Flying Bark Productions are looking for a Lighting Lead to work in our Sydney studio.
The Lighting Lead assists the Lighting Supervisor and/or VFX Supervisor and Producer to bid, schedule and execute the lighting production schedule. Day-to-day, they assign and delegate work to the team and monitor shot progress. Additionally, working to, and maintaining, the creative and technical requirements for final images of the Program/s as required by the VFX Supervisor; and to the production schedule provided by the Production Company.
Key Responsibilities:
All duties and responsibilities as reasonably required by the Production Company of a Lighting Lead including:
- Lead a team of Lighters and evaluate the creative and technical approach for assigned shots.
- Meet the brief for the Program/s that fulfils the creative standards of the project as advised by the VFX Supervisor/s and the client;
- Ability to think of creative solutions to enhance shots, without overshadowing the overall story point or animation;
- Ensure that consistency of lighting is maintained across all shots;
- Ability to think of creative solutions to enhance shots, without overshadowing the overall story point or animation, including but not limited to, the addition of adding atmos, vignettes, depth of field;
- Responsible for ensuring a high level of quality by having a good eye for detail and cross-checking renders are up to standard;
- Be organised and methodical, dealing with large amounts of shots, tracking versions and render management;
- Produce renders and elements for delivery with a neat and well labelled node network, while maintaining reference to files in correct locations and easy to navigate filing systems;
- Aid team in creation and use of templates for lighting;
- Be proactive and communicative with the upstream teams and production;
- Communicate with the Pipeline team and aid in implementing improvements to the Lighting pipeline.
Skillset:
- A minimum of 5 - 10 years production experience in animated feature/episodic projects.
- Experience leading a sequence and/or team.
- Ability to multitask, prioritise and problem solve. Ability to be adaptable, flexible and responsive to changes;
- A superior eye for composition, colour, mood and lighting;
- A passion & infectious enthusiasm for creating outstanding visuals on an international stage;
- Ability to work in a team environment and provide supervision and guidance for other crew members;
- Ability to maintain a consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work to quota;
- Ability to take and successfully interpret a verbal or visual creative brief.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $114,000.00 – $117,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Alexandria NSW 2015
