Technical Director (#281-MH396) job
Posted: May 03, 2007
Post subject: Technical Director (#281-MH396)
Post subject: Technical Director (#281-MH396)
subject: Technical Director (#281-MH396) , Rainmaker Entertainment Inc.
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. is looking for Technical Director (#281-MH396)
Job details:
Summary of Position: The Technical Director is responsible for satisfying the technical requirements of a Maya/MentalRay feature film pipeline.
Responsibilities Include:
- Oversee all of the technical requirements of a specific production; work with producers, directors, animation and modeling supervisors to determine these needs, either alone or under the guidance of the Digital Supervisor.
- Develop and maintain leading-edge proprietary tools/shaders/plugins/scripts used in animation production.
- Supervise/Coordinate technical animators and technical support staff.
- Create and maintain technical effects/shots as directed by the Lighting/Effects team.
Qualifications Include:
- Advanced degree in Computing Science, Mathematics, Physics or related disciplines.
- 3+ years production experience.
- Thorough knowledge of digital 3D animation and special effects.
- Thorough knowledge of Maya and MentalRay.
- Thorough knowledge of UNIX/Linux, procedural and object-oriented programming languages, shader/plugin writing as well as shell/Perl/Python scripting.
About the Feature Film “Escape from Planet Earth,” is a CG-animated comedy feature about a prison break where the prison is actually Area 51, a mysterious government facility where the inmates are a rag-tag group of aliens from every corner of the universe. Gary, a neurotic alien hero must overcome his fears and self-doubt to lead a daring escape, not only from Area 51, but from the Earth itself where no alien dares to go as not a single one has ever returned.
About Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. Rainmaker, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, is an award-winning visual effects, 3D animation and post-production company with a 28 year history of technical excellence and outstanding service in feature films, television, games and commercials. From its origins in the pioneering west coast post house Gastown Productions, Rainmaker has grown into one of North America's pre-eminent post-production service providers. Rainmaker, the largest visual effects and animation company in Canada, has three divisions -- Rainmaker Animation, Rainmaker Visual Effects and Rainmaker Post. Rainmaker also operates a facility in London -- Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects UK Ltd. (Rainmaker UK) -- which offers cutting edge visual effects and 3D animation in that market. Rainmaker Animation, with the inclusion of recently acquired Mainframe Entertainment, creates 3D animation for the feature film market and is the industry leader in CG animation for television and direct-to-DVD family entertainment. Rainmaker Visual Effects creates state-of-the-art CG effects for the high-end feature film, television, commercial and game markets. Rainmaker Post provides a wide array of post-production services ranging from traditional film lab processes to the very latest in digital image processing including HD. Rainmaker also maintains an office in Los Angeles. California. For more information, visit http://www.rainmaker.com/
Thank you in advance for your application! Due to the high volume of applications, we only contact those applicants who are short-listed for interviews.
If your are interested in this position, please apply via our corporate website. http://www.mainframe.ca/
Or, by post to:
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. Suite 200-2025 West Broadway Vancouver BC V6J 1Z6 Attn: Recruiting Or, fax to: 604-714-2641
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. is looking for Technical Director (#281-MH396)
Job details:
Summary of Position: The Technical Director is responsible for satisfying the technical requirements of a Maya/MentalRay feature film pipeline.
Responsibilities Include:
- Oversee all of the technical requirements of a specific production; work with producers, directors, animation and modeling supervisors to determine these needs, either alone or under the guidance of the Digital Supervisor.
- Develop and maintain leading-edge proprietary tools/shaders/plugins/scripts used in animation production.
- Supervise/Coordinate technical animators and technical support staff.
- Create and maintain technical effects/shots as directed by the Lighting/Effects team.
Qualifications Include:
- Advanced degree in Computing Science, Mathematics, Physics or related disciplines.
- 3+ years production experience.
- Thorough knowledge of digital 3D animation and special effects.
- Thorough knowledge of Maya and MentalRay.
- Thorough knowledge of UNIX/Linux, procedural and object-oriented programming languages, shader/plugin writing as well as shell/Perl/Python scripting.
About the Feature Film “Escape from Planet Earth,” is a CG-animated comedy feature about a prison break where the prison is actually Area 51, a mysterious government facility where the inmates are a rag-tag group of aliens from every corner of the universe. Gary, a neurotic alien hero must overcome his fears and self-doubt to lead a daring escape, not only from Area 51, but from the Earth itself where no alien dares to go as not a single one has ever returned.
About Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. Rainmaker, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, is an award-winning visual effects, 3D animation and post-production company with a 28 year history of technical excellence and outstanding service in feature films, television, games and commercials. From its origins in the pioneering west coast post house Gastown Productions, Rainmaker has grown into one of North America's pre-eminent post-production service providers. Rainmaker, the largest visual effects and animation company in Canada, has three divisions -- Rainmaker Animation, Rainmaker Visual Effects and Rainmaker Post. Rainmaker also operates a facility in London -- Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects UK Ltd. (Rainmaker UK) -- which offers cutting edge visual effects and 3D animation in that market. Rainmaker Animation, with the inclusion of recently acquired Mainframe Entertainment, creates 3D animation for the feature film market and is the industry leader in CG animation for television and direct-to-DVD family entertainment. Rainmaker Visual Effects creates state-of-the-art CG effects for the high-end feature film, television, commercial and game markets. Rainmaker Post provides a wide array of post-production services ranging from traditional film lab processes to the very latest in digital image processing including HD. Rainmaker also maintains an office in Los Angeles. California. For more information, visit http://www.rainmaker.com/
Thank you in advance for your application! Due to the high volume of applications, we only contact those applicants who are short-listed for interviews.
If your are interested in this position, please apply via our corporate website. http://www.mainframe.ca/
Or, by post to:
Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. Suite 200-2025 West Broadway Vancouver BC V6J 1Z6 Attn: Recruiting Or, fax to: 604-714-2641
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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