Layout Artist

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Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid
Hybrid
News + Entertainment
The Role
Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed, and growth fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements are demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling.
 
While all Animation studios look to hire people who are creative and hard-working, Skydance Animation is specifically looking for pioneers who seek to push the limits of what the world’s most collaborative art form can achieve, and to give those pioneers the space and the resources to build a new studio that’s doing something different.

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As a Layout Artist you will generate the previz of the film in accordance with the established storytelling guidelines to show how the characters and environments appear on camera.

Responsibilities

  • Helps construct shots in 3D space to provide a visual run-through of the sets. 
  • Communicates the story based on the storyboards and gives a cinematic aspect to the scenes.  
  • Aids in the rough layout of the scenes following the storyboards to show how the characters and environments appear on camera. 
  • Utilizes storyboard animatics to create 3d scenes through character blocking and acting. 
  • Applies the visuals provided by character design and modelling to create the rough layout of the scenes. 
  • Is responsible for the Cinematography of the film from Scouting through Final Camera Polish. 
  • Keeps up on current artistic methodologies and on technology trends and tools that best suit the production and the company in the development of a stronger creative and technical environment. 
  • Breaks down the scenes properly and manages own work. 
  • Collaborates with other team members, when necessary. 
  • Follows the Supervisor’s and Lead´s guidance. 

Requirements

  • 3-5 years in VFX or animation industries. 
  • At least 1 year of experience in the animation industry. 
  • Strong artistic or/and technical aptitude related to 3D animation is a must. 
  • Knowledge in Maya and DaVinci Resolve. 
  • Linux and Unreal experience is a plus. 
  • Medium-high English level. 
  • Spanish desirable. 

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Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive, and animation divisions.

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HQ: Santa Monica, CA
322 Employees

What We Do

About Skydance Media
Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms. Its feature films include Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Annihilation, LIFE, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Star Trek Into Darkness, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and True Grit. Skydance’s upcoming film releases include Top Gun: Maverick, Gemini Man, The Old Guard, 6 Underground and the nwe untitled Terminator film. In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance Television launched in 2013. Its current slate includes Emmy-nominated Grace and Frankie on Netflix, Altered Carbon on Netflix, Jack Ryan on Amazon, and Condor on AT&T Audience Network. Skydance Interactive launched in 2016 to create and publish original and IP-based virtual reality experiences and video games. Skydance Interactive recently debuted its first original title – Archangel, a story-driven VR shooter.

About Skydance Interactive
Skydance Interactive creates and publishes original and IP-based virtual reality games. The division of Skydance Media was launched in 2016 through the acquisition of The Workshop Entertainment. Skydance Interactive’s first VR offering is Archangel, launched on July 18th 2017. Skydance Interactive in 2017 partnered with Skybound Entertainment to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of The Walking Dead universe. The Walking Dead VR game will be the inaugural co-developed title from both companies. The studio is located in Marina del Rey, CA.

About Animation
In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance’s first three animated features are Luck, Split (working title), and Powerless (working title). Luck, directed by Alessandro Carloni (Kung Fu Panda 3) and written by Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, is a comedy that pulls back the curtain on the millennia-old battle between the organizations of good luck and bad luck that secretly

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