Crowds Artist Jobs

Crowds Artist

Netflix

Are you a Houdini Crowds Artist with creative problem-solving skills who can add life, depth and soul to environments and shots for an animated feature!? We are looking for Houdini Artists with crowd experience to join our Sydney team! What You'll Do: Setup crowd assets and HDAs within the existing Houdini pipeline and test new procedures and workflows Create a range of efficient crowd agents (bipeds/quadrupeds and vehicles) for efficient simulation Work with Animation teams to identify and breakdown behaviours into cycles for artists to use Work closely with FX Department Supervisor and Crowd Lead to implement efficient and effective ways to fill the sets and shots with life Give feedback to the department TD's to continue the development of tools and workflows associated with crowd simulation Build templates that are highly geared towards automation If required, work with fellow artists on the show that have been assigned shot implementation to make sure the scene files are being used efficiently Evaluate any issues that may arise in the setup of crowd and devise efficient solutions What You'll Need: 3+ years' Houdini experience on feature films, TV and/or animated feature with a focus in Houdini Crowds Strong understanding of Houdini crowd agent design & setup Production experience using Houdini: SOPs/DOPs essential Production experience using Houdini: Vex and Python knowledge desirable Experience building Houdini digital assets Solid understanding of motion and principles of rigging and animation Good understanding of the crowd shading and rendering procedurals Attention to design and artistic detail Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment and when necessary to pass knowledge to other staff members Excellence in problem solving and producing high quality results within a specific timeframe.

Crowds Artist

Netflix

Are you a Houdini Crowds Artist with creative problem-solving skills who can add life, depth and soul to environments and shots for an animated feature!? We are looking for Houdini Artists with crowd experience to join our Vancouver team! What You'll Do: Setup crowd assets and HDAs within the existing Houdini pipeline and test new procedures and workflows Create a range of efficient crowd agents (bipeds/quadrupeds and vehicles) for efficient simulation Work with Animation teams to identify and breakdown behaviours into cycles for artists to use Work closely with FX Department Supervisor and Crowd Lead to implement efficient and effective ways to fill the sets and shots with life Give feedback to the department TD's to continue the development of tools and workflows associated with crowd simulation Build templates that are highly geared towards automation If required, work with fellow artists on the show that have been assigned shot implementation to make sure the scene files are being used efficiently Evaluate any issues that may arise in the setup of crowd and devise efficient solutions What You'll Need: 3+ years' Houdini experience on feature films, TV and/or animated feature with a focus in Houdini Crowds Strong understanding of Houdini crowd agent design & setup Production experience using Houdini: SOPs/DOPs essential Production experience using Houdini: Vex and Python knowledge desirable Experience building Houdini digital assets Solid understanding of motion and principles of rigging and animation Good understanding of the crowd shading and rendering procedurals Attention to design and artistic detail Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment and when necessary to pass knowledge to other staff members Excellence in problem solving and producing high quality results within a specific timeframe.