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Lead Compositor

Lead Compositor

CompanyScanline VFX
LocationVancouver, BC, Canada
Salary$100000 – $150000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5+ years live-action feature film or episodic compositing experience
  • Advanced Nuke skills and knowledge of compositing workflows
  • Advanced understanding of 3D computer graphics, including modeling, lighting, and animation
  • Excellent leadership, organizational and time management skills
  • Experience using Shotgrid/Flow or other VFX Production tracking software
  • Ability to engage in positive collaboration and communicate effectively

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Production and other Creative teams to achieve the goals of the project
  • Establish sequence looks for key visual effects shots
  • Solve high-level show technical and creative challenges
  • Recognize knowledge gaps and actively collaborate with the team to find solutions
  • Build and maintain templates to support other artists
  • Collaborate with other compositors to share knowledge and techniques
  • On-the-box compositing of complex shots (live action sourced and/or full CG)
  • Ensure continuity and consistency across sequences and shots
  • Utilize and share core knowledge of 2D image manipulation processes such as tracking, color correction, depth of field, retiming, warping, and photographic optical effects to achieve photorealistic composites

Preferred Qualifications

  • Traditional art, photography, and film background (preferred)
  • Python, Blinkscript, or C++ experience (preferred)
  • Nuke particle experience (preferred)
  • OCIO/ACES Color Config and management experience (preferred)
  • 360 VR or Array Compositing experience (preferred)