Sr Compositor (Project Hire)

Sony Pictures Entertainment•Culver City, CA

1d•$50 - $64

About The Position

Torchlight is looking for a Compositor for a short-term engagement.  The candidate will be working on final pixel level VFX and plates for upcoming feature films and television productions. Working with Torchlight, a real-time based in-house studio, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. The Torchlight team works on numerous productions simultaneously, and the ideal candidate will have to manage their own time as necessary to complete all their tasks. This role is estimated for 3 months with the potential to extend.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years VFX industry experience as a compositor on high-end live-action feature films
Experience using Nuke
A knowledge and interest in photography and practical lighting
Showreel demonstrating a wide range of high-end work including plate-based compositing, set extensions, full CG shots, and FX and CG integration all finished to a high standard.
Must demonstrate a good eye for color, composition and technical shot finishing and a proven ability to manage the complexity of work across multiple shot levels .
Experience with Unreal Engine a must

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Roto and Prep Artist
Deep compositing
Look development experience
Critical eye for details
Strong communicator
Professional
Proactive
Team orientated
Adaptable
Calm under pressure

Responsibilities

Explore and embrace new technologies that enhance or improve workflows, overall results , and artist hours.
Integrating 2D and 3D elements of a shot while balancing the creative and technical side of each component
Paint fixes, rotoscoping, chroma keying, color, and grading continuity, graining/ degraining images
Stitching plates (live-action footage) together
Working with blue/green screen effects, creating mattes
Enhancing lighting effects and creating convincing shadows within a shot
Create the final image of a frame, shot or sequence

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