Overview

Are you a Junior Lighting Artist interested in working with us on our first Animated Feature?! The Junior Lighting Artist uses creative and technical skills to light shots and sequences; facilitating shots through the lighting and rendering pipeline.

 

What you’ll get to do:

• Work with the Creative leads to interpret the visual goals in context of the tools and processes of the project
• Polish the lighting on a shot and composite together assets and environment renders into a final shot
• Use appropriate compositing software to create a composite tree that combines the rendered levels and adjust the final composite until it meets the vision of the Directors and Supervisors
• Maintain consistency of lighting across all shots
• Troubleshoot common rendering issues
• Bring shots from lighting production through to finalising based on  project deadlines and milestone goals
• Work closely with the Lighting Leads to establish key lighting and adapt lighting rigs
• Follow Supervisor and Leads direction to create and design lighting for complex scenes; look developed assets, animation files and FX elements
• Communicate updates and track data per Production direction

 

What you bring:

• Experience on feature films, TV and/or animated feature is preferable
• Experience on animated features a bonus
• Experience using the following software: Maya, Nuke
• Completion of degree program or working equivalent
• Sound level of understanding of 3D packages and rendering technology
• Sound level of understanding of compositing and colour theory
• Have a thorough understanding of the film post production process
• Must have a good “eye”, and a good understanding of light, colour, contrast, shading, and lighting design
• Knowledge of rendering workflows
• Understand visual requirements for film, and design procedures and techniques to support the visual goals
• Understand the role and importance that lighting plays in the story-telling process
• Knowledge of Python or MEL in production is a plus
• Ability to take direction
• Able to communicate and interact positively in a collaborative group environment
• Pro-active and can-do attitude
• Excellent attention to detail

 

Please include examples of:

• Personal work that demonstrates your lighting skills
• Non-CGI work such as Photography or Life Drawing (if possible)

 

What do you value?

• Family culture – we produce amazing award winning films in a culture that is passionate, fun, friendly and family oriented
• Benefits – we’ve got you covered from day one! Massage, dental, and an on-site gym, to name a few
• Work/Life balance – we understand that people have families and activities outside of work, so we work hard to create a balance between work and life
• Social animals – join your co-workers in various social activities such as after work drinks, bake-offs, creative competitions and sporting events

 

Interested? Check out our online application form via the following link: https://grnh.se/fb7gwsxv1

 

Animal Logic recently completed production on The LEGO® Batman Movie, The Great Wall and The LEGO® Ninjago Movie, and Peter Rabbit. Animal Logic is currently in production on The LEGO® Movie Sequel (2019). See our new and improved website for more: https://www.animallogic.com/portfolio/projects/!

If you want to create GREAT WORK with GREAT PEOPLE then come and join us at Animal Logic, Vancouver.