At the heart of Rhythm & Hues’ success is its more than 20 year commitment to creating quality entertainment in a quality work environment.
A few current and upcoming feature projects include amongst others, "Hop", "X-Men: First Class" and "Life of Pi".
Position: Jr. Houdini Effects TD
Department: Effects
Position Summary:
Effects TDs create visuals to represent natural phenomenon (e.g., fire, water, smoke, clouds, and bubbles) and anything else extraordinary. These effects employ the use of particle systems, deformations, blobbies, flocking, dynamics, rendering, compositing, shader writing, scripting, other procedural techniques.
Responsibilities:
- Work with other TDs, Supervisors and Producers to create believable special effects
- Accurately interpret concept art and design from the Art Department
- Use and understand 3D lighting, effects and compositing tools
- Provide input regarding tools and interfaces to improve throughput
Required Skills:
- Unix experience
- Minimum 1 year experience with a high-end animation system such as Houdini, Renderman, Alias and/or Maya
- Must have a minimum of a Bachelors degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Animation, Art, Engineering or related field
- Ability to perform visual and analytical problem-solving
- Understanding with advanced rendering, compositing and procedural animation concepts
- Ability to work well in team atmosphere
- Ability to problem solve and predict potential problems with assigned tasks
Qualified candidate please mail or email cover letter, resume, demo reel (dvd or weblink) & shot breakdown list to:
Rhythm & Hues Studios
Recruiting Department
re: Jr. Houdini Effects TD
2100 East Grand Avenue, Bldg A
El Segundo, CA 90245
or email us at recruitment@rhythm.com
with "re: Jr. Houdini Effects TD" in the subject line
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