Job Description

At Stellar Creative Lab we are a culture that is creative. We are a home for your talent. We hire stars – work with the best in the industry. Work with Us. We are looking for a talented Character Designer to join us on Seth Rogen's Animated Project for Amazon Studios! Summary: Stellar Creative Lab is looking for a Previs/ Camera and Staging Artist to join our team. Previs Artists are the film’s cinematographers and are responsible for creating the cinematic language of the film. The role requires a strong understanding of the principles of cinematography as well as animation. The role of a Previs Artist is not only to translate the storyboards into a 3D world, but to use them as a foundation to further develop the story by supporting the characters, the action, and the film through the language of cinematography.
Your Main Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Bringing the script and storyboards into the 3D world to achieve the vision of the Director and Director of Photography.
• Working with the Layout Supervisor you are instrumental in creating the film’s shots, blocking in character staging, and animating the cameras.
• Working with the animation team to respond to changes and challenges as needed.
• Final camera work after animation, including any necessary revisions.
• Composing and lensing each shot, blocking character animation for timing and staging and animating any camera movement.
• Working with the editorial team to make sure sequences flow as intended including changes made by the editor.

Your Experience, Talents and Abilities:

• Demonstrated understanding of the principles of cinematography.
• Character animation and posing for compositional considerations, done to a level that is required to time a sequence as accurately as possible.
• Ability to collaborate and problem solve, not only within the camera team, but also across other departments as needed.
• 2+ years experience as a Previs/Layout/Camera artist
• Working experience with one or more professional graphics packages including Maya, Photoshop, Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, and/or other professional editing software
• A keen understanding of the principles of cinematography.
• Creative problem solving skills; an ability to find creative solutions to blocking and staging challenges.
• Able to follow direction, and make revisions in a timely manner.
• This is a remote (work from home) position, but if you prefer to work from the studio this is also possible!
• Eligible to work in BC or Ontario

Live in Squamish? Kelowna? Vancouver Island? Somewhere in BC with a great internet connection? We can work with that! Stellar Creative Lab encourages artists to work where they live and love where they work. Join us - we have some amazing opportunities.
In response to the COVID - 19 pandemic, Stellar Creative Lab is able to offer the following benefits:

• the option to work at the studio as well as remotely across British Columbia
• ongoing health and safety training
• support for your ergonomic workspace at home

9ZeudfRvzx