Lighting Artist
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For the last century, Walt Disney Animation Studios has been combining the best in artistry and storytelling with cutting-edge technology to bring wonderful new characters and visual spectacle to the big screen for audiences around the world. We currently have an exciting opportunity for Lighting Artists to join our world class award winning team at our Vancouver, BC studio.
Our Lighting Artists are an integral part of the storytelling process, using their keen eye to manipulate color and light to emphasize shifts of mood both subtle and dynamic. We are looking for artists who thrive in a team environment. A strong ability to collaborate is imperative to the success of our team and our process.
Responsibilities:
Lighting Artists are responsible for lighting, rendering, and compositing shots together with both character and environment renders into a final frame until it meets the vision of the Director, Production Designer, Director of Cinematography, Lighting, and Lighting Supervisors.
Lighting Artists are expected to present shots in a dailies environment, effectively communicate issues regarding their shots, and deliver top-notch work within production deadlines.
Additional Responsibilities:
Achieve visual appeal, good value, and structure choices
Capture the emotion or mood of a moment to best support the story
Ensure sequence continuity is maintained while executing the shots
Proactively check lighting work in context
What We Are Looking For:
Adaptability between different show looks
Demonstration of good understanding of real world light and material behavior, qualities,and physics
A strong visual sense and the ability to distinguish subtle differences that affect the matching of elements created in multiple mediums
Ability to work in a collaborative environment, taking direction from the Director, Production Designer, Director of Cinematography: Lighting, and Lighting Supervisors.
Experience using Houdini for lighting
Requirements:
BA in Art, Digital Media, Computer Science, related field or equivalent experience
Understanding of color, contrast, and lighting design
Notable production experience with 3D lighting and compositing
Working knowledge of a node-based compositing system (i.e. Nuke) required
Strong problem solving skills and a good eye required
Global illumination lighting such as V-Ray, Arnold or similar experience required
Experience with Unix and/or Linux a plus
Studio Behaviors:
Grow personal proficiencies
Address feedback and act with self-awareness and accountability
Seek and offer help
Foster an open and inclusive environment
Handle change with grace
Visual examples of images exemplifying work in this area are requested for review. Please include a resume and reel breakdown with your online profile.
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The hiring range for this position in British Columbia, Canada is C$90,400 to C$154,600 CAD per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.
Acerca de Walt Disney Animation Studios:
Combinando arte magistral y narración de cuentos con tecnología innovadora, Walt Disney Animation Studios es un estudio de animación dirigido por un cineasta responsable de crear algunas de las películas más queridas jamás realizadas. Disney Animation continúa construyendo sobre su rico legado de innovación y creatividad, desde el primer largometraje completamente animado, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs de 1937, a la próxima función de otoño de 2024, Moana 2. Entre las creaciones atemporales del estudio se encuentran Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia y Encanto.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en The Walt Disney Company (Canada) Ltd. , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Walt Disney Animation Studios.