Hasta La Motion!

MPC is one of the world’s leading post production facilities creating high-end digital visual effects for the television and feature film industries.

We are seeking the following:
FX TD’s

These are exciting opportunities to work in the dynamic world of visual effects. To apply and view all job descriptions please visit:
http://www.moving-picture.com/index….svancouverfilm

FX TD
FX Technical Directors gather a variety of 3D assets produced by our Layout and Animation departments and use our cutting-edge proprietary toolset to create particle, rigid body, fluid, cloth, fur and hair simulations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Uses an array of commercial and proprietary software tools to produce photorealistic simulations of real-world phenomena while developing innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Produces test and often final renders of FX elements for a shot.
• Creates working test composites for review by the supervision team.
• Works in partnership with lighters & compositors to ensure shots are delivered to the very highest standard.

Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience in feature, commercials or broadcast visual effects production (or plenty of raw talent if you’re a recent graduate), with a showreel to back this up.
• Experience in live action FX work preferred.
• Good understanding of the entire visual effects process.
• An eye for details, good sense of timing, and through understanding of techniques and technologies relating to physical simulation in computer graphics.
• The ability to think clearly and creatively under pressure.
• Good proficiency with Autodesk Maya, strong scripting skills in MEL, with Python, C/C++ programming and shell scripting a plus.
• Knowledge of Pixar’s PRMan renderer preferred.
• Familiarity with at least one node based compositing application (Shake and/or Nuke preferred), and a solid understanding of the compositing process.
• Good computer skills, particularly with the UNIX/Linux command line.

Dinamo Productions is an expanding 2D & CGI Animation, and Visual Effects company based in South Wales within the UK. We are looking for enthusiastic and creative team members to join us at our new premises for big upcoming projects. If you have the talent, are hard working and dedicated, you could be just the person for us!

The Job

We’re looking for a talented Maya Animator who can:

·Set-up animation of scenes and character performance.
·Work with a team of animators to design, create, animations for specific movements and scene.
·Maintain and improve current animation pipeline
·Knowledge of animation sharing, and motion capture transfer between character rigs

Contract terms to be agreed according to experience.

Your Experience

·Minimum 2 years industry experience in TV or Film preferred setting up rigs for low & high-res characters. Graduates with strong reels will be considered for junior roles
·Excellent of knowledge Animation systems, and the principles of character motion.
·Excellent experience and knowledge of Maya (Knowledge of MEL scripting experience a plus)
·Excellent knowledge of character animation tools such as ‘trax editor’ and or other similar tools.
·Rigging and/or modeling experience a plus
·MotionBuilder experience a plus

Applicants Should

·Have a higher education qualification in an art, animation, design or computer related subject
·Be motivated, enthusiastic, and ready to work hard in a fun and relaxed atmosphere
·Be motivated to develop and maintain a strong knowledge in his/her expertise
·Able to take direction and work closely with a small group of people in an open environment
·Able to prioritize tasks and manage their own time effectively
·Have a passion for TV and Film

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Applicants Must:

·Be a UK resident or have a valid current UK work permit
·Be able to work on site at our new premises in Treforest, South Wales

You must confirm both of the above requirements within your application email/letter. If these are not supplied your application may be discounted.

How to Apply

If you’re interested, please email your CV and a link to your online demo reel/portfolio with the subject "Character Animator", to jobs@dinamo.co.uk

Alternatively send us a CV and a DVD of your showreel to us at:

Dinamo Productions
Phoenix Buildings
3 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
United Kingdom
CF10 5EE

Submissions WILL NOT be returned, so please do not send original artwork.

Dinamo Productions is an expanding 2D & CGI Animation, and Visual Effects Company based in South Wales within the UK. We are looking for enthusiastic and creative team members to join us at our new premises for big upcoming projects. If you have the talent, are hard working and dedicated, you could be just the person for us!

The Job

We’re looking for a talented Maya Modeler who can:

·Sculpt poly mesh Characters and set models
·Work with riggers and animators textures to create, and maintain models for riggers and animators that are clean, efficient, and animation friendly
·Knowledge of topology and mapping techniques
Knowledge of layering systems
·Knowledge of modeling layering systems.

Contract terms to be agreed according to experience.

Your Experience

·Minimum 2 years industry experience in TV or Film preferred setting poly mesh models for low & high-res characters. Graduates with strong reels will be considered for junior roles
·Excellent of knowledge of skeletal and deformation systems, and the principles of character motion required to build high quality characters of all types (bipeds, quadrupeds, snakes, etc)
·Excellent experience and knowledge of Maya (Knowledge of MEL scripting experience a plus)
·Excellent knowledge of character modeling and texturing tools and setup environment in Maya
·Animation and/or Rigging experience a plus
·Zbrush and Mudbox experience a plus

Applicants Should

·Have a higher education qualification in an art, animation, design or computer related subject
·Be motivated, enthusiastic, and ready to work hard in a fun and relaxed atmosphere
·Be motivated to develop and maintain a strong knowledge in his/her expertise
·Able to take direction and work closely with a small group of people in an open environment
·Able to prioritize tasks and manage their own time effectively
·Have a passion for TV and Film

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Applicants Must:

·Be a UK resident or have a valid current UK work permit
·Be able to work on site at our new premises in Treforest, South Wales

You must confirm both of the above requirements within your application email/letter. If these are not supplied your application may be discounted.

How to Apply


If you’re interested, please email your CV and a link to your online demo reel/portfolio with the subject "Character Modeler", to jobs@dinamo.co.uk

Alternatively send us a CV and a DVD of your showreel to us at:

Dinamo Productions
Phoenix Buildings
3 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
United Kingdom
CF10 5EE

Submissions WILL NOT be returned, so please do not send original artwork.

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