Lead Tracking Artist - Film & Episodic

Job description

The Lead Tracker will be a senior artist in their own right. In addition to working on challenging production shots, they are responsible for managing a team of artists on a show and for quality controlling the work coming into London from our partner studios overseas.

Key Responsibilities:

Spending dedicated time each day reviewing work from our overseas partners, providing feedback via annotated images and video recordings and giving constructive, concise and consistent feedback on work received
Creating motion files, including a camera and/.or the object, that match the original background plate photography
Leading a team of artists and being responsible for the quality check of the team’s output
Liaising with production to help ensure an efficient schedule and distribution of work
Collaborating with other departments as required to ensure that the CG elements are seamlessly incorporated into the shot
Geometric reconstruction of important static objects in the scene
Reconstructing the placement of motion files (camera or object track) in the 3D set in order to quality control the accuracy of each track
Rendering wireframes of the scene geometry to be rendered and composited over the original plate to help judge the accuracy of each track
Bidding the duration required for the various matchmove tasks on a show
Learning and developing specific Framestore tools and workflows

Job requirements

Essential Skills:

Tracking knowledge and experience at a senior level
Ability to problem solve
Strong understanding of the visual effects pipeline
Strong knowledge and experience of using 3d Equalizer and Maya
Working knowledge of Nuke and Linux
Ability to lead and motivate a team including training junior artists
Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively to colleagues at all levels
Excellent organisational skills
Able to efficiently meet deadlines
A good understanding of cameras and photography and the effects of different lenses on perspective and distortion

Desirable Skills:

Mel or Python scripting skills
Native stereo experience
Knowledge of alternative tracking software
On-set experience

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