Lighter
Job Title : Lighter
Reports To : CG Supervisor
Department : Lighting
Essential duties and responsibilities:
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Establish direct and reflected lighting and shadows for each assigned shot. Ensure that assigned shots fit in the continuity of a sequence and fulfill the vision of the Directors, Production Designer, Art Director and VFX Supervisor, while meeting the production schedule.
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Create and fine tune the direct lighting, reflections, and shadows for each assigned shot, working with the resources and support provided. Ensure quality of final frames and cleanliness of setups.
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Perform lighting development setup as required.Perform lighting development setup as required.
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Submit work for review to CG Supervisor, Art Directors, Production Designers and/or VFX Supervisor. Address comments that come up during reviews. Clarify feedback when unclear.
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Ensure continuity problems in shots within the sequence are addressed.
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Optimize shots for rendering. Manage image files and associated disk space in an economical manner.
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Maintain current versions of movie files. Deliver material to Editorial.
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Update CG Supervisor and Production Supervisor on the progress of his/her shot.
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Show previous version of the work and clearly represent what the set of comments were, when necessary.
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Communicate creative, technical and/or interdepartmental issues appropriately.
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Work with Production Supervisor and CG Supervisor to meet sequence schedule milestones.
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Stay up to date on new tools and techniques.
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Attend necessary departmental and sequence meetings.
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Collaborate with other departments such as Layout, Modeling, Surfacing, Matte Painting, and Effects.
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Ensure that lighting setups are clean, documented and easy to understand. Pass off a shot to another lighter when necessary.
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May be asked to help train new staff.
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Timely consistent availability for CG rounds, AD rounds and dailies.
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Use downtime for departmental improvements such as documentation, updating classes and curriculum, and taking classes.
To apply email to careers.ddu@technicolor.com with the name of the opening in the subject.