Crowd Technical Director

3 weeks ago

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Framestore Full time

Crowd Technical Directors at Framestore are responsible for creating the motion of crowds, including the animating and simulating of tens of thousands of characters for high-end visual effects films.

Collaborating with directors and producers across the complete filmmaking process, we focus on finding innovative creative solutions to support their vision and set new standards for visual effects in cinema.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Creating simulations of crowd characters as briefed by the Visual Effects/CG Supervisor or Lead
  • Developing locomotion, motion, and triggering behaviors to ensure a variety of looks can be achieved
  • Utilizing crowd software (both proprietary and off-the-shelf) to deliver to the highest possible standards
  • Liaising with other departments involved in the crowd pipeline, including Modeling, Rigging, Animation, Motion Capture, and Lighting
  • Involvement in developing crowd tools and techniques
  • Staying on schedule and meeting set deadlines while maintaining the highest levels of quality
  • Ongoing communication with Production and Leads regarding schedules and deadlines

Essential Skills:

  • A thorough knowledge of Houdini - especially Houdini Crowds, Houdini Agent Definition, Maya is a plus
  • Creative problem-solving skills
  • An appreciation of both the aesthetic and technical requirements of the role
  • A good understanding of animation and an eye for motion
  • A strong work ethic and a willingness to be involved in both development and shot execution
  • The ability to work as part of a team in a challenging, changeable, and deadline-oriented environment
  • Excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise across departments
  • A good understanding of the entire visual effects process
  • A familiarity with pipeline and workflow issues, especially working between multiple packages
  • Adaptability and the willingness to learn new processes, software, and technical skills
  • Experience of working under a Unix/Linux systems environment

Desirable Skills:

  • Previous experience in a similar role
  • Programming/scripting experience (e.g. Vex, Python, and/or C++)
  • A good understanding of particle systems
  • Experience of developing tools, scripts, and plug-ins to help streamline workflow
  • Previous experience working with motion capture data

Our Commitment:

Framestore is proud to employ extraordinary talent across all genders, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities, and sexual preferences. We aim to encourage and support all of our current and future employees to achieve their potential. No job applicant will receive less favorable treatment on any basis when applying for a career with us.

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