FX TD - Expression of Interest

Framestore; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Framestore Limited is seeking an FX TD to create CG renditions of naturalistic and magical phenomena for high-end film projects. You will build and simulate effects, from smoke and fire to clouds and water, ensuring they integrate with lighting and rendering pipelines.

You will work with Maya and Houdini, collaborate with other departments, and contribute to procedural tools and pipelines that raise the bar on visual effects quality for our acclaimed productions.

Qualifications

• Must have degree qualification or at least 5 years work experience in a similar role.
• Experience working on a VFX pipeline and production-quality simulations.
• Solid knowledge of Maya and Houdini or equivalent simulation software.
• Understanding of FX simulation, procedural animation, and rendering concepts.
• Experience producing effects like magic, smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam, explosions; capable with rigid bodies, cloth and hair.

Responsibilities

• Create particle, rigid-body, fluid, cloth, fur and/or hair simulations or animations.
• Apply lighting and shaders to produce the final rendered image or pass the simulation to a Lighting TD.
• Use Maya, Houdini and other FX tools.
• Collaborate with other departments to deliver shots to the highest standard.
• Develop design solutions and pipelines for FX creation.
• Produce reviewable composites of FX elements; may render final outputs.
• Design and create images, elements, effects, pipelines, tools and techniques.

Skills

FX simulation techniques

Procedural animation

Team collaboration

Motion understanding

Rendering concepts

Education

Degree qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

Maya

Houdini

Nuke

Arnold rendering

Maya API / Houdini HDK

Python

VEX / MEL scripting

Unix shell scripting

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.

Who Are We

Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create, whether in film, episodic, advertising or immersive experiences. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.

About the role

As an FX TDat Framestore, you'll be tasked withcreating CG renditions of naturalistic physical or magical phenomena. You'll bring to life the wonder of visual effects in high-end films.

What you’ll do:

• Create particle, rigid-body, fluid, cloth, fur and/or hair simulations or animations
• Applyighting and shaders to produce the final rendered image or passing the simulation on to a Lighting Technical Director
• Use a variety of commercial and proprietary FX tools including Maya, Houdini
• Work in partnership with other departments to ensure that shots are delivered to the highest possible standard
• Work within the team to determine the various design solutions needed to create the effects
• Design and create images, elements, effects, pipelines, tools and techniques
• Design solutions involving a more procedural approach in order to create the effects required
• Produce reviewable composites of all FX elements for a shot. Sometimes FX TDs will be expected to produce final renders too

Essential Skills:

• Degree Qualification or at least 5 years work experience to substitute
• Additional 2+ years work experience in a similar role
• Experience working on a VFX pipeline
• A solid knowledge of Maya and Houdini (or experience in other simulation software)
• An understanding of the techniques and technologies relating to FX simulation and procedural animation
• Previous experience producing effects such as magic, smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam and explosions in addition to simulation techniques for rigid-bodies, cloth and hair
• A good understanding of animation and an eye for motion
• A good understanding of the entire visual effects process
• A familiarity with pipeline issues, especially working between multiple packages
• A working knowledge of at least one compositing application (e.g. Nuke) and a solid understanding of the compositing process

Desirable Skills:

• Python and/or Vex, Mel scripting skill
• Knowledge in other simulation packages such as Naiad, and realflow
• Experience with Arnold or other render packages
• Programming skills with C/C++ along with knowledge of the Houdini HDK and/or Maya API
• Unix shell scripting

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 favourable treatment on any basis when applying for a career with us.