The Render Support department monitors and manages the physical render farm cluster and the software which the render farm runs ensuring high availability of resources 24/7. The Render Support team also support the Data Operations department with providing out of hours data support.
Responsibilities:
● Monitoring and reporting on render jobs for each show
● Monitoring, tracking and reporting render resource usage for each project
● Balancing multiple shows resource needs within the Company's physical capacity
● Identifying render errors and fixing/escalating to the relevant department
● Liaising with technical directors regarding possible render optimisation
● Assisting with out-of-hours data operations ticket requests
● Sending and downloading files from clients using sFTP, FTP, Faspex and Aspera
● Monitoring disk/data usage out-of-hours to ensure availability of disk resources
● Teaching new employees in Render Support how to manage the computer farm;
co-ordinators, producers and artists, how to use FQU and understand how the farm works.
● Worked on many blockbuster films including the Oscar and Bafta-winning film, Gravity
Generalist Feelance
Lambie Productions
October 2010 - February 2011
London, United Kingdom
Assistant on production of major channel promo project for Sony.
● Working with the art director on live action shoot
● Responsible for animation
● Responsible for rotoscoping
● Responsible for music
● This commercial went out on Italian TV, promoting the new channel
