Hasta La Motion!

For almost ten years, Prime Focus VFX has been delivering world-class visual effects to major feature film projects. Combining extensive experience in post visual effects production, look development and custom R&D solutions, Prime Focus offers clients a vast range of VFX services. We provide a local presence for production and post-production with integrated, collaborative offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver and Winnipeg.

We have an immediate need for a Senior Animator project hire proficient in 3D Studio Max to join our team in our Vancouver Canada Location. Vancouver Residents are a plus.

The Senior Animator partners with the Animation Supervisor and the production team in order to understand and execute the client and studio’s vision. A Senior Animator is responsible for creating performance and motion for characters and objects for use in the production of live-action and fully CG images. The Senior Animator utilizes storyboards, animatics and other visual reference to create lip-sync, facial and body character animation as well as prop animation. This position is responsible for accurately addressing critique and comments from supervisors, and ensuring that revisions are completed in a timely manner.

The demands on our Animators are extremely high. We require lively, enthusiastic, and organized artists who can cope under pressure to work in our busy deadline driven entertainment division.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2-5 years experience in a VFX production facility with an emphasis on character animation. Proficiency with 3D Studio Max is required.

This position requires a strong demonstration of animation principles, timing, and acting choices. The Senior Animator will demonstrate the skills to create broad and subtle styles of animation, and will be critical of his or her own work. Communicating work status to the Animation Supervisor and the Production Management staff in a timely manner is also a requirement of this position.

The Senior Animator must demonstrate the ability to consistently meet deadlines, both on an individual and a team basis. Our ideal candidate will be a creative problem solver who possesses exceptional all around communication skills. Supervising experience and an interest in mentoring artists is required for the Senior Animator position.

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, login or register @ http://hr.na.primefocusworld.com/jobs.php and apply for Senior Animator position. Just registering does not apply you for a desired position, so make sure to apply.

Prime Focus VFX is an equal opportunity employer.
Visit our website: www.primefocusworld.com

A Toronto based studio is looking for an Effects Animator, Compositor and CG Generalist to work on A MAJOR STUDIO FEATURE FILM.

– Sr. Nuke Compositors
– Effects Animator
– CG Generalist

Software: Nuke, Maya
Qualified applicants should have a minimum of 3 years PHOTO REAL CG feature film experience.

Candidates are required to start as soon as possible with an anticipated end date of approximately June 30, 2010.

These are contract positions that could lead to full time for the right individual.
Salary will be discussed during interview process.

for more info visit:

http://www.smoothdevil.com/index.php?page=job&job_id=1318

closes: 28 Jun 2010

looking for a very skilled artist who can bring human type expressions to an ostrich. there is a board that I can forward to a qualifed person. i have just started my search and there will be lots to talk about with the project

bruce sefton

The ZHDK (School of Arts, Zurich) final under-graduate film «Grayday» by Janos Menberg and Ari Zehnder is going into post-production and is looking for VFX artists.

This is your chance to work on a professional low-budget film with a highly motivated crew.

The short film «Grayday» is set in an exaggerated, almost fantasy-like world, which can be interpreted as a caricature of our society. In this world two philosophies of life stand against each other. On one side this is being shown trough the staging and on the other side trough the visual experience. The visual side is where the VFX crew comes into action. The plot of «Grayday» is about an ill-assorted couple and the escape from social conventions.

To complete the VFX crew we are looking for artists with knowledge in one of the following fields:

• Matte painter
• Rotoscoping
• Compositing

Filming was completed in April on location in Switzerland. We shot with the RED ONE, which means all VFX work will be done in 4K and the final film will then be rendered in 2K. Besides that we work with After Effects and Final Cut. Since we can’t relocate you, you will be working remotely, with your own hardware, and we’ll provide the material via an FTP server.

Sounds interesting? Yes? Then send us your portfolio/reel/work examples and we’ll get right back at you.

Contact: hello@tobiasbaumann.net

Since this is a low budget film being, done by film students, we can’t offer any payment. What we can offer tough is a great opportunity to work on some quality footage in 4K and the work with a great team. Since we plan to go to various festivals this surely will help your career.

If you have any questions feel free to e-mail us and we’re looking forward to hear from you.

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Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Recruitment
·Hiring across all areas of Film Department
·Liaising with the Leads to ensure reels are being assessed
·Preparing offers based on candidate expectations, salary bands and budgets to include obtaining sign off
·Negotiating offers
·Providing feedback to unsuccessful candidates
·Conducting interviews
·Working in partnership with other MPC facilities to target and share potential hires

MPC Recruitment Initiatives
·Organising and presenting at recruitment events throughout North America
·Development of graduate recruitment strategy and design of graduate programme
·Assist in the maintaining of internship programme
·Development of a long term recruitment strategy

Resourcing
·Headhunting prospective hires
·Resourcing and tracking of talent

Planning
·Resource planning with Film Production to ensure the live recruitment is in line with the ever changing vacancy list
·Management of incoming applications

Systems and Administration
·Recruitment system and process development and implementation with the guidance of the Recruitment Manager
·Ensuring all internal recruitment systems are up to date
·Working closely with HR to ensure the smooth transition of contracts and visa applications

Key Skills and Experience

·The ideal candidate must have 3 years experience in the VFX industry
·Experience of working in an onsite or inhouse capacity
·Experience of working in a dynamic environment
·Experience of working closely with HR and senior management for resource planning
·A self starter with the drive, determination and commitment to get things done
·University relations / graduate recruitment experience is an advantage
·Strong organisational skills
·Effective communicator at all levels, with the ability to build good relationships both internally and externally.
·Excellent attention to detail and pride and quality of output.
·Experience of working under pressure and to deadlines with the ability to multi-task
·Willingness to effectively participate as a full member of a team demonstrating a positive and enthusiastic approach.
·Customer focused with the ability to deliver against expectations of management
·Able to work on own initiative
-Weekly rate of $1,100 – $1,300, depending on experience

This is an exciting opportunitys to work in the dynamic world of visual effects. To apply, email: mpcvancouverrecruiting@moving-picture.com