Senior Rigging TD

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Framestore Full time
Senior Rigging Technical Directors are responsible for designing, creating and maintaining highly accurate and efficient rigs for high end visual effects films. Riggers work closely with Modelers and Animators to develop and refine rigs that meet the specific requirements of a VFX pipeline.
Key Responsibilities: Create fully scripted rigs and refine them according to animation and lighting needs Prototype, implement and refine puppet (skeleton), cloth (deformer based) or mechanical rigs Troubleshoot and fix rig issues, collect artistic feedback and fine tune rig behaviour Become a proficient user and contributor of the extensive rigging tool-set Create simple tools to help animation workflow and rig interaction Work within the pipeline and rigging standards Meet delivery deadlines under production constraints Desirable Skills:Facial anatomy, realistic eye and mouth rigs, Facs breakdownLife drawing or organic modeling especially human anatomyBasic knowledge of dynamics (Maya Hair, Comet, nCloth, nParticle etc.)Strong maths background, especially matrix maths and geometry algorithmsC or C++ programming Maya pluginsExperience with body motion capture: rig hookups, offset rigs, re-targeting etcEssential Skills: 5 years of VFX production experienceMaya rigging (full body/facial)A passion for creating believable CG characters and the requisite attention to detailAdvanced Python or Mel, GUI scripting and the ability to follow strict coding standardsExperience with full scripted modular/functional riggingAnalytical and artistic skills, creativity and visual problem solvingTeam work, communication and time management skillsThe ability to write technical documentation and present your work (wiki, screen cap etc.)Basic knowledge of anatomy for bipeds and quadrupeds, skeletons and musclesA good understanding of constraints and deformers, how they work and their limitations

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