Sep 22

Senior Riggers needed at Double Negative

Posted in: The Job Lot
Double Negative

Job Title: Rigger
Department: 3D
Location: London

Reports To: Head of Rigging
Direct Reports: Supervisor/Producer

Key Purpose of the Job:

The Rigger is responsible for creating animation rigs for characters, creatures, props and vehicles. The role may require the implementation of proprietary tools to aid in the creation of a rig. The Rigger must collaborate with the CG Lead and the Animation Lead to develop the most suitable rigging solutions.

Needs to Do

• Work closely with the CG Lead to ensure that the rig is pipeline friendly for texturing, lighting and rendering.
• Work with the Animation Lead/Supervisor to develop an intuitive and responsive rig for each character.
• Work with The Rigging Lead to meet project schedules and manage their time to the successful delivery of rigs within those schedules.
• Communicate with the Modelling Department to ensure that models are suitable for rigging.
• Communicate with the R&D Department where necessary to effectively help develop the tools and technology to aid in delivering high-quality rigs.

Needs to Know

• 5+ years CG experience, ideally within feature films
• Ability to perform visual and analytical problem solving in 3-dimensional space, including the ability to accurately interpret 3D layouts and analyse 3D form.
• Ability to problem solve and predict potential problems with assigned tasks.
• A thorough knowledge of Maya and Mel

Needs to be

• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Highly motivated
• Adaptable
• Accepting of change

Measures of Performance

• Must achieve set quota per week/month
• Make sure team meet weekly/monthly quota


To apply please send a cover letter, CV and showreel to jobs@dneg.com

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Sep 22

Ian Wharton

Posted in: Design

Ian Wharton is a Creative Director and Partner at software publishing company Zolmo … previously, “While Art Director at VFX company The Mill I wrote and directed game trailers for Sony and designed commercials for Audi, EA Games, Nokia and Virgin Media. At 23 I was appointed Associate Creative Director and led a global rebrand […]

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Sep 22

Onur Senturk: Design42day

Posted in: cg, Design, directing, Motion, vfx

Istanbul based designer/director Onur Senturk recently completed this spot for Design for today Magazine, selecting quotes from Marcel Duchamp, Rem Koolhaas, Paul Rand and Oscar Wilde, integrating them into motion while portraying emotions they evoke and their relation to design. Onur has a vast body of beautiful work to see as well, of which […]

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Sep 22

Keying with a green object in greenscreen

Posted in: NUKE from The Foundry
HI Guys

i’m not so experinced with nuke…

so i have a problem. I try to key a video on greenscreen but the problem is that the girl in the video has a green cup in her hand. So it disapear when i key.

and i know it disapear becasue of the color of the cup:p

but how do i get a new GREEN cup in her hand?
I am trying to use rotopaint to restore the cup but she moves the cup all the time so the cup looks really ugly.

please help me Aezz

ps. excuse my English

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Sep 21

>> Pick a color with expression

Posted in: NUKE from The Foundry
Hi,

on this example i try to control my blur size with "r(500,500)"
I thought it will take the value of my red pixel at this coordinates,
but no.
Do you know why ?

Code:

set cut_paste_input [stack 0]
version 6.0 v7
ColorWheel {
 inputs 0
 gamma 0.45
 name ColorWheel1
 selected true
 xpos 3250
 ypos -1582
}
Blur {
 size {{r(500,500)}}
 name Blur1
 selected true
 xpos 3250
 ypos -1482
}

(if I use "r(x,y)" in the expression node it work, but not here) :confused:

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Sep 21

Wacom bamboo fun instead of intuos4

Posted in: Hardware & Tech Talk
Hi, I’m thinking of getting a wacom pen. I have a genius 8×6 MousePen that isn’t bad for playing around but sucks for working.

The most of my work is done in Nuke and a little bit in Photoshop in a 21.5” fullhd monitor.

Someone is ofering me a Wacom Bamboo Fun Small (the white one) and I’m not sure if buy it or continue with my genius till I could but a intuos4 small.

Is a really big diference for my case between those two and the genius?

Thanks

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Sep 21

Luma Pictures – Asst Technical Coordinator

Posted in: The Job Lot
LUMA PICTURES, is looking for an Assistant Technical Coordinator to work with our commercial projects. Luma attracts some of the best in the business and many talented individuals who start as project hires have made luma their home. We pride ourselves on providing a challenging but casual environment with ample opportunity to grow.

RESPONSIBILITIES
– Wrangle render farm priorities and forecast render needs to meet deadlines
– QC a large volume of renders to catch artifacts and glitches
– Coordinate priorities between management and artists
– Learn custom scripts and tools that streamline your workflow

QUALIFICATIONS
– Strong work ethic
– Meticulous attention to detail
– Exceptional organizational skills
– Comfortable with spreadsheets
– Ability to take direction positively, work well within a team and thrive under the pressure of tight deadlines

PLUSES
– Understand core compositing and editorial concepts (After Effects / Final Cut / Avid)
– Basic command line knowledge
– Familiarity with various media file formats/codecs

If you think you fit the bill email your resume to jobs10@luma-pictures.com with subject "ATTN: Recruiting – Assistant Technical Coordinator."

No follow up phone calls please.

www.luma-pictures.com

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Sep 21

Roto Bug in 6.1 ? Take a Look at Video

Posted in: NUKE from The Foundry
Hi all,
Every once in a while, I get strange behavior with the "ROTO" node.
After I set some keys & positions, when I move through the timeline, the roto shows different positions at a certain frame, and then changes again.

Sometimes a Video is worth a thousand words so, take a look,
Thanks,
Lou

Attached Files
File Type: mp4 sampleRoto.mp4 (1.09 MB)
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Sep 21

VCA Redesign

Posted in: General

The VCA (Victorian College of the Arts) finally gets a much needed redesigned identity thanks to Coöp and Axel Peemoeller

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Sep 21

Match grading RED and 5D in Nuke

Posted in: NUKE from The Foundry
I’m trying to match two images shot with a Canon 5D and a Red One (MX sensor). Both are "developed" with a linear curve and given to me as EXRs (they are correctly developed and rendered, in RedCineX and Camera Raw). Still, just using the exposure tool, I’m not able to get them to match. I would guess becuse of the sensors not being truly linear. I can’t do a shot by shot color matching, as I have a big project where I will have hundreds of images that needs to be matched. My thought is that I would match grade them once, create a gizmo, and then I will only need to adjust the exposure on each shot in order to get them to match. Both cameras will shoot in the same studio in the same lighting conditions. I have color charts as well as .18% grey cards shot by both cameras in the same position and in the same lighting setup.

I tried to use the grade tool and follow the method shown in one of the videos on The Foundrey’s site, but without any succes. Any tips how this could be achived?

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