Layout Artist

The layout artist is responsible for CG camera animation using cinematography principles, shot composition and character blocking to pre-visualise shots before the beginning of animation and allowing up stream CG departments to use as the foundation for shot construction.

What you’ll do

• Camera/assets staging/blocking
• Overseeing Previs and Postvis ingestion
• Setup and maintenance of Conforms
• Shot content maintenance for animation

Requirements

• Strong Maya knowledge with excellent problem solving skills and a solid understanding of the visual effects pipeline. Houdini knowledge also an advantage.
• Good attention to detail and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues in order to maintain continuity within the sequence with strong demonstrable experience in sequence and shot composition.
• Good working knowledge of cinematography in a virtual environment.
• Previous experience of scene layout to match previs or storyboard reference.
• Excellent understanding of practical cameras and camera techniques.
• Previous experience in camera tracking and animation blocking is advantageous- tracking and MatchMove experience in 3DEqualizer is beneficial.
• Excellent technical problem solving skills - Basic mel and python scripting is ideal but not required.
• Ability to work under pressure on potentially short turn around times.
• Ability to take direction and feedback well from a supervisor.
• Organisation skills and able to create tidy scenes for use in the rest of the pipeline.