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SAN FRANCISCO Senior FX Technical Director
LucasFilm Industrial Light & Magic
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Senior FX Technical Directors are responsible for autonomously generating complex simulations, particle FX, lighting, rendering and moderate-level compositing of very complex shots, needing only initial direction and guidance from their supervisors.
• Can design and create complicated FX animation, procedural simulation, dynamic simulation, particle and fluid systems
• Light complex/multiple creatures (hairy or furry creatures) and elements
• Can set-up and wrangle heavy particle effects and enormous crowd shots
• Can develop small scale, show specific tools for non-FX TDs and other FX TDs
• Excellent pipeline scripting ability
• Solid compositing ability
• Can write plug-ins, set-up sequences and debug simulations
• Can write/hack procedural, volumetric shaders and surface shaders with proficiency
• Can animate moderate objects with proficiency
• Excellent knowledge of 3D Studio Max, Maya, Houdini, Renderman, Arnold and Mental Ray, and the ability to quickly learn proprietary tools (including Zeno)
• Can learn or develop new techniques quickly, and debug complicated problems
• Set a standard for all Technical Directors by continually improving the speed, quality of our work and adaptability
Requirements:
Education / Experience:
• 5+ years production experience or feature film experience with effects simulation work
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or computer graphics
• Demo reel required
Required Skills / Competencies:
• Ability to work with competency, energy and enthusiasm within a team environment with minimal supervision to complete a shot
• Exhibits excellent listening and communication skills, able to receive direction and criticism
• Excellent presentation/communication skills in dailies/shot review by clearly and briefly outlining what has been accomplished and what next should be addressed in the shot
• Engages in the creative process without ego, and accepts all final decisions with a positive and supportive attitude
• Demonstrates an excellent aesthetic eye, anticipating potential problems and using knowledge of how to use the tools to achieve the desired look
• Demonstrates superb problem-solving skills and takes the initiative to offer ideas and suggestions
• Prioritizes tasks and manages time very well
Preferred Skills / Competencies:
• Linux and scripting ability in Python
• Experience in MEL
Technical Skills:
• Advanced simulation experience with either Houdini, Maya, XSI, 3DS Max or other software, and the ability to write expressions
• C++ skills