Visual Effects TD

Description

Visual Effects TD

Summary of Position:

Pixar Canada is looking for Visual Effects TDs for its Vancouver studio for a contract position ending August 2012. Must have working knowledge of Houdini.

In Pixar’s production process, the term “TD” means “Technical Artist”. The Visual Effects TD works with other crew members to create visual effects in an animated film. Visual effects work often includes aspects of modeling, simulation and animation, shading, lighting, rendering, and compositing for the visual effects elements of a shot.


General Duties and Responsibilities:

The Visual Effects TD is responsible for creation, revision, maintenance and support of the effects elements in a shot, responding to guidance and review notes from the director as well as creative and technical supervisors. Visual Effects TDs work closely with other departments, especially with Lighting and Rendering, to make sure that the effects integrate properly with other elements. TDs often use reference footage of real world phenomena or film-library reference to guide their development of a particular effect.

Visual effects work typically includes simulation of dynamics and natural phenomena, as well as direct animation of effects elements by hand or using procedural techniques. At Pixar, simulation is done using a variety of tools including proprietary in-house software, Houdini, Maya, etc. The Visual Effects artist must be flexible and adaptable, with a wide range of skills from scripting or programming to a good eye and a good sense of weight and timing.