Studio: Cinesite
Job Opening: Speculative Senior Lighting Artist – Feature Animation
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Work with the Lighting Lead and Supervisors to understand the look of individual sequences to achieve technical and artistic objectives while respecting the story
- Create, modify and document templates for other artists to use
- Receive shots for sequences and work with direction from the Lighting Lead
- Light and composite shots, in line with the technical and creative requirements of the project
- Harmonize the creative and technical aspects of each shot
- Ensure that shots meet the render requirements and are completed in a timely fashion
- Submit shots in dailies and work with the team to discuss and resolve issues pertaining to the shots
Qualifications & Skills:
- An understanding of light, shading, and colour, as well as of composting principles and practices
- An understanding of stylized lighting is required for an animated movie
- Ability to work well within a team environment and take direction from Supervisors as appropriate
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong proficiency in node-based lighting software (eg. Katana) and Nuke
- Previous experience in lighting and rendering using Arnold or other similar renderer
