Prep Artist Freelance

1 week ago

Québec, Canada Rodeo FX Full time

Company Description

As a company founded and run by an artist, it's our mission to provide talented artists with the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and to thrive in a fun and creative environment.

**Job Description**:
The Prep Artist completes Roto or Paint tasks, using various techniques and software to erase certain objects visible in the original images. Working closely with Compositing Artists, they assist them in the integration of elements that go into the composition of visual effects shots, ensuring to meet the high quality standards of Rodeo FX.

**Responsibilities**:

- Use paint and compositing techniques in Nuke to produce clean plates, remove rigs or other artifacts, etc. This may involve generating pre-comps for use by Compositors, or may require taking shots to completion;
- Create rotoscoping masks for digital image compositors and understand their use in the compositing process;
- Remove and restore grain from images before they are routed to another department;
- Use expressions in Nuke to facilitate digital painting;
- Have a good understanding of the 3D environment in Nuke, and be able to use geodata to do projections;
- Work closely with the Prep Leads, Compositing Leads and Compositing Supervisor to find creative and technical solutions and approaches that enhance shots, while meeting project specifications and deadlines;
- May participate in the development of tools and techniques for the department;
- Keep Production and the project team informed of the status of work, issues to be resolved, ramifications of problems encountered and recommend potential solutions;
- Ensure deadlines are met, advising the project team promptly if delays could be expected.

**Qualifications**:

- Experience in a similar position or demonstrated practical knowledge/interest in VFX;
- General knowledge of the steps of a visual effects production and the numeric image composition;
- Experience with Nuke software;
- Knowledge of image composition and colour;
- Sense of prioritization and respect of deadlines.

Additional Information
**Perks & Benefits**
- Full-time, Permanent Contract;
- 5 paid sick days;
- 2 additional statutory holidays in the winter holidays;
- Group Insurance, access to Dialogue online support and to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
- RRSP with employer contribution.
- Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every member on our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to perceive and interact with the world, identify challenges, and to design and deliver projects._

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