CG Layout TA

at  Flying Bark Productions

FLYING BARK PRODUCTIONS IS WORKING ON EXCITING PROJECTS SUCH AS THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER FEATURE FILM, NETFLIX’S STRANGER THINGS ANIMATED SERIES, MARVEL STUDIOS’ WHAT IF…?, DISNEY MARVEL’S MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR, AS WELL AS OUR PRODUCTION TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA BY SHAUN TAN.

The Layout TA is responsible for providing technical support for the crew for the Project/s with a focus on Layout and Asset teams under the guidance of the supervising technical crew and Production. They effectively support rendering infrastructure and ensure basic support is being provided to the artists.

• Responsibility for the technical support and delivery of layout scenes and assets to downstream departments.
• Ingesting and interpreting assets and previs files provided by the client into the layout scenes
• Responsibility for the continuity and flow of assets and props within and between shots.
• Working with asset departments and the editor to incorporate pre-visualization work into sequences.
• Performing other tasks related to the creation of computer-generated animation as required.
• Working within the constraints of the pipeline, and provide feedback about where workflows could be improved;
• Daily technical support to the Layout crews which may include:
• Reviewing and resolving bug reports;
• Quality control for shots delivered from Layout and preparation for delivery to Animation;
• Quality control for shots delivered from to to lighting and Compositing;
• Preparation of Set sweep cameras for modelling and Surfacing
• Preparation of test shots for set lighting.