Cinematic Lighting Artist

Description

• Develop character and environment lighting schemes to create visually compelling and awesome looking cinematics

• Create compositing flows in Digital Fusion to deliver finished cut scenes

• Work with modelers, animators, texture and FX artists to optimize the visual look of the cinematic

• Works with level lighter to ensure integration with gameplay

• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

• Proven industry experience in Film or Games generating final picture

• General competency in Autodesk Maya and knowledge of Global Illumination

• Proficiency utilizing a node based compositing package 

• Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision 

• Thorough understanding of direct/indirect light, luminance/exposure and color-theory

• Some experience with generating light-maps, pre-lighting or baked lighting is desired

• HDR Tone mapping experience desired