Rigging Lead Artist
hace 1 mes
Responsibilities
Develops and maintains procedural rig components with a specific focus on deformation, using custom tools. Follows a brief to produce complex production-ready rig deformations. Works with Animators to aid with deformation rigs to provide a broad range of motion. Supports rigs as they move through the pipeline and provides additional deformation fixes as needed. Works closely with the Animators to provide and refine a full range of expressions and body movements needed to support a character’s acting range in the film. Collaborates directly with Directors, Character Designers, Modelers and Animators to define and create the best deformation or animation rigs for a wide range of character styles and art directions. Leads the team providing them with support, guidance and instruction Makes sure all the assets follow the quality standards and artistic direction Achieves the deadlines. Contribute towards the artistic and professional growth of the team, Follow the Supervisor’s guidance. Responsible for building body, facial and mechanical rig systems to be used by other departments, such as Crowds, Animation and Layout. Troubleshoots and fixes rig issues. Collects artistic feedback and fine-tunes rig behavior. Works within the pipeline and rigging standards. Keeps up on current artistic methodologies and on technology trends and tools that best suit the production and the company in the development of a stronger creative and technical environment. Deliver on time following Production quality standards. Prototype, develops and implements new techniques and processes to solve unique and technical character production challenges. Keeps up on current character technology trends and tools Develops and maintains procedural rig modules with a specific focus on deformation, using a Python Rigging API. Writes scripts in Python to facilitate workflow improvements. Brainstorms new techniques and ideas for user interfaces, deformation tools, and character-specific rigging solutions.
Requirements
6+ years of professional experience in VFX or animation industries. At least 1 year of experience as Lead in the animation industry. Deformation proficiency demonstrated through past project work. Experience with both mechanical and/or organic type rigs with a preference in feature animation. Strong and production-proven knowledge of rigging and deformation using Maya. Solid knowledge in pipeline, processes, tools and techniques with a high-level understanding of industry standards, conventions, formats and common practices. Proven solid technical and visual skills, excellent attention to detail. An impressive reel demonstrating attention to facial surface detail, underlying facial anatomy, and credible and organic facial expressions. Deep understanding of anatomy and muscle dynamics. Good eye for aesthetics of body/face deformations. Advanced Python , GUI scripting and the ability to follow strict coding standards. Advanced English level. Spanish oral and written, is desirable. #Animation #LI-Hybrid-
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