Studio: Blue Zoo
Job Opening: Junior Crowd Animator
Location: London, England, UK
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Working as part of a team of animators, and regularly communicating with your Team Lead and Animation Supervisor.
- Managing your time efficiently to meet the deadlines of your assigned shots.
- Making sure your work is communicating the story, ideas, and acting choices clearly from blocking through to the final animation.
- Responding positively to, and acting on, notes and feedback from your Director and Animation Supervisor.
- Creating and applying animation cycles to background characters.
- Working efficiently with large volumes of characters and applying methods, e.g., caching, to speed up the workflow.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience animating a crowd.
- Experience understanding body mechanics, posing, and getting the best performance possible out of a character.
- A solid and technical understanding of Maya.
- Ability to receive feedback and respond positively to direction.
- Good time management and prioritising skills.
- Ability to share knowledge and skills with other team members.
- Ability as a great team player and collaborator.
- Creative problem-solving skills.
- A solid grasp of creating and applying animation cycles.
Bonus Points:
- Python or Mel script knowledge.
- Additional creative skills, i.e, drawing/acting/dance, etc.
- Shotgun or FTrack knowledge.
