Previs Artist

Summary

Join DreamWorks Animation as a Previsualization Artist and pre-visualize the film's look, collaborating with the Art Department. You will pre-visualize and layout sequences of shots, establish character blocking and camera positioning, and build an animatic interpretation of the story reel. Responsibilities include ensuring the Director's and Art Director's vision is incorporated, working with existing storyboards, and collaborating with the Editorial department. You will also help guide workflow and pipeline development, model and rig assets, optimize scenes for playback, and potentially participate in motion capture shoots. Finally, you will deliver shot data to the Final Layout Department and communicate with other departments to facilitate production.

Requirements

• 3 years of computer graphics pre-visualization production experience
• Expertise in programs such as Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Motion Builder, Adobe Photoshop
• Expertise with editing software
• Moderate to advanced modeling, surfacing and rigging skills
• Moderate to advanced skills in effects animation

Responsibilities

• Pre-visualize the look of the film - characters, locations, effects, look - in collaboration with the Art Department
• Pre-visualize and layout sequences of shots that convey the story based on storyboards, story reel, and/or script pages
• Establish character blocking, camera positioning, and animate camera movement
• Build an animatic interpretation of the story reel
• Ensure that the vision of the Director and Art Director are incorporated into the film where possible
• Work with existing storyboards, recreate and/or enhance story through cinematic layout of shots
• May create rough pre-visualization models and environments to facilitate animatic work
• Collaborate with the Editorial department to incorporate materials and animatic work into the production reel
• Help guide the pre-visualization and layout work flow, tool and pipeline development with input and testing
• Model, surface, and rig pre-visualization and layout models, characters, environments, and effects
• Optimize assets and scenes for real time interactive playback
• If applicable, be an active participant at motion capture shoots
• Work in pre-visualization and layout on lighting, effects, rough character animation/blocking, camera motion, and rough editing
• Edit motion capture and keyframe animation of characters
• Deliver shot data to Final Layout Department
• Communicate with downstream departments to find solutions that facilitate the production process

Preferred Qualifications

Film background and/or film education

Benefits

Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-DreamWorks worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence