Paint / Prep Artist

4 days ago

Mumbai, India Industrial Light & Magic Full time

Primarily works as an artist to support the delivery of shows that are to be delivered in the Paint/Prep department at Industrial Light & Magic Mumbai (MBI). Works with the creative leadership team and the production team maintaining strict adherence to timelines.

**What You’ll Do**:

- Handle complex shots with heavy motion blur, lots of layers, etc.
- Use a combination of techniques when dealing with tricky wire removals and clean plates
- Demonstrate a strong eye for color and grain structures with the ability to match saturation, hues and black points from multiple sources to create a cohesive final montage
- Demonstrate a keen eye for recognizing paint artifacts, sharpness and color issues
- Use layout and DM cameras in Nuke
- Export track points between multiple toolsets
- Comfortable working in Silhouette for Rotoscoping

**What We’re Looking For**:

- Professional experience with Silhouette ( Roto and Sequence Paint experience), Nuke, and Mocha
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Drawing, Animation or equivalent artistic background and education required
- Minimum 3 years’ production experience in computer graphics, animation or video
- Ability to write Nuke gizmos and/or plugins is a plus
- Must have an understanding of how their work fits into the pipeline and its effect on upstream and downstream departments
- Must have a willingness to learn new tools, a proven ability to be detail-oriented, and problem solving skills
- Adaptability and willingness to work under tight deadlines and to work efficiently within a production environment
- Able to break shots down into individual components with little supervision
- Demonstrates excellent troubleshooting skills
- Easily assimilates feedback given by supervisors
- Research appropriate references including continuity with like shots. Proactively communicates this information to team
- Takes ownership and responsibility of shot. Proactively offers options and finds own solutions for production problems
- Actively works across departments in shot groups. Provides updates to production and other artists on shot progress
- Nice to have:

- Python and/or C++ experience a plus
- Computer proficiency including UNIX operating system; the ability to learn software and adapt scripts
- Working knowledge of stereo compositing pipeline

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