Studio: Virtuos Games
Job Opening: Cinematic Director
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Develop, direct, and carry the cinematic creative vision, communicating that vision horizontally and vertically.
- Responsible cinematic content across all disciplines: narrative,storyboarding, animatic, previz, mocap direction, layout, post processing, animation, editing, cinematography, lighting, VFX.
- Build relationship with clients, address their concerns and complaints.
- Ensure that artistic decisions from both the client and the company adhere to budget and schedule.
- Ensure consistency of tone and style as delivered from a network of global teams working together under the VTS umbrella, across the entire cinematic experience that matches the vision set by the client.
- Oversee reviews, then organize and translate feedback from clients into actionable plans for the VTS team.
- Hold regular reviews and provide clear, meaningful feedback to members of the cinematic team.
- Oversee Motion Capture Shoots and the Selects/Processing Post Shoot process.
- Establish and execute on pipelines for end to end cinematic solutions: from script through to final rendered in real-time.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 7+ years of credited CG directorial experience working in video game cinematics, with experience in cinematic cameras, motion capture, and real-time rendering (Unreal).
- 5+ years of experience managing and directing sizeable CG teams, specifically beneficial if experience is with global teams.
- Demonstrable abilities within cinematography and editorial
- Proactive problem-solving skills; it is essential for this candidate to be able to creatively solve production difficulties and issues
Beneficial Skills
- Experience directing external animation teams, especially global teams.
- Proficiency working with Maya.
- Have experience preparing and co-directing mocap shoots.
- Experience with Game Creation Tools (Unreal)
- Experience with high action cinematics (superheroes, fighting games) is a plus.
- Team-first mentality. Check the ego at the door and a high commitment to get the best quality into the game.
