Crowd TD

Crowd TD
Ghost VFX

Ghost VFX is looking for a talented Crowd TD to join the growing team!
Company description Ghost VFX, Streamland Media’s visual effects division, is a leading visual effects studio with award-winning talent and innovative technology. Ghost VFX’s dedicated teams around the globe fulfill the demands of our clients and create ground-breaking work that quietly speaks for itself.
Copenhagen | London | Los Angeles | Manchester | Pune | Toronto | Vancouver
Responsibilities

• Manage and organize motion for crowds
• Animation and simulations on shots or sequences
• Creating show-specific tools and setups to complement the crowd pipeline
• Setting up and troubleshooting crowd simulations
• Setup and run cloth simulations on Crowd
• Work with Character Modeling and Rigging to ensure quality and efficiency of crowd assets
• Incorporate provided motions into a locomotion set
• Work with Animation Supervisor and Director to place crowds in shots ranging from simple vignette scattering to complex behavior and simulation using locomotion networks
• Create a list of needed motions and develop a schedule with the Animation Supervisor.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of Houdini Software
• Proven experience working on high-end VFX feature-film productions
• Strong crowd and layout skills including asset integration, scene setup, and running simulations
• Experience working with motion capture and/or clip-based animation
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines whilst maintaining a high-quality output
• Proficiency in crowd production
• Strong team player and excellent communication
• Comfort with non-linear thinking
• Proactive, collaborative, and assertive work style
• Strong experience shot building in Maya
• Experience using Golaem in production
• Animation experience and the ability to create or update motions
• Experience retargeting new motions in Motionbuilder for crowd prep or re-use

Preferred Skills

• Passion for creative problem solving
• Additional experience in other 3D packages is a plus
• Varied skill set including animation, rigging, and character work is a plus
• Experience working with cloth simulations and Vellum
• Working knowledge of VEX and/or Python
• Understanding of ‘Maya-to-Houdini’ workflow
• A keen eye for how crowds flock and move / behavioral observations

Education

• High School education or equivalent required
• BA/BS in applicable field preferred.