Overview

Distillery Compositors combine rendered images and elements quickly and elegantly to create beautiful, original, photo-real images for feature film, TV, and cinematic projects.

Objectives:

  • Create high-quality digital composites and visual effects, seamlessly integrating all elements into a shot.
  • Exhibit a strong foundation in traditional, photorealistic, and digital art skills with an emphasis on photo-realism.
  • Work with live action footage, digital still photography, rendered computer graphic elements, and digital paint to create realistic composites.
  • Full shot compositing including keying, paint and roto when required.
  • Produce work quickly under tight production timelines.
  • Participate in team reviews of work under development.
  • Mentor Apprentice and Jr. Artists and must be able to assist them with their shots.
  • Meet defined milestones within a timeline by attending dailies and participating in creative problem solving.
  • Create work self-sufficiently, in many cases from start to finish across a shot.

Core Competencies:

  • High level of problem solving and creative thinking skills.
  • Strong English communication skills.
  • Ability to quickly learn and leverage new software.
  • Time management and organizational skills.
  • Strong teamwork and interdisciplinary thinking.
  • Keen artistic eye.

Education & Experience:

  • Highly experienced with Nuke. Knowledge of other compositing, finishing & editorial tools a plus.
  • Strong knowledge of compositing workflows and other aspects of post-production.
  • Strong knowledge and ability in perspective, photography, and physics of light and motion.
  • Artistic ability in one or more traditional mediums (impressive portfolio of figure drawing, landscape, animals, painting, composition, perspective, etc.) a plus.
  • CG experience a plus.
  • Comparable software experience considered.
  • At least three years of relevant professional tv/film experience.

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary based on experience
  • A fun, creative and collaborative environment
  • Learn from the best in the biz
  • Dog-friendly workplace
  • Hybrid workplace
  • Commitment to COVID-19 Safety​

 

About Distillery VFX

Distillery VFX is a full-service boutique visual effects studio in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and an ensemble of experienced compositors and 3D generalists focused on delivering high-end environment and compositing work. Our namesake is derived from our team’s deepest core value: to refine our processes and workflows to their purest and most efficient forms.