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Candidate will be using Combustion or After Effects. We may also consider experienced Fusion compositors. Must be Los Angeles local and be able to hit the ground running. We are looking for talented people who enjoy a collaborative, creative and fast-paced environment.
Essential to have experience in keying, color correction, roto and paint fixes, and integration of CG elements into live action plates. Knowledge of tracking software like SynthEyes is extremely helpful.
This is a temporary position and will run thru the late April thru mid-September.
We are an Emmy award winning visual effects team based at Universal Studios near Burbank. All compositors must work from our PC workstations here at the studio.
NO REMOTE COMPOSITING. Please do not bother replying if you are outside the United States.
Please send resume and link to demo reel or web page to the address below. Include COMPOSITOR in subject line of email. Thanks!
Essential to have experience using SynthEyes, which is our primary tracker. Tracking Artist will be given live-action plates with tracking markers and any corresponding lens data; and will have to solve for the Lightwave CG staff. We are a team oriented group, and trackers must work collaboratively with comp and CG staff. Must be able to problem solve why a track is not working.
Helpful to have experience with Boujou, PFTrack, or other tracking software. Also helpful to have experience with Lightwave and/or 3dStudioMax and Maya.
Depending on experience, candidate may also be assigned comps using Combustion or After Effects. We may also consider those experienced in Fusion.
Must be Los Angeles local and be able to hit the ground running.
This is a temporary position and will run thru the late April thru mid-September.
We are an Emmy award winning visual effects team based at Universal Studios. All compositors must work from our PC workstations here at the studio.
NO REMOTE WORK. Please do not bother replying if you are outside the United States.
Please send resume and link to demo reel or web page to the address below. Include TRACKING ARTIST in subject line of email. Thanks!
The render assistant will work directly with our CG supervisor and Render Coordinator. This is a temporary position for aprox. end of February thru August. All applicants must be able to work at our offices at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.
Essential that candidates have experience with Lightwave 3D and be comfortable breaking finalized Lightwave scenes into individual elements for distribution to our render farm.
Helpful to have knowledge of Rush, Smedge, or similar render software.
We are an Emmy Award winning visual effects team based at Universal Studios.
Candidates must be team oriented and be able to multi-task under a tight television production schedule. Helpful to also have knowledge of FileMaker Pro.
Please send resume and/or link to web page to the address below. Include RENDER ASSISTANT in subject line of email. Thanks!
Los Angeles, CA – January 7, 2011 – PipelineFX, makers of Qube! – the leading render farm management software for digital media creation announced today that Ireland-based Windmill Lane has selected Qube! to manage rendering for their next feature film project, ‘Lock Out."
Windmill Lane VFX is currently working on "Lock Out," a sci-fi drama backed by French Studio Europacorp headed by the acclaimed Luc Besson. The film takes place in a prison that is orbiting 50 miles above Earth and houses 500 of the worlds most dangerous prisoners who are kept asleep by sophisticated methods until they suddenly awaken, causing all hell to break loose.
"We needed as short a ramp up time as possible with our infrastructure software for this project," said Bernie Doyle, Head of Technology for Windmill Lane VFX. "I had worked with PipelineFX successfully in the past and after looking at what’s available for render management for a new VFX facility we chose Qube! for its out of the box support for all our applications, integration with our production tracking software, Shotgun, and open APIs for ease of customization."
Faced with a short production schedule, Doyle selected vendors with a mature product and a track record of excellent technical support. With a small team that support would be crucial to a quick ramp up time. "Lock Out" is effects-laden and is slated to be finished in July of 2011.
"We are pleased to be chosen by Ireland’s leading film studio," said Richard Lewis, CEO of PipelineFX. "Windmill Lane VFX is putting together a world-class team and building an efficient, modern pipeline. Our "Smart Farming" concept is all about automation and a quick ramp to production. Choosing tools that deliver out of the box and are already talking to each other makes a lot of sense and really accelerates a new studio pipeline. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Windmill Lane."
About Windmill Lane Pictures:
Windmill Lane Pictures is the largest film and television post production company in Ireland. Windmill Lanes CEO James Morris holds the post of Chairman of The Irish Film Board and in 1990 founded The Mill; a Film and TV Post Production Company in London. Since opening in 1979 many associate Windmill Lane Pictures with its rich history of music production in the 1980s and its early association with U2, who recorded their first three albums in Windmill Lane. Today Windmill Lane Pictures has become Irelands leading film, television, digital communications and creative services company.
About Qube!:
Qube! is a robust and highly scalable render management solution that can be quickly integrated into any production workflow, and is backed by world-class technical support. Qube! can be easily tailored to any digital media pipeline requirements and works out of the box with all leading content creation applications including Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk Maya®, Autodesk XSI®, NUKE, Shake®, Adobe® After Effects®, Pixars RenderMan®, DNA Research’s 3Delight, Eyeon® Digital Fusion and many more. Qube! runs on Windows®, Linux®, and Mac OS®X operating systems.
About PipelineFX:
As the leading provider of render farm management solutions for digital content creation, PipelineFX helps organization reduce the burden of rendering in computer graphics work. Nearly 500 customers worldwide include BaseFX, BBC, Digital Domain, Electronic Arts, Fisher Price, General Motors, Herman Miller, Imagemovers Digital, L.A. Film School, Laika Studios, Lockheed Martin, Method Studios, MTV, NBC, NHK, Pratt University, Proctor & Gamble, Rainmaker Entertainment Inc., Reel FX, Smoke & Mirrors, South Park Studios, Starz Entertainment, Technicolor and Telemundo. PipelineFX is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Portland, Austin and Las Vegas.
For more information, please contact Richard Lewis, CEO of PipelineFX: richard@pipelinefx.com, Phone: 808-685-7823, 1000 Bishop Street, Suite 509, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, USA.
Small but high quality 3d animation projects call for applications! We’re currently looking for a MAYA VFX artist for some sand/dust/cloth simulation tasks (approx 20 to 30 seconds). $1,000.00 dollars compensation to the side effects technical director and appropriate film credit will be paid at the end of this small and low budget project. Candidate should have minimum three years industrial experiences with STRONG proficiency in Autodesk MAYA (2011/64bit). Candidate must be able to create film realistic sand/dust side effects by using maya/houdini) and have sufficient hands on knowledge of various other compositing, sound/video software packages ( Nuke, Aftereffect etc.) The ideal candidate must be very patient, and detail oriented. Highly Motivated, Reliable team player with Solid work ethic and skills will be the best asset and partner to our growing team!
We’re also looking for two animation interns (Maya user). Candidate must be either in NYC or Boston area and willing to work on or off site. (fresh graduate with animation major and some computer science background is welcome, English/Chinese bilingual is a plus).
We are a new animation studio based on the east coast which aims to provide quality animation production/education and technique supports toward China. These are paid positions; Telecommuting is ok depends on the project.
Contact: jack zhao via email;
What concerns me most is college debt, and I figured as some of you on the site have experience in the profession field, which of these do you feel would be the smartest career move?
1) I’m considering enrolling at SCAD in their VFX undergraduate program; finish 2 years and get my degree. (roughly 55k)
or
2) Attend Temple University as a graphic design major, order the gnome dvd sets, and work into the VFX field. (40k)
Any advice or suggestions?
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