Junior / Mid Lighting TD

Job Description

Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create, whether in film, TV, advertising or immersive experiences. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.

The Lighting TDs are responsible for the lighting and rendering of elements required to complete visual effects shots for high-end photo-realistic VFX films.

This role is suitable for a junior or mid level artist and based in our office in Melbourne, Australia. This is a great opportunity for local artists, visa sponsorship will not be offered for this opportunity.

Responsibilities
• CG scene assembly including the correct assets from applicable departments
• Lighting shots as briefed by the Visual Effects/CG Supervisor or Sequence Lead
• Working closely with CG Supervisors to determine the best approach to solving CG challenges and developing the final look
• Developing shots in collaboration with the shot Compositor
• Rendering non-lighting passes as required by the shot Compositor
• Creating lighting set ups and/or working with current set ups
• Creating efficient rendering set ups in order to optimise render farm usage
• Scrutinising the colours and directions of all light sources in the real-world scene and replicating them in CG
• Staying on schedule and meeting set deadlines while maintaining the highest levels of quality
• Ongoing communication with Production and leads regarding schedules and deadlines
• Other duties as required including wrangling assets or elements of a shot from another department to ensure shots are completed to schedule
• Submit shots for review and follow through with notes as required

Essential Skills:
• Knowledge of Houdini and Maya
• An understanding of colour-space
• Knowledge of lighting techniques
• A basic knowledge of Nuke or similar compositing package, including how to use layers and passes to tweak a shot after it has been rendered
• Basic knowledge of other disciplines within VFX including simulation, Modeling and UV mapping, Texturing and Camera Tracking
• Good organisation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Creative problem solving and attention to detail
• Able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Reliable, with good time keeping
• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to work within a pre-set workflow or pipeline but also have the creativity and problem solving skills to work around issues
• Basic knowledge of either Renderman, Arnold or similar production renderer
• Basic knowledge of physically plausible shading techniques
• Basic knowledge of Python and/or Mel scripting
• An understanding of Linux/Unix based operating systems
Our Commitment

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dy676m-3-149-27-33-42 in your application.