Matte Painting Compositor

Description

Essential duties and responsibilities:
• Responsible for defining and setting up 2D and 3D matte paintings by defining and creating projection geometry and placement for proper matte painting coverage, layering and desired parallax..
• Provides technical and artistic support to matte painting artists for the setup and installation of production shots, pre-using tools to create layered image files for matte painters to paint.
• Communicates the specifics of the 3D Matte Painting pipeline to Art, Layout, Lighting, and Matte Painting artists.
• Responsible for delivering Matte Painting elements to Layout and Lighting departments.
• Render all matte painting layers and constructs a composite for delivery to Lighting Department.
• Create layout objects to accurately represent the silhouette and parallax of the major compositional matte painting objects.
• Maintains continuity between Matte Painting and other studio departments (Layout, Lighting).
• Assists other departments with troubleshooting and debugging.

Additional duties:
• Support and develop tools and procedures to enhance the production pipeline.
• Document department procedures and workflow.
• Ensure department software development follows studio policies and guidelines.
• Stay current with computer graphic techniques for possible implementation.
• Aid in training of matte painters and mentoring technical directors as required and appropriate.