What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Matte Painter (Temporary) position at COMPANY 3?
POSITION SUMMARY :
The perfect candidate needs to be a dependable, team player with a great attitude, and be flexible with our fast turnarounds. They will work closely with the VFX Supervisor and VFX Producer in achieving the highest creative and technical standards of work. As a Company 3 / Method Inc Digital Matte Painter, you will be proficient at digitally painting photo-real environments and landscapes primarily using Photoshop. You’ll be responsible for creating photorealistic paintings that are used as an element to either embellish or replace live-action footage. As a Digital Matte Painter, you’ll also paint photo environments, elements, and textures to match into live-action plates or stand as their own matte painting plates.
MAIN DUTIES :
Create digital paintings of photo-realistic environments based on concept art and / or photo reference
Provide or acquire photographic reference materials
Work closely with Supervisors to produce paintings and elements that match concepts
Paint 2D and 3D paintings for digital environments including Camera Setup, Modeling for Projection, Camera Animation, Projection; Setup, Image Re-Projection, and apply Atmospherics and Light Effects
Integrate matte paintings into 3D environments using Maya and / or Nuke
WHAT YOU BRING :
Expert working knowledge of Photoshop
Experience creating digital paintings of photo-realistic environments based on concept art and / or photo reference
A strong understanding of light, color, and perspective
Excellent artistic communication skills, as well as an excellent eye for detail
Solid knowledge and understanding of visual effects pipelines, production, and implementation, as well as the ability to work well in a team
Strong knowledge of advanced matte painting techniques including color space, digital paint techniques, and Photoshop file management (be it file format, bit depth resolution, or appropriate layering of elements)
Good knowledge and ability with perspective, color, and value matching;
Good knowledge of camera focal lengths and composition
Knowledge of film resolution and aspect ratios
A good understanding of 2D and 3D workflows within a feature film environment
Business Systems Experience.
Demonstrable experience integrating matte paintings into 3D environments using Maya and / or Nuke; Flexibility to produce concept art from scratch.
ABOUT THE COMPANY :
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation / CGI, motion graphics / designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing / trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.
