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 Mumbai 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 (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

Essential Skills:

• Tracking (object 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