Company Summary:

 With offices all over the globe, the Moving Picture Company (MPC) is one of the world's leading visual effects (VFX) studios, creating high-end VFX for the advertising and feature film industries. We are constantly looking for the best talents in the world, enthusiastic people that come to work every day with the desire to be a part of some of the best work in the industry.

 Position Summary:

FX Technical Directors gather a variety of 3D assets produced by our Layout and Animation departments and use our cutting-edge proprietary toolset to create particle, rigid body and fluid simulations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Uses an array of commercial and proprietary software tools to produce photorealistic simulations of real-world phenomena while developing innovative solutions to complex problems
· Produces test and often final renders of FX elements for a shot
· Creates working test composites for review by the supervision team
· Works in partnership with lighters & compositors to ensure shots are delivered to the very highest standard

Requirements:

· Proven experience in feature, commercials or broadcast visual effects production
· Experience in live action FX work preferred
· Good understanding of the entire visual effects process
· An eye for details, good sense of timing, and through understanding of techniques and technologies relating to physical simulation in computer graphics
· The ability to think clearly and creatively under pressure
· Good proficiency with Maya, strong scripting skills in MEL, with Python, C/C++ programming and shell scripting a plus
· Knowledge of Pixar's PRMan renderer preferred
· Familiarity with at least one node based compositing application (Shake and/or Nuke preferred), and a solid understanding of the compositing process
· Good computer skills, particularly with the UNIX/Linux command line
·  At least 3 -5  year’s previous experience in a film VFX studio is required

 Details:

· Location: Vancouver, Canada
· Start Date: Various
· Duration: Project based

If this position sounds of interest then please apply via our website.

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