Houdini FX Artist / Houdini TD

[RSP_Recruitment]

Position: Houdini FX Artist / Houdini TD

Employment period: 8-10 weeks contract position with an immediate start.

Location: RSP Adelaide, Australia.

NOTE: Only applicants with a right to work in Australia can be considered for this position.

POSITION OVERVIEW

RSP is engaged on a high profile, live-action feature film. We are seeking an experienced Houdini FX Artist / TD to join our team, with an immediate start.

In this role you will utilise your previous CG film experience to create realistic FX elements. The effects work will primarily be focused on a hard-bodied destruction sequence. Demonstrated skills using Houdini’s Modeling, Rigging, Shading, Animation, Lighting (Mantra) tools are key aspects expected of applicants.

Applicants must be experienced CG artists with feature film experience. In this role you will be contributing your knowledge and expertise to achieve the highest quality visual effects output.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create exceptional realistic FX animation and effects.

• Follow creative & technical briefs with regard to the production schedule and set milestones.

• Work with animation, lighting & compositing as necessary in order to meet FX animation objectives.

• Ability to adapt your effects as the brief evolves.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 3 years Houdini experience.

• Prior experience creating photo-real FX Elements for feature film.

• Prior experience creating fire, smoke, dust particles, explosions and destruction sequences will be highly regarded.

• Feature film pipeline experience with a focus on working to deadline and following direction.

• Experience working with fluid & particle dynamics an advantage.

APPLICATION

Please send all applications and a link to your reel, including shot breakdown to: employment@rsp.com.au with Houdini FX Artist in the subject line.

All applicants will receive an initial automated response. Candidates who closely match the required skills and experience will be personally responded back to.

ABOUT RISING SUN PICTURES

RSP are a passionate team of producers, artists and technicians, known globally for delivering complex visual effects on high profile projects. With an infrastructure to deliver a full spectrum of feature film post services, RSP is proud to have worked on recent films including: The Hunger Games, Prometheus, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Green Lantern, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Part 1 & 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides & Terminator Salvation.

For a full project listing and further information about applying for this position, please visit our website.