Compositing Artist

4 days ago


Montréal, Canada Cinesite-Montreal Full time

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The Compositor is tasked with assembling the 3D elements of the shots of an animated film for a quality result, in the time allocated and under the supervision of the Lighting/Compositing Supervisor and the VFX Supervisor. In addition, the Compositing Artist will be called upon to be the expert in their domain and to help Lighting Artists that are learning to composite through difficult shots as they themselves will be expected to learn the basics and to work on lighting child shots. He/she must be able to work in collaboration with the production team on the work to be done and the deadlines, and they will also be provided with all the support, tools and training necessary to develop their skills in lighting.

**Responsibilities**:

- Perform your compositing tasks while effectively communicating with colleagues and the production team by keeping them informed of the status of the work, the issues to be resolved, and the ramifications of the problems involved;
- Assemble the elements of a plan, including 2D and 3D infographics;
- Ensure the consistency of the final composition of a shot of an animated film, a sequence of the film and the story;
- Coordinate the creative and technical aspects of each shot and throughout the film;
- Solve visual, artistic and technical problems when possible or communicate the information to the department concerned (modelling, texture, 3D lighting, etc.);
- Provide support to 3D lighting artists in the preparation of images for the compositing department;
- Manage your workload well and keep the project management team informed if the work is more complicated than expected or even longer than expected so that they can readjust.
- Assist lighters to dispatch shots to the farm
- Perform basic lighting work on shots

**Qualifications**:

- 3 to 5 years of experience working in feature films (VFX or animation) - Compositing, Lighting, and all general 2D techniques; image formatting, photography principles, image processing methods, etc;
- Stereo and deep compositing experience is an asset;
- Experience lighting shots is an asset.
- Must have good technical and artistic knowledge as well as a good sense of composition;
- An accomplished compositor working with Nuke and with a good creative eye;
- Technical knowledge in 2D composition;
- Good written and verbal communication skills (English).Cinesite Montréal recrute un Artiste Éclairage 3D pour se joindre à notre équipe de Feature Animation. Travaillant sous la direction des leads de département et du superviseur, le Lighting/Compositing Artist est responsable de l'éclairage 3D et du rendu de tous les éléments 3D et de la composition finale des plans de production de haute qualité.

Sous la supervision du Superviseur Lighting/Compositing et du Superviseur VFX, le/la Compositeur(trise) prend en charge l’assemblage des éléments 3D des plans d’un film d’animation pour livrer un résultat de qualité correspondant au look et au style du film et dans le temps alloué.

De plus, l'artiste Compositeur agira en tant qu’expert dans son domaine et il assistera les artistes en Lighting lorsque ceux-ci composent des plans complexes. À son tour, l’artiste Compositeur sera tenu d’apprendre les bases de l’éclairage ainsi que de travailler sur l'éclairage de « child shots ». Il devra être capable de travailler en collaboration avec l'équipe de production sur le travail à effectuer et les délais à respecter. Et il recevra également tout le soutien, les outils et la formation nécessaires pour développer ses compétences en éclairage.

**Responsabilités**:

- Accomplir des tâches de composition d’image numérique tout en communiquant efficacement avec ses collègues et l’équipe de production en les tenant informé du statut du travail, des problèmes à résoudre et des risques encourus ;
- Intégrer les éléments d’un plan, dont les éléments infographiques 2D et 3D. ;
- S’assurer de la cohérence de la composition finale des éléments d’un plan d’un film d’animation, d’une séquence du film et de l’histoire ;
- Harmoniser les aspects créatifs et techniques de chacun des plans et à travers tout le film ;
- Résoudre les problèmes visuels, artistiques et techniques autant que possible ou alors transmettre l’information au département concerné (modélisation, texture, éclairage 3D, etc.) ;
- Apporter son aide aux artistes d’éclairage 3D dans la préparation d’images pour le département de compositing ;
- Travailler en collaboration avec l’équipe de production concernant le travail à effectuer et les échéances.
- Bien gérer sa charge de travail et tenir informé l’équipe de gestion de projet si le travail est plus complexe que prévu ou encore plus long que prévu afin qu’ils puissent réajuster.
- Aider les éclairagistes à envoyer les plans à la ferme de "rendering".
- Effectuer des travaux d'éclairage de base sur les plans.


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