Framestore brings together world-class producers, artists, and technologists to craft visually striking work across
Advertising, Episodic and Immersive London team. Our teams blend creative ingenuity with cutting-edge technology to deliver high-end visual effects, immersive storytelling, and premium content for global clients, brands, and broadcasters.
Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible
About the role
This is an existing role within our team focused on creating and reconstructing imagery that does not exist. The position involves generating rotoscoping mattes for Compositors with a thorough understanding of their application, leveraging Nuke's 3D environment and UV projections to project clean plates using geo data, and writing expressions in Nuke to streamline paint workflows.
Responsibilities:
Using patches and frame-by-frame painting techniques to remove rigs and tracking markers
De-graining and re-graining paint work before it leaves the department
Creating foreground mattes for Animators to use within Maya
Using Linux to navigate around and create shot directories
Completing basic composites in Nuke and demonstrating keying, grading, re-timing and screen insertion skills
Traditional art and design skills including a knowledge of composition and colour
Previous use of Nuke
An understanding of motion blur and how it affects mattes and patches
Prior use of a roto-scoping package, ideally Silhouette
A desire to learn new techniques and teach fellow artists
Excellent organisational and communication skills
The ability to take feedback constructively
Good problem solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other artists
Desirable Skills:
Prior experience in a Paint and Roto role
Prior knowledge of a Linux based operating system
3D Maya interface experience
An understanding of Python scripting and how to use this to create and edit Framestore gizmos
Planar and point tracking software experience
A knowledge of photography and practical lighting
Accessibility Statement
Our London studio is fully accessible, with step-free entry, accessible toilets on all floors, and quiet spaces available. We are committed to supporting disabled colleagues and providing an inclusive workplace for everyone.
We review all applications manually and do not use artificial intelligence to screen candidates. If you require any adjustments or support during the application process, please let us know—we are happy to accommodate your needs.
Skills Required
- Previous use of Nuke
- Traditional art and design skills, including composition and color knowledge
- Understanding of motion blur and its effect on mattes and patches
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Ability to accept feedback constructively
- Good problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate with other artists
- Prior use of a rotoscoping package, ideally Silhouette
- Desire to learn new techniques and teach fellow artists
- Prior experience in a Paint and Roto role
- Knowledge of a Linux-based operating system
- 3D Maya interface experience
- Understanding of Python scripting and creating or editing gizmos
- Experience with planar and point tracking software
- Knowledge of photography and practical lighting
What We Do
Framestore brings extraordinary ideas to life in any space or screen through craft, imagination and technology. Offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Montréal, Chicago, Melbourne, Vancouver, and Mumbai. Current film projects include: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Detective Pikachu, Dumbo, Captain Marvel, Alita: Battle Angel and Mary Poppins Returns. We were the recent proud recipients of both the BAFTA and Academy Award for our VFX on Blade Runner 2049. Visit our website for current vacancies in film, advertising and content: https://www.framestore.com/careers
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