Senior Compositor

2 Months ago • 4 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Compositor at Scanline VFX, you'll integrate layers and elements to create final shots for feature films or episodic shows. Your expertise in compositing, color science, and 2D image manipulation ensures high-quality deliveries. Key responsibilities include collaborating with other compositors, implementing feedback effectively, delivering shots on schedule, mentoring colleagues, and troubleshooting complex scripts. You'll utilize skills in tracking, color correction, depth of field, and more to achieve photorealistic composites. This role requires 4+ years of live-action feature film or episodic compositing experience and expert Nuke skills.
Must have:
  • 4+ years experience in live-action compositing
  • Expert Nuke skills
  • Strong understanding of light, shadow, color
  • Excellent problem-solving and teamwork skills
Good to have:
  • Traditional art/photography background
  • Python, Blinkscript, or C++ experience
  • Nuke particle experience
  • 360 VR or Array Compositing experience

Job Details

As a Senior Compositor, you will integrate all layers and elements to produce final and complete shots for feature film or episodic shows. Your expertise in compositing, color science, and traditional 2D image manipulation processes will ensure high-quality deliveries.

Key Responsibilities

    • Collaborate closely with other Compositors and the Compositing Lead/Supervisor to establish looks and/or follow set style direction
    • Demonstrate a solid understanding of light, shadow, color, and shape to solve design and other visual challenges for key shots
    • Receive and implement feedback swiftly and effectively while maintaining production guidelines
    • Ensure shots are delivered to the highest standard and on schedule through effective teamwork and superior problem-solving skills
    • Share knowledge, techniques, and mentor fellow compositors to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment
    • Understand and be adept at troubleshooting complex compositing scripts and escalating issues as needed
    • Utilize and share core knowledge of 2D image manipulation processes such as tracking, color correction, depth of field, retiming, warping, and photographic optical effects to achieve photorealistic composites

Qualifications

    • 4+ years live-action feature film or episodic compositing experience
    • Expert Nuke Skills and knowledge of compositing workflows
    • General understanding of 3D computer graphics, including modeling, lighting, and animation
    • Outstanding organizational and time management skills
    • Ability to take direction positively and communicate effectively
    • Traditional art, photography, and film background (preferred)
    • Python, Blinkscript, or C++ experience (preferred)
    • Nuke particle experience (preferred)
    • 360 VR or Array Compositing experience (preferred)
About Us
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich (will cease to operate by year's end), Seoul, and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

Eyeline Studios
Eyeline Studios, our virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility. Learn more.

Powered by Netflix
Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

Come as you are
We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.

We will only consider applicants based in the United Kingdom, or those willing to relocate.

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