Hasta La Motion!

To apply, please send your resume and reel with breakdown to the address below. Please send it to the attention of the role you are applying and if you have a location preference. You can also send your online reel and resume to: jobs@dreamworks.com. Please use "Layout Artist – Your Name" as the subject line of the email



DreamWorks Animation
1000 Flower Street
Glendale, CA
91201
Attn: (RLO or FLO ARTIST)

ROUGH LAYOUT ARTIST JOB DESCRIPTION

• Create sequences of shots that convey the story through the application of traditional filmmaking principles in a 3D computer graphics environment.
• Establish character blocking, camera positioning and animate camera movement.
• Create an animatic interpretation of the story reel.
• Ensure that the vision of the Director and Art Director are incorporated.
• Work with existing storyboards, recreate and/or enhance story through cinematic layout of shots.
• May create rough pre-visualization models and environments to facilitate animatic work.
• Collaborate with the Editorial department to incorporate animatic work into the production reel.

Qualifications

• 3 years of computer graphics production experience or combination of traditional layout and computer graphics production experience required
• Expertise in Maya or other high-end CG software
• Basic CG model building skills required
• Film background or education a plus

FINAL LAYOUT JOB DESCRIPTION

• Take camera shots from RLO and install the actual animatable characters and final sets, resolving any issues that arise.
• Set dress shots based upon key artwork, working with the Art Directors to achieve the desired aesthetic for the set.
• Tighten up the cameras and support the shots through character animation and lighting, answering questions and solving problems that occur as each of these groups begin their work on the shots.
• Set dress continuity between shots.
• Simple prop rigging for character animation such as doors, cables, books, wallets, etc.
• Provide RLO technical support. Create models, set up reference files, rig RLO characters.
• Simple prop animation (i.e. ambient boat motion, non-character interacting props).

Qualifications

• Spatial perception of objects in 3D space
• Use of a 3D software package a plus
• Basic knowledge of camera composition and good sense of aesthetic
• Good problem solving skills, with high attention to detail and organization
• Experience using the unix operating system
• Scripting or programming skills a plus
• Basic knowledge of cinematography a plus (i.e. screen direction, camera movement, camera timing)
• Knowledge of production pipeline a plus

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