The youngest of all of the ILM studios, the Sydney studio leverages the expertise and technological know-how developed over 40 years at Industrial Light & Magic combined with the top artists and technicians in the region. Knowledge and culture flow freely between the company’s five studios and the global team shares tools and workflow allowing for seamless collaboration on all shared projects.
As we grow ILM Sydney, we are seeking a Lead Modeler to join the team and be a part of this exciting chance.
With an emphasis on anatomy and form, the Lead Modeler will create three-dimensional CG characters to be painted, enveloped and animated by the creature development team.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Create and build three-dimensional creatures for Animators and Technical Directors
- Design and create hero and background characters, props and objects, and add graphic elements such as color, textures, and other design elements
- Works with production team (Model and Texture Supervisors, Technical Directors and Animators) to determine the “look” for an object
- Collaborating with state-of-the art computer-graphics equipment and software to develop and create graphic designs for animated feature films
- Participate as a team member in developing animation elements and creating computer-graphic images for staging and character animation, and will collaborate with Animators and Animation Directors to develop the artistic approaches to deliver the necessary effects, look and aesthetics required for each Character
- Participate as a team member in determining various design and technical solutions
- Research and design project-specific design applications by studying illustrations and photographs as reference materials to enhance the authenticity of the final product
- Arrange layout elements based upon available space, understanding of layout principles and aesthetic design