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The THIRD FLOOR, Inc. is looking for a Previs Generalist for the Los Angeles office.

THE THIRD FLOOR, Inc. is the world's pre-eminent, Emmy Award visualization company with offices in Los Angeles and London as well as on location with productions around the world. For the past 12 years, the studio has helped clients visualize and maximize content by producing computer-animated blueprints, known as ''previsualizations''. Recent film and television projects THE THIRD FLOOR, Inc. has worked on include The Martian, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Marvel's Ant-Man, San Andreas, Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mad Max: Fury Road, Maleficent, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Edge of Tomorrow, Guardians of the Galaxy and Game of Thrones Seasons 4 and 5. We continue to push the boundaries of entertainment with content development for exciting cutting-edge projects.

By using the language of cinematography and animation in tandem to design the strongest possible sequences, a previs artist holds an impactful and highly collaborative role in the filmmaking process. The artistic sketch of the film to come, quickly produced through previs, supports effective creation, communication and realization of the project from development through to production and post.

Candidates should have a variety of CG skills and a solid understanding of composition and cinematography. The Third Floor’s artists collaborate with high profile directors, editors and VFX supervisors and must be prepared to implement changes on the fly.

Requirements:

• 3+ years CG experience in commercials, features and/or games

• Excellent communication and problemsolving skills

• Strong layout and camera animation skills are a must

• Generalist capabilities (i.e. the basic ability to model, texture, animate, light, and composite)

• Strong modeling and texturing skills

• Strong character animation and timing skills

• 3D tracking and match moving skills a plus

• Knowledge of rigging, mel scripting, and dynamics a plus

• Traditional skills such as storyboarding and matte painting a plus

• Film school background and/or onset experience desired

• A vivid imagination

Software knowledge:

• Autodesk Maya

• Adobe After Effects (a plus)

• Autodesk Motion Builder (a plus)

• PFTrack (a plus)

To apply, please send resume, reel and reel breakdown to careers@thethirdfloorinc.com. No phone calls

please.

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