VFX Editor job

subject: VFX Editor , LAIKA, Inc.

LAIKA, Inc. is looking for VFX Editor

Job details:

LAIKA/entertainment is seeking
a VFX Editor for its current production, Coraline.  


 


The VFX Editor edits,
manages and documents the turnover of shots from editorial to the Visual
Effects Group. It requires a very pro-active

person who is able to think from the filmmakers' point of view as well as from
the perspective of the visual effects artist.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities


·       
Manage
sequence and shot turnover to VFX, documenting in detail the

notes from editors and director about VFX work required for each shot.


·       
Provide plates
and other support for VFX element shoot crew to use for

line-up on set.


·       
Make sure cut
sequences are available for review for artists as well as

supervisors and director.  


·       
Line-up and
check of VFX elements shot on stage.


·       
Host any
necessary VFX editorial review for VFX supervisors as well as

editors and director.


·       
Maintain
database of shot turnover sheets as well as finals sheets, to

be used as documentation for final conform.


·       
Cut in VFX
works in progress and finals into master cut sequences, confirm line-up,
timing, and that the work matches what was requested in

shot turnover sheets.


·       
Manage
turnover and delivery of any VFX elements and shots to be

completed by outside VFX vendors,


·       
Provide
support to digital artists.

Minimum Qualifications

- 3+ years VFX editing experience on
medium-large budget feature films

- Extensive experience on the Avid and with
management of visual/digital data

- Familiar with Filemaker, Word, Excel, E-mail
and other productivity software tools

- Demonstrated management skills

 


 

Job Conditions


This position works under normal office conditions
and is scheduled to work based on a 50-hour work week.

To Apply, go to:


http://apps.laika.com/jobs/detail/226


 

LAIKA/entertainment


 


Building on its roots as
Vinton Studios, LAIKA is expanding its palette of work, spurred on by the
vision and investment of owner, NIKE co-founder and Phil Knight.


 


In addition to Coraline, to
be released by Focus Features in the Fall of 2008, LAIKA is currently in development
on several new projects, including Alan Snow’s “Here be Monsters”, “The Wall
And The Wing” and “Jack & Ben”.


 


All this taking place in Portland, OR,
a city known for its quality of life. A 5,000-acre park’s within city limits.
The world’s largest independent bookstore, Microbreweries, restaurants and
coffee shops on every other corner, the absence of a sales tax and someone
always there to pump your gas.


 


For more information on LAIKA, please go to www.laika.com

Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
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