Framestore
is hiring
Creature FX TD - London
The multi-Oscar-winning creative Film & Episodic Studio at Framestore has worked with some of the greatest storytellers in film today. Collaborating with directors and producers across the complete filmmaking process to help design, plan and create beautiful images, we focus on finding innovative creative solutions to support their vision and set new standards for visual effects in cinema.
Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.
Creature FX Artists are responsible for providing a wide variety of dynamic simulations for character-based work, including clothing, hair, muscle, skin, as well as any post simulation sculpting and finalling.
Creature FX Artists will be expected to carry out the following responsibilities:
- Create simulation rigs for characters and creatures.
- Execute shots using simulation rigs and deliver finished assets to the Lighting department.
- Liaise with other departments involved in the creature workflow - Modelling, Rigging, Animation, Lighting and Groom.
- Be involved in the development of departmental tools and techniques.
- Meet schedules and deadlines whilst maintaining the highest standards.
- Present work for review to leads, supervisors, clients, etc., and follow through with notes and feedback as required.
- Have ongoing communication with production and leads regarding schedules and deadlines.
- Continue to become familiar with new tools, software, data and other related technology.
- Work efficiently as part of a team, or independently, to complete assigned shots.
Job requirements
- Programming or scripting experience.
- Modelling and rigging skills and experience.
- A good understanding of Houdini and Maya constraints and deformers.
- Experience working under a Unix/Linux system environment.
- Possesses a good eye, able to look at reference material and understand how to apply that within a simulation environment.
- Good understanding of human and animal anatomy.
Accessibility Statement
Our London studio is fully accessible, with step-free entry, accessible toilets on all floors, and quiet spaces available. We are committed to supporting disabled colleagues and providing an inclusive workplace for everyone.
We create our work by getting to know what you are aspiring to do with the images we are creating with you, by getting to know your business and its strategy, and by striving to always deliver images that delight and not only hit your brief but often exceed your expectations – those are the milestones we measure ourselves by.
With more than 600 colleagues our team and skills range from computer science graduates, through to world class producers, CG artists who innovate in both production methodology as well as imagery, software developers and creators who have deep insight to how to apply often complex technology solutions to the creative process.
We work with partner clients each year in most parts of the world, with colleagues often on location in over a dozen countries in any one year.
We continue to be pleased to see our work recognised both for the success that they help create for our clients (in box office or product sales) but also for artistic and strategic achievement – all three elements which we strive to achieve each time we work with you.
Our clients include most leading advertising agencies, Hollywood studios, and major brands such as Nokia, Coca Cola, Nestlé, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Pepsi, Volkswagen and Cadbury.
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