Lighting Artist

3 Months ago • All levels

About the job

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Lighting Artist for feature animation, passionate about lighting, proficient in Arnold, RenderMan or Cycles, experience with 3D animation software like Houdini, Maya, Katana or Blender, strong compositing skills.

POSITION SUMMARY

Sunrise is looking to hire Lighting Artists that are passionate about their craft and are eager to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative, team- based environment on the original feature animation project, David.


Note that we are actively seeking South African-based artists at this time.


David follows the epic adventure of the historical King David from a shepherd boy whose faith in God enables him to slay the mighty Goliath to ultimately conquering the enemy nation of the Israelites and uniting the 12 tribes of Israel as a single nation. David is a physically based naturalistically stylised film.


We are looking for highly motivated Lighters of all experience levels. Experienced Lighters should be generous mentors and first time filmmakers should be eager learners. Artists must be collaborative and supportive of their fellow filmmakers and united in the common vision of bringing the power of David’s story to audiences worldwide.



RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lighters are responsible for Lighting, Compositing, Rendering and final delivery of their shots
  • Troubleshooting and debugging
  • Proactively addressing creative and technical issues
  • Contributing creatively within the framework of David’s established Lighting Design principles
  • Actively engaging with supervisors and fellow artists both within the Lighting team and across the entire company


SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

  • Proficiency in an off-line ray tracing renderer such as Arnold, RenderMan, or Cycles
  • Experience with 3D animation software such as Houdini, Maya, Katana or Blender
  • Experience with compositing software such as Nuke or AfterEffects
  • Sunrise is a Linux based USD pipeline.  The lighting pipeline is Houdini/Solaris, Arnold and Nuke. Experience with those software packages is a bonus but not a requirement


CURRENT SHOWREEL

  • A Showreel/Portfolio link showcasing your latest/recent lighting work.
  • A clear indication on the reel of your specific contribution to shots etc.

 

ABOUT SUNRISE

Sunrise Productions is a full-service animation studio based in Cape Town, South Africa. Sunrise has a passion for quality storytelling, & a belief that film & TV are the most powerful mediums for story in the modern era. The company’s mission is to inspire, entertain, challenge & enchant audiences worldwide, providing the finest in family entertainment.

About The Company

Sunrise Productions is a company that is passionate about story and equally passionate about people. The heart of our vision is to produce animated and live action feature films that inspire, entertain, challenge and enchant our audiences. 

Western Cape, South Africa (On-Site)

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