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 Artist

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 Artist
FX Artists 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.
• 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.