Overview

Western FX Studios is looking for Compositors for our live-action Netflix Original television series.

This project will involve multiple plate splitscreens, greenscreen comps, dmp integration, full cg character and cg element integration, roto and cleanup comp work.

Requirements
– Integrate various layers or elements of live-action footage and CG into a seamless VFX shot.

– Able to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment to deliver consistently high-quality work and troubleshoot technical problems on assigned shots.

– Communicate effectively with artists in other departments to ensure the seamless integration of work between disciplines, for example communicating frequently with CG artists assigned to the same shot.

– Great organizational and time management skills, working consistently towards given deadlines.

– Meticulous attention to detail.

– Comfortable handling paint fixes, rotoscoping, and performing 2D/3D camera and plate tracking.

– Must have 2-3 years experience working with Nuke.

– A technical understanding of visual effects pipelines are a plus as well, as is Shotgrid(Shotgun) experience.

About Western FX Studios

Western FX Studios is part of a boutique Post Production facility in Vancouver, Canada that creates visual effects for a stable, long-running client base - Air Bud Entertainment. We strictly follow all labour standards, pay proper OT after 8 hours (on the rare occasion that we do overtime), and have an excellent work environment. The studio best suits artists and programmers who value their lives and who, while working hard when they have to, also cherish the parts of their lives that aren't job related. We're best known for the family classics: Air Bud, MVP, the Air Buddies franchises, the Pup Star franchise, and our Emmy nominated series, Pup Academy. We also completed the Warner Brothers feature film, “Cats and Dogs 3: Paws Unite”, as well as shots for the NBC hit-show “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”. Our latest Netflix Original series, “Scaredy Cats”, is currently #3 on Netflix for childrens programming!