Rhythm & Hues Studios Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Position: Sr. Houdini Effects TD Department: Effects Position Summary: Effects TDs create visuals to represent natural phenomenon (e.g., fire, water, smoke, clouds, and bubbles) and anything else extraordinary. These effects employ the use of particle systems, deformations, blobbies, flocking, dynamics, rendering, compositing, shader writing, scripting, other procedural techniques. Responsibilities: * Work with other TDs, Supervisors and Producers to create believable special effects * Accurately interpret concept art and design from the Art Department * Use and understand 3D lighting, effects and compositing tools * Provide input regarding tools and interfaces to improve throughput Required skills: * Unix experience * Minimum 4 years experience with a high-end animation system such as Houdini, Renderman, Alias and/or Maya * Strong demo reel/portfolio in realistic effects animation and lighting * Must have a minimum of a Bachelors degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Animation, Art, Engineering or related field * Ability to perform visual and analytical problem-solving in 3 dimensional space * Understanding and experience with advanced rendering, compositing and procedural animation concepts * Ability to work well in team atmosphere * Ability to problem solve and predict potential problems with assigned tasks Desired Skills: * 2 years experience with writing advanced Renderman or Vmantra shaders * 2 years experience with C-shell scripting and/or programming languages Please apply at: http://www.rhythm.co...ini-effects-td/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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