Offer summary

Qualifications:

Experience in lighting and rendering for visual effects in film., Strong understanding of CG scene assembly and asset management., Ability to collaborate effectively with supervisors and compositors., Familiarity with rendering optimization techniques and software..

Key responsibilities:

Assemble CG scenes with the correct assets from various departments.

Light shots according to briefs from supervisors and leads.

Collaborate with compositors to develop and refine shots.

Ensure timely completion of tasks while maintaining high quality standards.

Job description

The multi-Oscar-winning creative Film & Episodic studio, at Framestore has worked with some of the greatest storytellers in film today. Collaborating with directors and producers across the complete filmmaking process to help design, plan and create beautiful images, we focus on finding innovative creative solutions to support their vision and set new standards for visual effects in cinema.

Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.

About the role

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 is for a show contract May/June to October and would require the artist to have Australian work rights.

What you’ll do

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