Framestore Melbourne is looking for an FX Supervisor to join the Film & Episodic team to oversee multiple teams of FX artists to supply FX for feature films.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead multiple FX artists of in the creation of FX material for film projects.
• Work with VFX Supervisors to define effects concepts, designs and workflows based on client briefs.
• Work with production teams to ensure that the bidding and scheduling of FX work is accurate.
• Create natural (and unnatural) phenomena utilising simulations in particles, rigid-bodies, fluids etc. and other procedural or stochastic systems.
• Supervise FX look-development using lighting, shading and compositing to produce a final renderable image.
• Use a variety of commercial and proprietary FX tools to produce FX elements.
• Work in partnership with other departments to ensure that the design and execution of setups and shots is delivered to the highest possible standard.

Essential Skills:

• An excellent knowledge of Houdini and/or Maya
• A thorough understanding of the techniques and technologies relating to FX simulation and procedural animation
• Previous experience producing effects such as smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam and explosions in addition to simulation techniques for rigid-bodies, finite elements, PBD etc.
• A good understanding of media aesthetics - e.g. image composition, detail, animation and timing, etc.
• A working knowledge of mantra/3delight/vray
• Strong experience within a film pipeline environment
• Strong collaboration and communication skills within a team environment
• A working knowledge of at least one compositing application (e.g. Nuke) and a solid understanding of the compositing process
• Strong experience in scripting, e.g. Python, Mel, Vex, Hscript, etc.