Environment Artist

Description

A Senior Environment Technical Director is responsible for designing and constructing Environment scenes, that match the photographic quality of the plates he is dealing with.
He has to have a broad technical and artistic knowledge that allows him to manage and develop a shot from an early stage to the the final renders, understanding and supporting the Digital Matte Painters and the Compositors that he might work with.
Although his main duties are related with the technical set-up of the shots, he has to be able to proficiently use Photoshop in order to manipulate the provided plates and photo references, creating the final images that need to be projected onto the geometry.

A Senior Environment Technical Director works under the guidance and direction of the Environment Lead, Environment HOD and the show Supervisors.

Identify the best approach for the given task in terms of:
Aesthetic quality that matches the plate
Flexibility with a set up that can be easily changed/modified based on supervisors feedback
Efficiency at set up time and render time
Usability by other TDs, especially Junior Environment TDs
Construct and release Environment scenes based on the approaches agreed with the lead Environment TD.
Create and Render Environments. This could be any of the following:
UV/camera projection set up
modelling, lighting and shading
Check and release the renders, or the Nuke scripts for the comp department to gather.
Regularly release dailies so that progress on a shot can be assessed.
Attend dailies sessions and obtain feedback from supervisors.
Report any day-to-day problems or concerns to the lead Environment TD on the show and any software issues to the appropriate support team.
Work with the Environment HOD to improve the feature set and stability of our tool set.
Improve his or her knowledge and understanding of MPC's Environment tool set and pipeline.
Act as a mentor to Junior and Mid-Level Environment TDs in the department, aiding them in developing their creative and technical abilities and knowledge.
Adequately document Environment practical methods, and ensure that documentation is available centrally for use by the Environment Department as a whole.