Houdini FX Artist
Method Studios
Los Angeles, CAThis was removed by the employer on 12/13/2014 4:49:00 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