Lead Layout Artist

Overview

The Lead Layout Artist plays a pivotal role in the pre-visualization and staging of scenes in animation, film, and visual effects (VFX) productions. This role is responsible for overseeing the layout team and ensuring that the visual composition, camera work, and shot continuity align with the director's vision. The Lead Layout Artist bridges the gap between storyboards and final animation, ensuring that the staging, camera angles, and timing of each shot are effectively planned and executed.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate storyboards into 3D previsualization scenes by setting up characters,
• environments, and camera moves to block out the action and ensure proper
• composition.
• Responsible for creating sequences of CG shots that convey the story-line, ensuring the vision of the director and layout supervisor.
• Ensure continuity in camera work, staging, and action flow between shots and
• sequences, adhering to the visual style and mood of the project.
• Collaborate with the director, art director, and animation supervisors to establish and
• maintain the visual tone of the project through layout.
• Accountable for meeting schedules and show deadlines; participates in dailies, rounds, and team reviews of work in progress.
• Interact with production, supervisors, and team / peers in order to problem solve and share information related to shows and assigned tasks.