FX TD
Method Studios
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 10/22/2014 12:48:00 PM PST
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Full Time Job
Duties and Responsibilities
• Design and animate high-quality, photo-real effects (dust, fire, smoke, explosions, debris, clouds, etc.) that meet all technical and aesthetic standards for the project
• Work within the show structure and production deadlines to complete all tasks
• Integrate the created elements into scenes with lighting, shadows, reflections, etc.
• Work closely with Lighting Artists and Compositors to ensure that all effects will work smoothly within the show pipeline
• Produce look-tests based on provided reference materials
Qualifications
• Proficiency using Houdini 5 years
• Bachelor's degree in Animation, Arts, Fine Arts, or equivalent production experience
• Knowledge of any and/or all of the following:
• rigid body and particle dynamics
• volume modeling and rendering
• procedural geometry generation
• fluid dynamics
• Strong understanding of physical dynamics and natural phenomena
• Experience with one or more other professional software packages such as Maya and Nuke, a plus
• Proficiency in shading and rendering techniques, ideally using both Mantra and Renderman
• Requires strong technical knowledge and organizational skills
• Scripting proficiency using Python, a plus
• Good communication skills and able to take exact direction from FX Leads and FX TDs