FX Supervisor

Description

PROFILE

FX Supervisors are empowered with a tremendous amount of responsibility, and therefore held to the very highest standards of proficiency and professionalism. They should be experts in FX and Rendering, as well as competent in many aspects of the 3D pipeline. They should be comfortable and confident working with other departments, producers and supervisors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adds value to all work wherever possible, while ensuring work is completed on time and to specification.
• In conjunction with FX leads provides guidance, instruction, and documentation across show FX teams.
• Attends relevant show meetings (Asset and Shot Dailies, Sequence Turnovers, Stacks, etc.)
• Administers relevant cross department meetings to define any show specific the requirements for delivery into and out of FX (ie animation requirements for a show specific effect that is animation driven.)
• Attends department meetings (Shots Supervisor Meeting, FX Department Meeting.)
• Provides FX HOD and Department Manager with constructive crew feedback.
• Raises personnel and technical issues with FX HOD and Department manager.
• Along with the FX HOD ensures that the work produced meets the company’s standards and expectations.
• Provides FX Department with demonstrations and tutorials.
• Assists Department Prod with bidding new work.
• Attend and contribute to interviews for new FX Artist roles.
• Supervises the Show FX Asset Development Phase and works with the FX crew and other department supervisors to develop Tools, Workflows and Rigs required to create FX Assets for their sequence.
• Acts as a Mentor to all FX Artists
• Play a key role in shaping the future direction of the FX department.
• Creates FX work for shots as required to the highest aesthetic and technical standard.
• Act as an ambassador for the FX Department both within Weta and externally.
• Stay abreast of industry standards and new innovations.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 10 years industry experience or proven exceptional abilities.
• Extremely developed organizational and time management capabilities. 
• Excellent interpersonal sensitivities and adaptable communication styles.
• Proficiency with relevant software packages, both third party and proprietary.
• Scripting ability (MEL, Python) and intermediate understanding of User Experience.

ADVANTAGEOUS EXPERIENCE

• Exposure to a variety of disciplines’ tools and techniques encompassing the VFX workflow.
• On Set experience of any kind.
  
  

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