Framestore is looking for Layout and Matchmove TD

Framestore is looking for Layout and Matchmove TD

Studio: Framestore

Job Opening: Layout and Matchmove TD

Location: London, United Kingdom

Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities:

  • Camera/assets staging/blocking
  • Overseeing Previs and Postvis ingestion
  • Setup and maintenance of Conforms
  • Restaging of cameras and assets when needed
  • Shot content maintenance for animation
  • Overseeing Motion Capture Ingestion/distribution
  • Matchmove objects/characters to match the action in the live-action plates
  • camera tracking, character matchmoving, solving lens distortion, deformation matching of surfaces, solving native stereo plates
  • Adapt to tracking techniques established by the Layout Supervisor
  • Manages notes from Supervisor’s and ensure they are addressed
  • Ensure quality control and check tracked cameras to meet studio standards

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Strong Maya knowledge with excellent problem solving skills and a solid understanding of the visual effects pipeline
  • Good attention to detail and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues in order to maintain continuity within the sequence
  • Strong demonstrable experience in sequence and shot composition
  • Good working knowledge of cinematography in a virtual environment
  • Previous experience of scene layout to match previs or storyboard reference (preferred)
  • Excellent understanding of practical cameras and camera techniques
  • Previous experience in camera tracking and animation blocking
  • Excellent technical problem solving skills – Basic mel and python scripting is ideal but not required
  • Ability to work under pressure on potentially short turn around times
  • Ability to take direction and feedback well from a supervisor
  • Organisation skills and able to create tidy scenes for use in the rest of the pipeline
  • Tracking and MatchMove experience in 3DEqualizer is essential