Crowd Td - Vancouver, Canada - double negative visual effects

double negative visual effects

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Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Description:

Position at DNEG_

The Crowd Technical Director is responsible for producing complex crowd shots using a variety of sprite, vignette and simulation techniques, for use in DNEG's films.

The Crowd TD works under the direction and supervision of the CG Crowd Supervisor and DFX Supervisors to develop a specific look, movement and style that achieves the Creative Goals and vision of the VFX Supervisor and Director.

A Crowd TD will successfully deliver simulations by gathering a variety of 3D Assets produced by our Build, Layout and Animation departments, using off-the-shelf software - primarily Houdini and Maya - and custom pipeline tools to create photorealistic crowd simulations.

Must Have

Good understanding of Houdini crowd simulation or related software programs.
Proven experience in producing crowd simulations with an eye for detail, a good sense of timing, and a thorough understanding of techniques and technologies relating to physical simulation in computer graphics.
Familiarity with pipeline issues and problemsolving.
Experienced in balancing quality with time constraints.
Experience in liveaction VFX Films.
Excellent artistic and technical skills.

Nice to Have

Programming or scripting skills (e.g. mel, python)
Experience in liveaction FX or Crowd work preferred
Houdini, Massive and Maya and/or equivalent 3D software knowledge
Experience in other areas of visual effects (TV, Games) will also be taken into account
A general TD background
Strong understanding of Linux/Unix based operating systems

About You

Organized, proactive team player and a selfstarter
A team player and clear communicator
Good attitude towards the work by being approachable and personable
Adaptable and with a willingness to learn new skills and techniques including proprietary software
Calm under pressure and committed to meeting production deadlines
A positive, cando attitude

About Us

We are DNEG, one of the world's leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film, television, and multiplatform content.

We employ more than 10,000 people with worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali, Chennai, Mumbai) and Australia (Sydney).