COMPOSITING
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Excellent knowledge of both technical and aesthetic aspects of photography, lighting, composition, colour and motion.
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Solid understanding of camera sensor/lens issues related to VFX.
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Seamless integration of all elements, including live-action, practical effects, miniatures and CGI.
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Excellent understanding of tracking technologies, blue & green screen keying, image projection techniques on geometry, roto, mattes and colour correction.
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Integration of live characters over multi-pass CGI backgrounds and vice versa.
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Rig removal / clean up over complex backgrounds.
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Toolset / Gizmo creation skills for Nuke.
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Basic Nuke scripting and customization in Python.
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Develop workflow and pipeline strategies, processes, methodologies, etc.
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Assign shots to compositors, mentoring artists and monitoring shot progress.
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Provide ongoing information and feedback to the VFX Supervisor regarding issues in the Compositing department.
PRIMARY SOFTWARE
Nuke & NukeStudio
Photoshop
Affinity Photo
Davinci Resolve
Maya
Blender
SUPPORTING SOFTWARE
Houdini
Cinema 4D
Agisoft Photoscan
Adobe Packages
3D Equalizer
PFTrack
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Shotgun
Ftrack
Exel
GRADING
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Colour timing and management of sequence continuity.
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Creative look development.
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Deep understanding of the colour pipeline throughout the production including ACES.
SCRIPTING
Python
TCL
Linux, Mac OS and Windows environments.
MATTE PAINTING
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Perfect eye for detail and realism.
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Ability to design a variety of original concepts including: interior and exterior environments and accompanying scene objects to develop the overall look and art style.
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Create lighting, composition and mood colour studies.
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Utilizing both 2D and 3D approaches.
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Comfortable in on-set VFX supervision.
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Professional in all dealings with Production and crew.
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Work well in and communicate ideas within a team environment.
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Experience in leading interactive client sessions.
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Ability to take part in creative daily reviews.
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Strong problem solving ability.
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Time Management and organizational skills.
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Team player who takes direction well.
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Dependable under pressure with attention to detail.
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General knowledge of 3D applications.
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Great understanding of film language and storytelling.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION