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LUMA PICTURES, located in sunny Venice Beach, CA. is looking for experienced Effects TDs. Luma is an artist driven company with a great work environment and emphasis on quality film VFX work. There are many opportunities to grow while having fun along the way and a long-term staff position is available for the right candidate.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Creation of dynamic cloth simulations for clothing and props
-Creation of rigs needed to allow animators to drive cloth performance
-Creation of particle systems for various FX including dust, debris, water splashes
-Creation of dynamic fur simulations for Creatures and Characters
-Creation of rigs to allow animators to drive fur performance

QUALIFICATIONS:
-Artist should be familiar with more than one of the following applications:
-Maya’s nCloth
-Syflex
-Maya’s Fur
-Mel/Python scripting experience a plus
-Understanding multi pass 3D compositing is a plus

SUBMISSIONS: If you think you fit the bill, email your resume, a link to your online reel/portfolio and a shot breakdown to jobs_Q109@luma-pictures.com. Please make the email subject "ATTN: Recruiting – Effects TD". Do not attach images or movie files to your email because they will get filtered out. E-mail/electronic submissions are recommended, as they are likely to be reviewed more promptly. If you prefer to send hard copies, you can submit a resume, reel, shot breakdown and cover letter to:

Attention: Recruiting – Effects TD
Luma Pictures
248 Westminster Ave
Venice, CA 90291

Submitted materials will not be returned and no phone calls please.
www.luma-pictures.com

The Dark Side of the Earth is a fantasy adventure movie in the vein of Dark Crystal, Return to Oz and Willow. Just before Christmas I shot a 4 minute pilot to help promote the project and get the whole feature off the ground. I was lucky enough to get an amazing cast and crew together and thanks to brilliant deals from Panavision and Kodak we were able to shoot 35mm anamorphic, so it looks stunning.

We’re now in need of compositors/roto artists to paint out puppeteers who are controlling a Victorian robot character which was shot live on set as a rod puppet.

Most shots are fairly straightforward but a few will be tricky and some will involve tracking some rope elements in. Some shots could also do with retiming to make swordfighting moves more dramatic and others could use dust elements.

You must have the experience and computer power to work on 2K DPX files which will ultimately be recorded back to 35mm for a screening at a London film festival in May. I expect the raw shots to be scanned and ready for you to work on by Feb 8th at the latest.

Our compositing supervisor works at one of London’s leading FX houses. We aim to get a good number of artists on board so that each person just has a few shots to concentrate on.

You can see a production photo from the main shoot, watch behind-the-scenes podcasts and generally find out more about the movie at http://www.darksideoftheearth.com

I’m afraid these are unpaid positions due to the self-financed nature of the project. I hope to be able to work with the same people when the full feature gets off the ground.

To apply, please send a CV and any links to your work to jigawattpictures@live.com

Cheers,
Neil

LUMA PICTURES, located in sunny Venice Beach, CA. is looking for experienced compositors. Luma is an artist driven company with a great work environment and emphasis on quality film VFX work. There are many opportunities to grow while having fun along the way and a long-term staff position is available for the right candidate.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
– Matte extraction
– Integration of 3D elements into live action plates
– Integration of green screen and other elements into live action plates

QUALIFICATIONS:
– Artist should have at least two years of experience working on feature films
– Artist must know Shake or Nuke extremely well
– Understanding multi pass 3D compositing required
– Strong time management skills and extremely organized

SUBMISSIONS: If you think you fit the bill, email your resume, a link to your online reel/portfolio and a shot breakdown to jobs_Q109@luma-pictures.com. Please make the email subject "ATTN: Recruiting – Compositor". Do not attach images or movie files to your email because they will get filtered out. E-mail/electronic submissions are recommended, as they are likely to be reviewed more promptly. If you prefer to send hard copies, you can submit a resume, reel, shot breakdown and cover letter to:

Attention: Recruiting – Compositor
Luma Pictures
248 Westminster Ave
Venice, CA 90291

Submitted materials will not be returned and no phone calls please.
www.luma-pictures.com

We need a flame assistant at a A52, www.a52.com: working knowledges of AE, P/S, Flame, smoke, combustion, Shake or any combination thereof most helpful. Background / Education must include some interest/experience /education in art whether it’s photography, fine art, film. Primarily need someone young and willing to work who is interested in visual effects and thinks they would like to work in the commercial post world (i.e. advertising).
Hours would be long, mostly days but possible nights & weekends, pay commensurate to experience (you could be just above entry-level with some knowledge of VFX/ Flame or you could have a year of assisting already under your belt), working environment is great & very supportive.
Contact annie@a52.com.