Senior Cinematic Artist - Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland - Aardvark Swift

Aardvark Swift

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

We are working with metricminds in their search for a Senior Cinematic Artist to utilise clients' assets and take their creative brief, including script and storyboard, and create stunning and enticing cutscenes and trailers for AAA games.

metricminds is a service provider specialising in animated content based in Frankfurt, Germany and have created cinematic content for Ubisoft, Sony, 2K Games, EA, Epic, Guerrilla Games, THQ Nordic and more.

In this role, you'll also start by blocking out scenes, recording, or bringing in mocap and then iterating your way through to the final, polished cutscene layout.

Your responsibilities...

Working closely with cinematic director to foster the development of highquality cinematics and cutscenes
Collaborate with a team of artists to create highquality video sequences in given timelines
Design and create shots from scripts and storyboards, using cinematic knowhow and language to tell a story
Block out rough sequences which will later receive animation of characters, props, and cameras
Contribute creative solutions to convey emotions and strengthen scenes
Use reallife camera behaviour to enhance the camera's role in story telling
Prepare, brief, and support motion capture sessions
Identify technical needs and issues to enhance tools and pipelines
Support documentation of processes and best practices

The skills and experience you'll bring to the role

5 or more years of professional experience in the field
Good showreel showcasing animated works
Expertise in cinematic language and storytelling via composition, staging, and editing
Experience using motion capture and an inherent understanding of animation timing
Professional experience using MotionBuilder for shot composition, framing, cinematography, editing, and flow
Excellent skills in camera placement and understanding the principles of animation
Ability to determine most efficient method of completing tasks considering quality, time, and attention to details
Strong collaborative mindset and ability to work well in a team

It's a bonus if you have

Industry experience doing realtime work in Maya and Unreal, in addition to MotionBuilder
Editing with audio using DaVinci Resolve
Solid animation knowledge or ability to create your own blockout and animatics
Knowledge of photography principles and movie making
Portfolio showcasing past works in composition and photography

metricminds offer generous relocation support to enable you to move to the beautiful city of Frankfurt. Alternatively, they can offer remote working with this role.