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Creature Supervisor - Live Action Feature Film job

Posted: June 09, 2011
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Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) is looking for Creature Supervisor - Live Action Feature Film

Starting Date: Immediate to 29 June, duration - mid to Late January 2012

Job details: Immediate start subject to VISA Approval. Relocation to Australia available.

Rising Sun Pictures are a passionate team of producers, artists and technicians, known for providing complex visual effects and cg character work to feature film clients all around the world. With the infrastructure to deliver a full spectrum of services from Design through to Digital Intermediate, Rising Sun has recently worked on films such as Green Lantern, Terminator Salvation, the Harry Potter series [The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, The Deathly Hallows], X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Watchmen.

We are in initial stages of work on a high profile, post apocalyptic live action, creature feature based at our Adelaide (Australia) office. We are seeking an experienced Creature Supervisor to join our team with an immediate start as we are anticipating a rapid project ramp up.


POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting directly to the Visual Effects Supervisor and Visual Effects Producer, you will monitor all aspects of the creature development and delivery. Through the utilisation of technical and creative solutions you will improve the overall efficiency on the project and deliver a high quality work in a timely fashion. You may have come from a background of Modelling, Lighting & Animation with specific focus on creature work.

Requirements: - Demonstrate a competent understanding of the cg character\'s look and performance, with particular focus on leading rigging, animation, muscle systems, fur & feather creation, modelling and texturing.
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of the infrastructure requirements of the project. For example: render resources and disk space; and the tools/applications used by artists to build a cg character and execute shots.
- Closely monitor the progress of Character look development and other components necessary to be in place prior to shot production.
- Assist VFX Supervisor and VFX Producer to monitor all aspects of the character workflow and implement solutions to improve overall efficiency.
- Initiate and implement technical approaches and resource allocations in order to meet character deadlines based on the constraints given by the financial bid of the show.
- During the shot production stage of the show, guarantee the technical delivery of any creative goals given by the Visual Effects Supervisor.
- Collaborate and assist the VFX Supervisor, VFX Producer and production team to deliver a high quality end product in a timely fashion.
- In collaboration with the pipeline TD\'s, drive and prioritise requirements for pipeline development.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- A minimum of 5 years senior production experience including at least 2 years as a Creature Sup/Creature Lead on a film project.
- 5+ years minimum animation experience with Maya and modelling.
- ZBrush / Mudbox experience.
- Perl &/or Python scripting experience.
- Linux experience, including use of shell and command-line tools.
- Meticulous and methodical work habits.
- Professional manner in a deadline pressured working environment.
- Must be able to work in a team environment and have strong leadership skills, including communication and ability to delegate.


Location: Adelaide, Australia.
Please note: This position is open to worldwide applicants subject to working Visa sponsorship.

Contact info:
email - employment@rsp.com.au
fax - +61 8 8400 6401
phone - +61 8 8400 6400
address - Level 1, 180 Pulteney Street Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
web site - www.rsp.com.au
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