Secret-Realm
April 17th, 2007, 05:07 AM
The successful candidate will have opportunity lead our animation team in India, creating high-quality character acting with distinctively designed characters, for our global theatrical release CGI feature family film.
Responsibilities: As the Oversea Animation Supervisor you will be responsible for the quality of the animation. Guiding, supervising and reviewing all the work produced by the animators to the specifications provided. You will be the liaison with the Animation Director in Belgium and our partner studio in India, taking daily meetings via phone or internet, as well as email and FTP site. Animation supervision includes reviewing dailies, scene assignments, scene animation reviews, following up Animation Directorial comments, tracking of progress against production and delivery according to schedules. You should enjoy teaching, for example regarding acting for animation or using cgi animation controls.
Skills: Excellent understanding of acting using animation. Knowledge of principles such as weight and timing related to realistic human and non-human movement, as well as traditional cartoon style animation. You will need solid animation experience, a good eye for detail, effective communication skills and some talent for people and project management, combined with the proven ability to meet deadlines. Must be fluent in English and able to communicate the requirements to the animation crew accurately and effectively to insure the maintenance of quality.
Experience:
- Mimimum 5 years of Lead Character Animator & / or Supervisor experience in a CGI film or video production pipeline.
- Knowledge of Maya and the programs capabilities related to character animation.
- Demonstrated leadership, diligence and organizational skills, together with the ability to take responsibility.
- You should be willing to live in India for the duration of the production.
Next Step: If you have the above qualifications, please submit a resume and details to view your demo reel (web link, FTP or YouSendIt) to Kate Robertson at cr@SL-int.com. Please indicate the job position sought, your nationality and where you have right to work. Thank you in advance for your application! But please note that we may only contact those applicants who are short-listed.
Responsibilities: As the Oversea Animation Supervisor you will be responsible for the quality of the animation. Guiding, supervising and reviewing all the work produced by the animators to the specifications provided. You will be the liaison with the Animation Director in Belgium and our partner studio in India, taking daily meetings via phone or internet, as well as email and FTP site. Animation supervision includes reviewing dailies, scene assignments, scene animation reviews, following up Animation Directorial comments, tracking of progress against production and delivery according to schedules. You should enjoy teaching, for example regarding acting for animation or using cgi animation controls.
Skills: Excellent understanding of acting using animation. Knowledge of principles such as weight and timing related to realistic human and non-human movement, as well as traditional cartoon style animation. You will need solid animation experience, a good eye for detail, effective communication skills and some talent for people and project management, combined with the proven ability to meet deadlines. Must be fluent in English and able to communicate the requirements to the animation crew accurately and effectively to insure the maintenance of quality.
Experience:
- Mimimum 5 years of Lead Character Animator & / or Supervisor experience in a CGI film or video production pipeline.
- Knowledge of Maya and the programs capabilities related to character animation.
- Demonstrated leadership, diligence and organizational skills, together with the ability to take responsibility.
- You should be willing to live in India for the duration of the production.
Next Step: If you have the above qualifications, please submit a resume and details to view your demo reel (web link, FTP or YouSendIt) to Kate Robertson at cr@SL-int.com. Please indicate the job position sought, your nationality and where you have right to work. Thank you in advance for your application! But please note that we may only contact those applicants who are short-listed.