3D Lighting & Comp Artist required at Bardel Entertainment

3D Lighting & Comp Artist required at Bardel Entertainment

Studio: Bardel Entertainment

Job Opening: 3D Lighting & Comp Artist

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities:

  • Light and Render CG Shots
  • Create and modify lighting scenes in Katana
  • Set up AOV’s in Renderman
  • Ensure continuity across the shots in a sequence
  • Working with the supervisors and the leads to achieve the correct visual in Compositing
  • Comp shots to achieve the final look
  • Being able to project matte painting on cards or geometry in Nuke department and how to use it
  • Optimizes render settings in Renderman for the cleanest and fastest output on the renderfarm
  • Troubleshoot Katana files for technically related issues
  • Communicate problems and show stoppers to the lead or supervisor to get them resolved in a timely fashion
  • Execute the reviews requested by the Supervisor and the Director by showing an analytic and proactive mind
  • Quality Check your render layers to ensure a correct output to compositing
  • Maintain timing and production quotas given by the production coordinator by looking at a
  • Shotgun Dashboard
  • Organize work and prepare dailies for presentation
  • Demonstrates good written and verbal communication, and exhibits a collaborative, supportive approach to working with other team members.
  • Capable of basic python scripting to make simple tasks more automatic
  • Mentor and offer support to less experienced artists. Providing them with guidance and instruction

Qualifications & Skills:

  • 1 year of 3D lighting & comp experience from a production environment (animation, etc)
  • Post-secondary diploma or certificate in animation/CGI or related filed
  • Great Knowledge of Renderman, 3Dlite or Vray
  • Great Knowledge of Foundry Katana
  • Great Knowledge of Foundry Nuke
  • Keen eye to detail and knowledge of how the light works in the real world
  • Photography skills are a plus
  • Python Scripting knowledge is a plus
  • Working proficiency of English

Apply for the Job Online: To apply, send your resume, demo reel/personal website link to recruitment@bardel.ca