Rigger

Description

Nitrogen Studios is a Vancouver based animation studio looking for Riggers to help us embark on an exciting new CGI animated theatrical feature film, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's "Sausage Party".

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Build robust character rigs to Theatrical Feature standard.
• Maintain and improve existing rigs,RnD new technique for future rigs.
• Maximize the use of existing assets while developing a flexible framework for future projects.
• Develop and maintain animation tools and character interfaces
• pose/animation library
• animation utilities
• dynamic parenting
• Continue to develop character pipeline and rigging script libraries.
• Assist animators with shot specific technical issues.
• Develop crowd system to speed up layout and animation of highly populated shots.
• Evaluate and recommend tools/plug-ins or software to help improve production output.

Requirements:

• 1+ years proven experience in animation/feature film/broadcast visual effects production.
• Thorough understanding of techniques and technologies relating to character rigging and animation
• Understanding of puppet and control philosophy
• Excellent understanding of anatomy, volumes and masses, dynamics and character motion
• Excellent understanding of the animation process, from storyboard to modelling to texturing, animation and rendering.
• Production knowledge of Maya, Python and MEL required.
• BC residents preferred, but not required