KAZOO Animation | Artiste Lighting et Compositing Senior / Senior Lighting & Compositing Artist

4 Months ago • All levels • Animation

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Job Description

Senior Lighting & Compositing Artist with experience in Maya, Nuke, and animation production. Must have strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Must have:
  • Maya Experience
  • Nuke Expertise
  • Animation Production
  • Problem Solving
Good to have:
  • Python Scripting
  • After Effects
  • FTrack Knowledge
  • Shading Skills
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About the job

About The Role

Notre studio partenaire, Kazoo Animation, est basé à Tourcoing - Plaine Images, en France. Pour cette production, les candidats devront résider en France, idéalement dans la région Hauts-de-France. Les contrats proposés seront des CDDU Intermittents. Les entretiens se dérouleront en deux temps, le premier en anglais et le second en français.

Nos artistes lighting et compositing senior (L&C) sont de merveilleux conteurs visuels. Ils définissent l'ambiance et l'atmosphère de nos récits et mettent en valeur les détails de nos personnages, accessoires et environnements. Ce sont des experts de la lumière, de la couleur et de la résolution créative de problèmes.

Votre travail quotidien consistera à créer le lighting de nos épisodes, à peaufiner les couleurs lors du compositing, tout en maintenant un bon équilibre entre la qualité la plus élevée et le respect des délais.

Quotidien

  • Créer les scènes de lighting dans Maya à l'aide des assets provenant des départements d'animation et FX, puis compositer ces plans rendus dans Nuke pour créer le plan final.
  • Ajuster les light rigs fournis, les configurations de rendu et les templates de compositing afin d'obtenir le visuel requis pour vos plans.
  • Modifier les paramètres de rendu pour optimiser l'efficacité des rendus.
  • Monitoring des rendus pour s'assurer qu'ils respectent le temps de rendu prévu.
  • Travailler au sein d'une équipe d'artistes lighting et compositing et communiquer régulièrement avec votre chef d'équipe et le superviseur de la postproduction.
  • Gérer efficacement son temps pour respecter les délais sur les plans attribués.
  • Corriger les erreurs et les glitches en résolvant les problèmes et en traitant les commentaires de manière efficace.
  • Assurer la liaison avec les membres de l'équipe pour résoudre les problématiques.
  • Créer des solutions efficaces aux défis techniques.
  • Contrôle qualité des plans rendus.

Indispensable

About You

  • Connaissance des principes d'éclairage et de la manière dont la lumière est utilisée pour répondre à un cahier des charges créatif
  • Compréhension technique du fonctionnement de l'éclairage dans le rendu 3D - différents types de lumières, configurations de rendu, physically based rendering, ray tracing et global illumination - en utilisant Maya et un moteur de rendu comparable à Redshift.
  • Compréhension technique du “biased rendering” afin d'optimiser l'échantillonnage, de rendre vos rendus efficaces et d'éviter le bruit/noise et les artefacts.
  • Compréhension de la théorie des couleurs, de l'esthétique et de la composition.
  • Compréhension technique des “utility passes” (Z, Position et Normals) et de leur utilisation dans le compositing à l'aide de Nuke.
  • Compréhension de la profondeur de champ de la caméra.
  • Compétences en résolution de problèmes afin de trouver la meilleure approche pour répondre au cahier des charges, résoudre les problèmes et poser des questions en cas de doute.
  • Avoir le sens du détail pour examiner minutieusement les plans finalisés afin d'y déceler toute erreur ou incohérence.
  • Bonne communication et esprit d'équipe, partage des connaissances et des compétences avec les autres membres de l'équipe.
  • Travailler de manière indépendante. Faire preuve de diligence, prendre des initiatives et être fiable.
  • Être organisé et gérer son temps efficacement.
  • Expérience préalable en tant qu'artiste L&C sur une production d'animation.

Bonus

  • Connaissance des scripts Python
  • Connaissance d’After Effects
  • Expérience d’utilisation de FTrack
  • Connaissances en shading
  • Compréhension du pipeline de production 3D
  • Expérience sur une série d’action / véhicules
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About The Role

This opportunity is to work for and be employed by our partner studio, Kazoo who is based in Tourcoing, France. Due to the requirements for this production, talent that apply for this opportunity must be based and living in France. There will be two interview stages - the first conducted in English and the second in French.

Our L&C artists are masters of mood, light and detail. Their day-to-day focuses on tailored render layers, artful color grading and production deadlines, whilst meeting that all important brief from our Directors and Clients. They are also great collaborators, working as a team to share and develop their technical and artistic skills to deliver high quality content for our audiences.

Day To Day

  • Working as part of a team of lighting and compositing artists, and regularly communicating between your Team Lead and Director
  • Managing your shots and your time efficiently to meet those deadlines!
  • Making sure your work is communicating clearly from blocking through to the final animation
  • Acting on notes and feedback from your Directors

About You

Must Have:

  • Animation production experience
  • Knowledge of atmospheric lighting, color grading and denoising render
  • Knowledge of Nuke as a tool to composite render layers
  • Positive attitude and be happy to share knowledge and skills with other team members
  • Ability to receive feedback and respond well to direction
  • Enjoy being a team player and great collaborator
  • Ability to work independently and be reliable
  • Creative problem solving skills

Bonus Points

  • Knowledge of Python scripting

About Us

KAZOO Animation, in partnership with Blue Zoo, where the art of captivating storytelling and the beauty of animation intertwine.

Newly established in the city of Tourcoing, France, at the heart of the Plaine Images ecosystem, our studio aims to cultivate creative talent and encourage innovation. Discover our passion for creating stories featuring dynamic characters in animated series and feature films, intended to inspire a wide audience.

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KAZOO Animation, in partnership with Blue Zoo, where the art of captivating storytelling and beautiful intertwine animation. Nestled in the city of Tourcoing, France, our esteemed studio serves as a sanctuary for nurturing creative talent and fostering innovation. Experience our passion for crafting captivating animated stories with vibrant characters in series and feature film animation, intended to inspire a global audience.

Desired Skills and Experience

Series

  • TV, Rigging
  • Python, Rigging
  • Scripting, 3D Skills
  • Nuke, Key Personnel Titles
  • Director, Levels
  • Lead
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About The Company

Celebrating over 20 years of Blue Zoo! We’re one of the UK’s leading animation studios with an enviable client list and a shelf full of BAFTAs for our trademark CG character animation. We’ve produced some of the most well-loved kids shows on TV, memorable commercials, and our animated shorts are rapidly gaining recognition for artistry and innovation.


Our passion for our craft and storytelling in the most engaging way has always been at the core of what we do, and that integrity has earned us a worldwide reputation for creating brilliant animation for broadcast, commercials and digital content.

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