Cinematics Director
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Full Time Job
Cinematics Director (Aftershock)
The Lead Cinematics Director works under the supervision of the Art Director, directly composing the ingame dialogue and cinematic scenes as well as overseeing the work of contributing artists, animators, and designers.
Responsibilities
Participate in production meetings with writers, designers, artists, producers and engineers.
Collaborate with designers and engineers on the development of internal tools and pipelines.
Direct the storyboard process, and offering creative input on visual composition of scenes.
Break down scripts to identify art assets to be created for specific scenes.
Set up ad block scenes, in-engine, then compose dialogue and cinematic elements.
Work with animators to perfect character performance (expressions, animation, effects).
Present rough cuts and iterative drafts to the creative directors.
Iterative progress toward final, polished dialogue scenes and cinematics.
Contribute to a creative, collegiate studio atmosphere.
Your Career Progression You will ship product! Everyone in our studio has shipped at least one product with many of us contributing to multiple titles across multiple platforms and we have no intent to stop our trend. Your portfolio of experience will grow, and the size of the audience you reach will expand exponentially. The small team atmosphere will allow you to contribute more and more as your abilities increase and in turn you will see greater ownership, satisfaction, and financial gain. Qualifications
10 years experience directing cinematics for games.
College degree in game development/design/art/film or relevant professional experience.
Experience in film or television production, with a firm grasp of cinematic storytelling techniques.
Strong familiarity with game production pipelines and processes
Strong skills with art tools (Maya/Max, Photoshop, After Effects) and game engines (Unity, Unreal).
Lengthy experience with 2.5D cinematics or motion comics a strong plus.
About our Team
Aftershock San Francisco is a growing studio part of the FoxNext group, dedicated to crafting unforgettable narrative experiences. Our studio was formed by a combination of veteran game makers, talented cinematographers and renowned writers dedicated to the highest level of craft quality. We take storytelling seriously and we care just as much about the underlying technology and tools used to bring those stories to our community of fans. We are not just telling stories, we are reinventing how stories are created, delivered and discussed.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.