3d Artists/ Animators

Were looking for 3ds max artists/animators with around 2 years experience for a project staring in 2 months. Freelance or Permanent..

please email cvs, rates and online portfolios to: productiond3@hotmail.com

Surfacing TD’s

A internationally respected studio based in Australia are currently looking for talented and experienced Surfacing TD’s.

• Experience scripting in MEL
• Shader writing experience
• Grooming experience
• Strong production experience in Maya and Renderman
• A traditional arts background in a relevant field an advantage.

http://www.smoothdevil.com/index.php?page=job&job_id=809

closes: 19 Apr 2009

3D, VFX, Concept Artist Needed – Malaysia

Company Name: DNA Studios
Main core business: Post-Production, 3D animation & Visual Effects
Location: Damansara Perdana, Selangor, Malaysia

DNA Studios is a well established post-production and animation house that specializes in 3D, visual effects, and CGI support for movies.

We are currently looking for potential talents to join in our movie CGI and animation series Production team. The FULLTIME vacancies and criteria are as below:

1. 3D Modeller / Animator
– Experienced Maya / 3D Max generalist

– Knowledge of modeling, character animation, lighting, rigging etc….

2. Motion Graphic Designer
– Experienced and skillful in After Effects; photoshop; etc… and knowledge of video editing is necessary too

– Able to create stunning graphics and provide conceptual ideas for designs

3. VFX Artist
– Creative and expert knowledge of compositing

4. Concept Artist / Matte Painter
– Creative and strong digital painting skill in photoshop

** Malaysians or valid Malaysia citizenship holders are preferred. All other applicants will be considered too.

If you wish to expand your skill level with more challenging jobs, please email:

a) CV (with recent photo; reference; working experience; current and expect salary)
b) Portfolio or still samples of works (you may just email the URL link if it’s a online showreel or personal website)
to silver@dnastudios.com.my

Lighting TD Required

hi all

i am looking for a lighting td to light and render a 3d lion in maya for a tv commercial.
kindly get in touch with me at amarssadal at gmail dot com if interested.
this is a paid job.

thanks

Ring of Fire Studios seeks Fur FX TD

Ring of Fire Studios, Santa Monica, is seeking an experienced Fur FX TD with a background in Houdini. Artist must have 2+ years minimum of Houdini production experience.

• Experience creating dynamic hair/fur required.
• Hair/fur grooming experience required.
• Lighting experience required.
• Python scripting experience required.
• VEX experience a plus.

Please forward resume and/or links to reel to: rof_hr@ringoffire.com

Please put "HOUDINI" in the subject heading of your email response.

Artist must be based in Los Angeles.

No phone calls please.

Thank you.

Ring of Fire Studios
www.ringoffire.com

Freelance VFX’er wanted for artist album cd ad

Hi all,

I am looking , with some urgency, for somebody to put together short tv style video advertisement for an artist album release.

After spending an evening researching how this stuff is done and getting to grips with the basics in after effects I have made a little example of the concept I had in mind.

http://www.trancewarez.co.uk/file_transfer/TESTER.mov

Here is the draft artwork for the product on its own

What i was envisaging was this:
Tunnel perspective with camera movements
Particle steams extending out in this tunnel perspective as well as the graphic equalizer graphic
3d render of the album artwork (easily done from the layers in photoshop cs4 ?) with pulsating speaker cone sync’d to beat.
Nice easily done touches with Video Copilot Twitch maybe?
And some titles.
The ad will feature a voiceover from leading female voiceover artist Alex Hall (BBC Radio 1, Vodafone, Discovery channel and many more big clients) This would no doubt be a nice addition to someone’s showreel.
The project is very much a low budget affair, I would be able to offer £50 GBP upfront payment. The ad would be for internet screening only
If my design ideas are a little too grand for the fee offered I will glady accept something more modest.
Look foreward to hearing peoples thoughts
You can email me at info@trancewarez.co.uk

Maya Animators

A London based studio is currently looking for three experienced Maya Animators to help produce a primetime TV campaign. To lead the project they require a Maya Generalist, someone who is technically savvy, with knowledge of character animation, lighting, rigging etc.

http://www.smoothdevil.com/index.php?page=job&job_id=800

closes: 17 Apr 2009

SPFX Artists / Compositors Wanted

SPFX Artists / Compositors Wanted:

3 Month Full time Contract Position: Beginning of March – mid/end of May (with potential for extension)

Highly competitive daily wage commiserate upon previous experience.

Job Requirements:

  • Expert knowledge of multiple compositing packages
  • Advanced knowledge of rig removal, match moving, and matte painting techniques
  • Strong understanding of stereographic imagery
  • 3-5 years broadcast/commercial/VFX industry experience

Required Software Skills:

  • Experienced in Shake, Fusion 5, and/or Nuke 5
  • Photoshop CS4
  • After Effects CS4
  • Mocha or other rotoscope package

Preferred Software Skills/Knowledge:

  • Stereo Paint
  • Furnace
  • Maya, 3D Studio Max
  • Silhouette
  • Advanced understanding of 3D and 2D particles and dynamics
  • MEL, Python, and Unix scripting

-Must be available to work full time on site in Westlake Village, CA

-Must e-mail daily/hourly wage requirements, resume and link to online demo reel with shot list and roles to jonathan.karafin@in-three.com

Contact: Jon Karafin

www.in-three.com

In-Three, Inc. is a 2D to 3D conversion production facility aimed at changing the way the world views film. We require several expert compositor / spfx artists to produce plates, match moves, and composites to facilitate our production pipeline. Ability to create and composite particles and knowledge of stereo paint is a plus! Must be an expert in above required software packages with significant production experience ready to produce work without additional training. Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, quick learners and able to take direction well.

Audio Technician contract – Climax Studios UK

Climax are one of the leading creative lights of independent games development with a great history, but our future is even more exciting with awesome titles such as Silent Hill Origins, Ferrari, Viva Piñata for Windows and an unannounced title for Codemasters as well as our stunning and refreshing take on the horror genre and our original ground breaking next-gen game for the PS3 and the Xbox 360.

Climax truly is an exciting, creative and fun place to work and we currently have an exceptional opportunity for a talented Audio Technician.

You will be responsible for and experience in:

• Character, cut-scene, environmental atmosphere, foley, and game \ interface sound effects creation and implementation.
• Experience using common audio editing tools such as Sound Forge.
• In game implementation using the FMOD 3rd party audio engine.
• Mixing and balancing of sound effects in game.
• Working directly with other developers to implement the audio for new game features and content.
• Edit and time voice over audio for use in game and in cinematics.
• Managing audio memory requirements to maximize audio quality within restricted memory limits across multiple platforms.
• LOD’ing or restructuring sounds so that they use less memory on lower end platforms.
• Experience using the following software is useful, Audition, Vegas, Cakewalk, Cubase, Pro Tools.

If this is of interest please contact me directly on sgodfrey@climaxgroup.com

Lighting & Shading TD Vacancy, Aardman Animations, Bristol, UK

Aardman Animations, Bristol

Position: Lead Lighting & Shading TD
1 Year contract – immediate start
Salary dependent on experience

Aardman Animations is looking for a talented and experienced Lighting & Shading Technical Director to work at our Bristol studio. This position is initially for a period of 1 year with an immediate start.

The CGI department is involved principally in the production of commercials, and occasionally broadcast and short films. It is also involved in the CG aspects of Aardman’s Features slate.

You will be expected to provide support across the department in lighting/rendering and shading. Setting up lighting/shading workflow and providing complete lit shots on all CGI productions including commercials, short films and stings.

You should be highly proficient in Maya (Mel, Python) and Renderman (SL,RIB,RMS) and must have experience in a production environment. You will also need proven compositing skills (After Effects, Fusion). Experience in other areas of CG production would be a bonus.

You should be highly creative in both technical and artistic problem solving, with a positive and pro-active approach. We’d also expect you to be supportive and team focused , with strong communication skills.
Please apply by sending a written application with comprehensive CV together with a showreel (to include details of your input for each shot) to:

Amanda Ososami
HR Department
Aardman Animations Gas Ferry Road Bristol BS1 6UN

A full job description and person specification is available from our webstie, www.aardman.com/jobs.

The closing date for these positions is Friday 27 February 2009. No applications will be accepted after this date.