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Job description
Please Note: Due to contract lengths we can only consider UK based candidates
A multi-Oscar-winning creative studio we have worked with some of the greatest storytellers in film today. Collaborating with directors and producers across the complete filmmaking process to help design plan and create beautiful images we focus on finding innovative creative solutions to support their vision and set new standards for visual effects in cinema.
Who We Are
Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create whether in film TV advertising or immersive experiences. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future we set out daily to reframe the possible.
The Role
As a SeniorFX Technical Director at Framestore youll be tasked withcreating CG renditions of naturalistic physical or magical phenomena. Youll bring to life the wonder of visual effects in high-end films.
Responsibilities:
Creating particle rigid-body soft-body fluid cloth fur and/or hair simulations or animations
Applying lighting and shaders to produce the final rendered image or passing the simulation on to a Lighting Technical Director
Using a variety of commercial and proprietary FX tools including Houdini as the primary FX package
Working in partnership with other departments to ensure that shots are delivered to the highest possible standard
Leading and working within the team to determine the various design solutions needed to create the effects
Designing and creating images elements effects pipelines tools and techniques
Helping to design solutions involving a more procedural approach in order to create the effects required
Producing reviewable composites of all FX elements for a shot. Sometimes FX TDs will be expected to produce final renders too
Job requirements
Essential Skills:
An excellent knowledge of Houdini and working knowledge of Maya
Excellent soft skills and communication skills within a team environment.
Passion to create cutting edge FX work & push technically & creatively what can be achieved.
A thorough understanding of the techniques and technologies relating to FX simulation and procedural animation
Previous experience producing effects such as smoke fire clouds water steam and explosions in addition to simulation techniques for rigid-bodies cloth and hair
A good understanding of animation and an eye for motion understanding what makes a shot work from an FX perspective
A working knowledge of modern rendering techniques
A good understanding of the entire visual effects process
A familiarity with pipeline issues especially working between multiple packages and formats including Alembic & USD.
A working knowledge of at least one compositing application (e.g. Nuke) and a solid understanding of the compositing process
Strong hscript Vex and/or Python scripting skills
Experience in leading a team of FX artists
Desirable Skills:
A background in both film and commercials FX production
Knowledge in other simulation packages such as Maya/Bifrost
Experience within large scale studio pipelines & working with automation systems
Programming skills with C/C along with knowledge of the Houdini HDK and/or Maya API
Python and Unix shell scripting
Experience with other modern render packages
Our Commitment
Framestore is proud to employ extraordinary talent across all genders races nationalities religions ages abilities and sexual preferences. We aim to encourage and support all of our current and future employees to achieve their potential. No job applicant will receive less favourable treatment on any basis when applying for a career with us.
- London United Kingdom
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Thank you for your application! We will be in touch with you as soon as we can.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Photography
- Color Correction
- Shot List
- Adobe Photoshop
- Photo Shoots
- Youtube
- Camera Movement
- Cinematography
- Audio Equipment
- B-roll
- Camera Operation
- Final Cut Pro
- Digital Media
- Video production
- Web Series
About Company
Framestore is an Academy Award winning visual effects house that combines talent and technology to reframe the possible in advertising, film, episodic and immersive experiences.
