Jedi Academy: Layout

Job Description

Position Summary

The Jedi Academy offers a twelve week placement to current-year graduating students or trainees with one to two years experience in VFX. The Jedi Academy provides the opportunity for graduating trainees to learn from highly skilled supervisors and senior artists in the Layout Department. You will get exposure to a variety of workflows and softwares.

In this paid experience, successful applicants will be carefully placed into the Layout Department and will work on entry-level shots. ILM's Layout Department includes a wide range of skills from camera, matchanim, object matchmove and creative layout. We also work with state of the art facial capture systems, lensing and composition for CG shots or sequences, and setting up scenes for subsequent departments to work in. The artists use both proprietary ILM tools and mainstream software to achieve this.

Graduates who successfully complete the program may be offered a Junior Artist position within the studio. We are looking for a trainee who reflects the innovative spirit, creative talent, collaborative mindset and passion for great filmmaking that defines ILM.

What You'll Do

Working in a fast-paced production environment, the Jedi Academy trainees work closely with more senior artists and learn to:
Establishing shot composition, timing, and continuity
Camera tracking, object and body matchmove techniques
Motion-capture and face-cap workflows
Supporting storytelling through creative layout and camera authoring
Understanding of cinematography and lenses
ILM's proprietary tools and pipeline

What We're Looking For
Applicants must have graduated from a relevant course within the last 12 months or have one to two years of two years of Layout and Camera Matchmove experience.

​ VFX graduates or trainees with a genuine passion for a career in layout and cameras
A basic understanding of digital cameras and CG layout, and passion for technology
Great collaborators, curious learners with a blend of creative and technical skills
You have a Bachelor's Degree in VFX, digital media or animation, and/or a reel demonstrating evidence of your work in layout, and a general understanding of CG.

Join ILM

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d2bxym-3-144-105-204-42 in your application.