Thursday, 16 June 2016

Job roles in the VFX industry

Compositor - Compositors construct the final image by combining layers of previously created material, including computer animation, special effects, graphics, 2D animation, live action and static background plates.

Concept Artist - Concept Artists produce the illustrations that help production Designers realize their vision.

Digital Preparation Artist(Paint/Prep) - Digitally preparing the plate for the compositing department to layer in CG, digital matte  painting, graphics or other photographed elements, sometimes using green screen or effects photography.

Layout Artist (3D Computer Animation) - Break down 2D storyboards into 3D shots. They use production designs and models as reference to build locations and major props block in the position of characters, to select camera angles and to plot camera moves. They are responsible for staging every shot and plotting the action that will take place within each scene.

Lighting Technical Director (Lighter) - Make sure there is consistency in lighting, colour balance and mood between the various elements of a shot or scene, When appropriate, they ensure the computer-generated imagery looks photo-realistic match the live action plates.

Match Move Artist - Translating and imitating the camera movements in live action shots and matching those movements in 3D computer animation.

Matte Painter - Matte Painters create Digital Matte Paintings that are virtual backgrounds used to either completely replace or embellish live action photographed plates.

Producer(VFX) - Responsible for the overall running of a project, from staffing to scheduling and budget.

Roto Artist - Roto Artists trace the areas of live action frames where computer graphics will overlap or interact with live image

Runner - Runners help keep the VFX artists happy and productive through support and taking on basic tracking, project management and animation duties.

Technical Director - Using skills in computer programming and an eye for detail to make near-impossible animations possible.

VFX Supervisor - Makes sure that VFX shots are identified, and elements are captured appropriately for port-production.

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