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Description de l'annonce
FX Supervisors are responsible for the quality of FX, for keeping it on brief and for delivering consistent performances by assigning, or casting, the appropriate FX Artists. He/She also make sure the creative desires and production requirements are met, which means, the FX Supervisor must be able to negotiate with both departments to reach the best agreement for the good of the production.
MAIN DUTIES / FUNCTIONS:
- Works directly with the CG Sup, lighting and compositing supervisor to ensure all FX assets adhere to the Director vision.
- Breaking down the script and evaluate the creative and technical approach of each FX.
- Interpret the brief from the Director, and transmit it to the animation FX team.
- Define and build the FX toolset and pipeline in collaboration with CG Supervisor and Pipeline departments.
- Work closely with Lighting and Compositing to ensure that the final look delivers on the director’s vision.
- Guide, supervise and review the work produced by the FX Artists
- Provide the main liaison between the FX department and others department of the studio.
- Responsible to the production department for delivering the required FX Assets, on time and on budget
- Create, develop, and build consensus between Technology, Artists, and Production Management to assist the Director(s) to realize their vision
- Understand the implications of performance, style, quality and continuity, technical, scheduling and budgetary requirements.
- Maintains or exceeds consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work
- Attend any relevant meetings to promote effective communication throughout the production team
- Keep up on current technology trends and tools (hardware and software) that best suit the production (and the company) in the development of a stronger creative technical environment
- Work with Producer(s) and Director(s) to formulate bids and time lines for ambiguous sections of the movie involving creativity and technology
- Work with Technology, Look Development, and Production Management to define and produce R&D goals for the production. These goals should be based on the Look, the pipeline, and workflow of the departments
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- 2 years of experience as a Supervisor or at least 5 years Lead experience
- Experience of 15 or more years in CG animation production for television, film, games or visual effects
- Experience building new pipelines.
QUALIFICATION / KNOWLEDGE:
- High technical skills and an in-depth knowledge CG production particularly in areas such as Fluids, Particles, RBDs, CG theory.
- Extensive knowledge of Houdini
- Strong coding (Python, Hscript or Mel knowledge) and tool development skills
- Strong artistic eye, excellent sense of timing and scale.
- Ability to identify potential issues and bottlenecks within the FX workflow
- Advanced English level
SKILLS:
- Organised, pro-active and a self-starter
- Familiarity with pipeline issues and problem solving
- Excellent creative and technical communication skills
- Lead and motivate a team through changing and often pressured times
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills in giving constructive feedback to artists
- Be able to keep calm in the often challenging, high-pressured and political environment of producing a film
- Lead by example
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to deliver required FX while meeting production timetables and budgets.