Generalist (Lighting Focus)

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

We’re an open, friendly visual effects company with a penchant for doing the right thing. We carefully balance our incredible talent and professionalism with an approachable, can-do attitude. Crafting stunning visual effects for film and television. And we make sure our staff have a healthy work-life balance too. Our team is fantastic. Hungry to learn, passionate about their art and ready for any challenge. 

We’re a Certified B. Corporation: one of a global group of businesses doing the right thing for people, society and the planet. We pay people properly, and adapt to their lives rather than bulldozing through them. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Your part in it

As a Lighting TD at Dupe you will be responsible for creating photo-real digital renders for use in a VFX compositing pipeline.

You should have a good understanding of the basics when lighting CG assets, including object form, scene composition and colour within an ACES setup.  Also, you should be able to identify, diagnose and solve technical issues in order to help deliver the artistic and production goals.

We will ask you to be creative, analytical and efficient in achieving the creative vision of our clients and VFX supervisors.

You should be motivated and keen to share knowledge, playing your part in the team to produce great work in a positive environment. We want you to pay attention to both the aesthetics and the technical aspects.

How you’ll help us grow it - above and beyond

• Applying your artistic and technical skills to contribute to all aspects of CG lighting and rendering


• Assembling models, textures, projections and lights into a CG scene for rendering


• Troubleshooting technical issues with the CG scene and optimising the renders to work within the resources available


• Working to develop the look of a shot or sequence with the Visual Effects and CG Supervisors


• Working with Supervisor’s to identify the best approach for matching the quality of the plate photography and evaluating the creative and technical approach to assigned shots.


• Communicating clearly with production and supervisors on a regular basis in regards to schedules and deadlines


• Taking responsibility for workload, time management and notes/feedback actions required by Supervisors in order to meet schedules and show deadlines.


• Working in partnership with other departments to ensure that shots are delivered to the highest possible standard

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential:

• Working knowledge of lighting using Houdini/Solaris


• Previous experience working in a feature film or high end episodic VFX pipeline


• Strong knowledge of Houdini, Maya or Katana when used as a lighting toolkit


• Good understanding of Nuke for use in compositing on live action plates


• Strong understanding of the entire VFX process with experience of 3D and 2.5D workflows.


• Creative problem solving abilities with keen attention to detail


• Strong aesthetic skills in judging photo-realism, perspective and composition.


• Ability to deliver under pressure and be proactive
  with good organisational and communication skills

Desirable, but not essential:

• Experience with volumetric rendering for clouds and atmosphere


• Previous experience with Linux


• VFX scripting (mel, python, vex, etc)


• Experience working with shoot data including photographic and reference data, HDRIs, photogrammetry and Lidar