Studio: THE THIRD FLOOR
Job Opening: Previs – Shot Creator/Animator
Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Create sequences of shots from storyboards and/or script pages to enhance the story
- Possess a strong sense of composition, color, and animation timing.
- Establish character blocking, camera positioning, and animate camera movement.
- Create realistic and compelling character animation following the 12 principles of animation.
- Animate creatures, props, and vehicles.
- Understand cinematic language, and camera terminology and have the ability to use motion blur, depth of field, and other effects, to create realism.
- Clean up and accentuate mocap animation.
- Possess an artistic eye for detail and understand the technical specifications for each project.
- Maintain a high consistent standard of quality and speed.
- Understand shot continuity of sequence to help guide shot creation.
- Work well on a team and successfully take direction from a supervisor.
- Adapt quickly and accept change – often have to toss out ideas and start fresh.
- Work well on a team and successfully take direction from a supervisor.
- Adapt quickly and accept change – often have to toss out ideas and start fresh.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Autodesk Maya
- Adobe After Effects
- Autodesk Motion Builder (a plus)
- PFTrack (a plus)