Previs - Shot Creator/Animator (UK Based)

The Third Floor; City Of London; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading visualization studio is seeking a Previs Shot Creator/Animator to create cinematic sequences for major studio clients. This remote role requires strong skills in animation, composition, and camera movement. You will work collaboratively in a fun, creative culture, contributing to high-profile projects with well-known clients. A portfolio demonstrating character and camera animation is essential.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Generous benefits

Creative culture

Qualifications

• Strong sense of composition, color, and animation timing.
• Ability to create realistic character animation following the 12 principles of animation.
• Understand cinematic language and camera terminology.

Responsibilities

• Create sequences of shots from storyboards and/or script pages.
• Establish character blocking and camera positioning.
• Animate creatures, props, and vehicles.

Skills

Animation timing

Character animation

Composition

Camera movement

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Job description

The Third Floor is a visualization studio founded by artists, for artists. We offer a fun and creative culture where our talent can grow and thrive. From coffee Wednesdays to our learning and development opportunities, generous benefits, and more ... we know your experience at TTF will be unlike any other studio! Check out our openings today!

If you do apply, please know we are excited to consider your application and know your time is precious. We are unable to reply to all candidates but if we have questions or think you’d possibly be a good fit for the position, someone from recruiting will be in touch!

Previs - Shot Creator/Animator (UK Based)

THE THIRD FLOOR is the world’s leading visualization company, with offices in Los Angeles and London and teams working on productions around the globe. Since 2004, we’ve partnered with clients to help them plan and explore their stories before filming, using our visual storytelling skills and deep filmmaking knowledge to help directors and studios envision their projects in the earliest stages of production. Founded by artists for artists, The Third Floor is a fun, creative studio where we work on high-profile projects while maintaining a collaborative, small-studio culture. In 2022, we expanded with a dedicated animation department that creates final content for film, episodic, and games. Our work has received multiple Emmy and VES awards, and our clients include Disney, Marvel, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Universal, 20th Century, and many more.

A Previs Shot Creator/Animator pieces together elements, sets them in motion, and “films” them with virtual cameras to create cinematic sequences that represent the creative blueprint. Nearly any aspect of a shot can be tweaked instantaneously to improve the composition or the timing of the action. Working with the previs supervisor, previs shot creators produce previs shots and sequences that help to support the director's vision via appropriate use of camera movement, lenses, composition, staging, lighting, and editing.

Project Based. Full Time. Remote Position. Must be located in United Kingdom

Responsibilities:

• Create sequences of shots from storyboards and/or script pages to enhance story
• Possess a strong sense of composition, color, and animation timing.
• Establish character blocking, camera positioning and animate camera movement.
• Create realistic and compelling character animation following the 12 principles of animation.
• Animate creatures, props, and vehicles.
• Understand cinematic language, camera terminology and have the ability to use motion blur, depth of field and other effects, to create realism.
• Clean up and accentuate mocap animation.
• Possess an artistic eye for detail and understand the technical specifications for each project.
• Maintain high consistent standard of quality and speed.
• Understand shot continuity of sequence to help guide shot creation.
• Work well on a team and successfully take direction from a supervisor.
• Adapt quickly and accept change – often have to toss out ideas and start fresh.
• Autodesk Maya

Requirements:

• To be considered: include your resume, demo reel/ portfolio link (and password, if needed), and demo reel breakdown (or, alternatively, a written detailed breakdown/contribution) with your application.
• Your demo reel and breakdown should include both character and camera layout/animation to be considered.
• Previs Shot Creators are part of TTF’s very agile creative teams, sometimes working at various production locations for our major studio clients. Willingness to travel is a plus. This is a great chance to work on-site with some of the biggest names in the industry!