Compositor

Job Description

Your role?

As a Compositor, you will combine live action and computer generated elements into visual effects shots that realise the vision and creative direction of the client and Visual Effects Supervisor. You will work with things like live action plates, 2D tracking, matte extraction, layering elements, and colour grading to create seamlessly integrated shots.

You will ideally have strong fine arts foundation skills, such as photography and photographic lighting as well as a strong sense of composition, colour and design. However people normally are successful if they have experience and examples of work in only one area, as long as you are keen to learn!

What will you be doing?
Use your artistic and technical skills alongside the Compositing Supervisor and VFX Supervisor to evaluate your approach for assigned shots
Create high quality complete shots that maintains the overall look, colour balance, and quality for assigned shots and sequences to create uniformity in all finished work
Collaborate as a team member in determining various aesthetic solutions; provides feedback to other members of the production by attending dailies on a regular basis
Work with and mentor Apprentice / Jr. Artists. Assisting them with their shots
Work to meet defined milestones within a timeline
Attend dailies and be active in creative problem solving

To be a contributing member of this team, you will have a mix of these skills:
You may or may not have a Degree in Computer Graphics, Fine Arts, Design or Photography
Ideally you will have 3 years relevant experience (Feature film)
Proven ability through a showreel of your compositing skills
Enjoy problem-solving or creative thinking skills
Fluent in Nuke
Python and/or C++ experience is a plus
An ability to write Nuke gizmos is a plus

JoinILM

This position is with ILM (Australia) Pty. Ltd., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gw53ok-3-141-100-120-42 in your application.