Overview
Western FX Studios is looking for an FX Artist for our live-action Netflix series.
The FX Artist will be responsible for developing the look of new effects required for the project, integrating them into our production pipeline, and ensuring the quality of output from the FX team. FX needed for the series will include smoke, clouds, water, magical portals, magic dust and spells, debris, etc.
Requirements
– A minimum 2 years experience with Maya
– Proficiency with Autodesk Maya and Houdini to develop high quality photo-real dynamic effects
– Experience with rigid body dynamics and particle systems
– Cloth, skin, fur simulations is a plus
– Understanding of RenderMan and other renders, lighting, shading and compositing
– Knowledge of coding/scripting in current production languages – Python, C++, and Mel
– A technical understanding of visual effects pipelines is a plus, as is Shotgun experience.
– Understanding of 3D animation, texturing, modelling, lighting and compositing is an asset.
– The candidate must be comfortable in a fast-paced, yet laid back environment
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!
