Knowledge of rigging
– Complex shader network design and setup
– Lighting, rendering and optimization
– Capable of executing complex multi-layered comps
– General compositing knowledge inside Nuke

Ultimately, the successful candidate has extensive production experience, the ability to identify both current and potential technical challenges, and the ability to command high-level technical strategy across a potentially large (feature-film) production team.

Do not apply if you do not meet all the criteria above.

SUBMISSIONS:
If you think you fit the bill and want a quick response, upload your reel/portfolio and a shot breakdown to www.lumapictures.com. If you prefer to send hard copies, you can submit a resume, reel, shot breakdown and cover letter to:

Attention: Recruiting – Sr Lighting TD
Luma Pictures
1424 2nd St
Santa Monica, CA 90401

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

If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume and a link to your demo reel to recruiting@gener8.com. Demo reels attached directly to e-mails will not be accepted; please use a website like Dropbox.

Recent feature credits for Method include; “Nightmare on Elm Street”, “Sorcerer’s Apprentice”, “Let Me In”, “Life as we Know it” and “Gulliver’s Travel”.
Current shows in production include, “Captain America”, “X-men”, “Cristiada”, “This Means War” and “Wrath of the Titans”.

Duties and Responsibilities:

– Used to various use of commercial and proprietary tools to create character rigs
– Work with modeling department and animation department to create characters
– Integration of characters and rigs into the production pipeline
– Create User Interfaces and tools that assist animators
– Works in partnership with R&D programmers, Animators, Lighting TD’s to ensure shots are delivered to the very highest standard
– Provide support to character rigs throughout production
– Write scripts that automate character production
– 5 + years work experience. 2 years supervising
– Solid knowledge of rigging systems.
– Comprehensive knowledge of Maya. Houdini a plus
– A reel demonstrating a both control systems and complex deformations.
– Good time and project management, accessibility a must.

Requirements:

– Thorough understanding of techniques and technologies relating to character rigging and animation comprehension of core principles relating to rigging such as deformation order and the transformation matrix
– Excellent understanding of anatomy, volumes and masses, dynamics and character motion
– Experience in feature film/broadcast visual effects production
– Good understanding of the entire visual effects process, from shooting to modeling to texturing, animation and rendering
– Good computer skills, particularly with UNIX/Linux command line interface
– MEL and Python programming essential
– Maya API C++ programming also a plus

Reels/Resumes can be sent to: method-la-recruiting@methodstudios.com

• Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
  
• Open Positions: 1

Who is Gener8?

Gener8 is revolutionizing the exploding market for 3D feature film production. Our partners and customers are the world’s major motion-picture studios. We work with industry leaders such as Sony Pictures, Warner Entertainment and Columbia Pictures with the primary objective of helping to produce the highest-quality, top-grossing stereoscopic 3D releases.

"Gener8 is setting the standard for 3D post translation. Their stereo process starts with principal photography and leads into post migrating with VFX giving me the flexibility to design the stereo in a facility atmosphere without the pressures of on-set production. This unique approach has changed the way I think of post 3D its a game changer!"
Craig Mumma, Stereographer, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Why Work Here?
We want to secure the best and brightest local and international talent, and believe we have taken the right steps to do so. Here is why people love working here!

· We are in massive growth mode, and have ambitious plans for our future
o New divisions, new technology creation, and room for advancement are all around you
· Everyone, including you, has the opportunity to shape our culture
o Bring your ideas and we promise to listen to them … this is one of our core values
· You will work on AAA film productions
o Who doesn’t want to say they worked on a blockbuster movie to their friends and family?
· We organize fun events like going to see our new movies together before they are released
o Transit, popcorn, ticket, and fun all included
· You get to work with top level partners such as Sony, Warner Bros, and Columbia Pictures
o Knowing people in the know … you know?
· Excellent Management team, who are leading the way in creating new technology
o http://www.gener8.com/about/management/
· Did we mention we are all really, really good looking?
o Think about being surrounded by beautiful people … nothing wrong with that

Why does this particular role rock?
Each role here has its own super special advantages here at Gener8. This is why you want this one:
· This is a permanent fulltime career opportunity
o None of that stress of going contract to contract anymore, who needs that?
· Excellent Industry Leading benefits package, including 4 weeks of paid vacation per year
o Take care of yourself, mentally and physically … you deserve it
· Help shape Gener8’s culture
o You will be a leader here. You can directly change and help develop who we are
· You have the power to design, alter, and improve pipelines and processes
o Consider yourself the Mr. or Mrs. Fix It
· Stock Option Plan in the works for you
o That’s right! We want you to have a share of the company
· A great way to either gain experience or enhance your skill set in Stereo Conversion
o This is an emerging technology and is in high demand

Everyone loves a Job Description – so here you go!

General Duties and Responsibilities

· Works with the technical team to help design and implement proprietary and third-party production pipelines
· Identifies, defines and implements tools that automate production
· Works with IO department to ingest, process plates and VFX assets
· Assesses client plates for technical quality issues
· Prior to submission to client, reviews all shots for artifacts relating compositing or colour space issues.
· Provides general support and reviews for data input and output functions
· Assist the team in debugging problematic shots and assist in optimizing shots for efficiency
· Be actively involved in mentoring junior artists throughout productions
· Serves as key technical expert on productions

Qualifications

· Worked on a minimum of 5 films, and hopefully more
· Solid knowledge of VFX shot production and its iteration process
· Thorough understanding of color theory, film application and stereoscopic theory for live-action features
· Extensive hands-on experience with production tools and pipelines
· Experience with compositing as well as integration of 3D elements into plates
· Experience / exposure in Maya and Nuke
· Experience with programming/scripting languages such as Python is a plus

Soft Skills

· Ability to bring an “artist’s eye” to review work
· A true desire to manage and mentor younger team members
· An understanding of working with clients and the external world
· A passion for doing something “right”, as you may be the final voice in terms of quality and expectations on shots

If you are interested in this position and knowing more, please submit your resume and cover letter to recruiting@gener8.com. Our fantastic recruitment and HR team will be ready and waiting to make the entire process a whole lot of fun.

• Create models (characters, sets and props) as assigned by the Supervisor.
• Complete assigned modeling tasks in a timely manner.
• Ensure all working files are efficiently organized.
• Follow Supervisor directions, ensuring models created are accurate and effective.
• Fully comprehend the requirements on the designs thereby creating models true to their designs, whether organic, or mechanic in nature.
• Create and modify models by following the creative direction of the Supervising Modeler, Production Designer, and Cinematics Director / Producer.

• 3 – 5 years Modeling experience for photoreal games or DTV/ Feature length films.
• Excellent knowledge of displacement map and normal map generation
• Excellent knowledge of polygonal and patch geometry modeling.
• Excellent knowledge of material, texturing, and Maya 2011 shader use
• Expert knowledge of skeleton and rigging setup.
• Vast knowledge of basic expression setup.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Knowledge of keyframe animation.
• Excellent team player.
• Excellent file management skills.
• Good communication skills.


Required Software Competencies:
• Maya 2011
• Z-brush
• Mudbox
• Adobe Photoshop

Software not critical but an asset:
• 3D Studio Max
• Nuke or Shake Compositing software
• Massive

Resumes/Reels can be sent to: method-ny-recruiting@methodstudios.com