Paint / Prep Artist

Job Description

Moving Picture Company (MPC) is a global VFX studio with decades of storytelling experience across the feature film and episodic industries, with award-winning highlights including The Lion King, 1917, The Mandalorian, and Wandavision.   

MPC's global network of artists is constantly innovating to bring unimaginable ideas to life through cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity. Part of the Technicolor Creative Studios network, MPC continues to lead the visual arts industry, building authentic and long-lasting connections with audiences across screens worldwide.  

• Frame by frame painting (sequence painting) for shots having source frames available to paint from.
• Remove markers using various comp and painting techniques. Like 2d transform, channel shuffle, pxf filler.
• Cleaning up of seams on the blue/green screen for compositing team helping them to pull keys.
• Color correction/grading to match the prepped area to the plate.
• Wire and rig removal for static/minimum camera movement of the character/Background.
• Removing a character/object/subject with available source using 3d projection, where movement or depth of camera is not much.
• Face marker removal, wrinkle removal/make up prosthetic fixes.
• Creating clean plates, with help of reference plate provided and using 2d tracking.
• Recreation work, which can be done by 2d/planar tracking.
• Dust Bust
• Script organization, grain management.
• Rendering, making dailies and naming conventions.
• Should understand and evaluate prep needs and quality-check their work.

Qualifications
• In-depth Knowledge of NUKE.
• Sequence painting skills using Silhouette.
• Basic Knowledge of MAYA (importing tracks and mesh).
• You will work closely with show leads to understand and deliver work according to the requirements.
• You would evaluate prep needs and quality-check your own work.

The details above provide an outline of the skills and experience we are looking out for. Within our artist team structure, we have a range of positions. These are:
• Artist
• Key Artist
• Technical Artist
• Lead

During our recruitment process we will be assessing where your skills and experience best fit.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4mjw7-216-73-216-202-42 in your application.