Lead Compositor

This is a Full Time Job

Compositing Lead (Project Hire)

Torchlight is looking for a Lead Compositor for a short term engagement . The candidate will be working on final pixel level VFX and plates for upcoming feature films and television productions . Working with Torchlight , a real-time based in-house studio, and Sony Pictures Entertainment . The Torchlight team works on numerous productions simultaneously, and the ideal candidate will have to manage their own time as necessary to complete all their tasks .

This role is limited term up to 6 months.

Role and Responsibility
• Integrating 2D and 3D elements of a shot while balancing the creative and technical side of each component
• Paint fixes, rotoscoping, chroma keying, color, and grading continuity, graining/ degraining images
• Stitching plates (live-action footage) together
• Working with blue/green screen effects, creating mattes
• Enhancing lighting effects and creating convincing shadows within a shot
• Integrating rear projection into background images
• C reate the final image of a frame, shot or sequence

M ust Have:
• Minimum of 8 years VFX industry experience as a compositor on high-end live-action feature films
• Experience using Nuke
• A knowledge and interest in photography and practical lighting
• Showreel demonstrating a wide range of high-end work including plate-based compositing, set extensions, full CG shots, and FX and CG integration all finished to a high standard.
• Must demonstrate a good eye for color , composition and technical shot finishing and a proven ability to manage the complexity of work across multiple Senior level shots.
• Experience with Unreal Engine a must

Nice to Have:
• Experience as a Roto and Prep Artist
• Deep compositing
• Look development experience
• Experience mentoring junior artists

About You:
• Critical eye for details
• Strong communicator
• Professional
• Proactive
• Team orientated
• Adaptable
• Calm under pressure