Position: Technical Director, Effects and R&D
Location: Los Angeles, Burbank area.
About us Few entertainment companies embrace the future of filmmaking more
passionately than Digital Dimension. Founded in 1997, the 10 year old company
has two facilities, Los Angeles and Montreal. The studios have become a leading
force in high-end visual effects and animation services, motion picture and
broadcast production. Our clients are the biggest in the business; Warner
Brothers, DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox, New Line Cinema and many more. We also
work with HBO films and produce quality work for Special Show Opens such as
Fox’s Superbowl 39 and Showtime. Our Montreal Facility is finishing its first
full length CGI feature.
Position Summary: Responsible for the development and implementation of
simulations of natural phenomena, volumetrics, particle systems, procedural
modeling, procedural animation, hard and soft body dynamics, and other similar
effects.
Duties & Responsibilities: • Designs and creates the look and production
methodology for computer generated FX animation (fire, crowds/flocking, complex
foliage, and simulating/rendering fluids) and dynamic simulation of cloth, fur
and hair.
• Work with Lead TDs in designing technical approaches to projects or
sequences.
• Work with the modeling, art, digital paint, and lighting departments to
create FX which serve the aesthetic goals of a production.
Qualifications & Required Skills: • Extensive 3D computer graphics
experience in the areas of natural phenomenon solutions and materials
development.
• Experience with commercial graphics packages, especially those which support
procedural modeling and dynamics development.
• Education in Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering is desirable.
Programming or scripting a plus.
• 3DS MAX experienced preferred.
• Experience with Fume FX, Thinking Particles, Houdini particles is a plus.
• Experience creating high-end CG for TV/Film.
To apply for this position, go to our web site http://www.digitaldimension. |