Visual Effects Specialist

2 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beBeeMatchmover Full time $120,000 - $180,000
Job Summary

The Visual Effects Specialist plays a pivotal role in creating camera moves and blocking animation within a digital environment.

This position requires collaboration with the Visual Effects Supervisor and other team members to establish composition, timing, and continuity for each shot.

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform matchmoving duties such as camera tracking, character matching, solving lens distortion, deformation matching of surfaces, and solving native stereo plates.
  • Responsible for multi-plate splicing and stitching, adding creative plate post-moves, and creative stereo (i.e. Technical layout).
  • Responsible for Previz, postviz, and techviz (prep for location shooting or ride development); Process inbound/outbound moco data.
  • Photomodels, performs environment/scene setup verifying correct assets are being used, edit ranges are correct, and generating initial data for downstream artists including animation/TDs/comp, lidar processing, set dressing (i.e. Scene setup).
  • Creatures creative camera work for non-plate shots and camera takeover shots; originate entirely CG camera animation (i.e. CG camera work).
  • Solve facial animation from face cams (i.e. face-capture).
  • Under the direction of the project Supervisors, setup the technical and aesthetic approaches of the matchmove work for a shot, sequence, or an entire aspect of a show.
  • Convert background plates to various formats to use with specific software to create digital motion files that match the plate photography; animate any live action character or relative object in the scene.
  • Model the set geometry used to create the matchmove and environment for Animators and Technical Directors.
  • Light, render, and composite files with the background to judge the move.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
  • 3+ years' experience as an artist, animator, or camera operator.
  • Ability to reproduce exact camera moves within a computer environment.
  • Understanding of photography and the effects of different lenses on perspectives.
  • Good written and oral communication skills including strong interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills including the ability to work under tight deadlines.
  • Advanced knowledge of Linux, Maya, 3dEqualizer (or other tracking software) required. Knowledge of Nuke is a plus.
  • Maintain an expert level of knowledge about current developments in matchmove tools for computer graphics, especially in areas that relate to the film industry.

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