Job Description
Position Summary
The Digital Paint Artist restores background plates and creates digital articulate mattes.
What You'll Do
Demonstrates a strong eye for color and grain structures with the ability to match saturation, hues and black points from multiple sources to create a cohesive final montage
Able to break shots down into individual components with little supervision
Easily assimilates feedback given by supervisors
Researches appropriate references including continuity with like shots. Proactively shares this information with team
Demonstrates a keen eye for recognizing paint artifacts, sharpness and color issues
Able to handle complex shots with heavy motion blur, lots of layers, etc.
Ability to use a combination of techniques when dealing with tricky wire removals and clean plates
Demonstrates a basic ability to do ''paint on comp'' work to a high level of quality
Working knowledge of color correction and Grain pipeline in Nuke.
Ability to use layout and DM cameras in Nuke
Ability to export track points between multiple toolsets
Working knowledge of stereo compositing pipeline
Demonstrates excellent troubleshooting skills
Takes ownership and responsibility of shot. Proactively offers options and finds own solutions for production problems
Actively works across departments in shot groups. Provides updates to production and other artists on shot progress
What We're Looking For
Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Drawing, Animation or equivalent artistic background and education required
Minimum 3 years' production experience in computer graphics, animation or video
Professional experience with Silhouette and Nuke
Ability to write Nuke gizmos and/or plugins is a plus
Python and/or C++ experience a plus
Computer proficiency including UNIX operating system; the ability to learn software and adapt scripts
Must have an understanding of how their work fits into the pipeline and its effect on upstream and downstream departments
Must have a willingness to learn new tools, a proven ability to be detail-oriented, and problem solving skills
Adaptability and willingness to work under tight deadlines and to work efficiently within a production environment
This position is with ILM (Vancouver) Inc., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv3p0m-18-232-88-17-42 in your application.