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Camera Layout Artist (Temporary Assignment)
1 year ago
This position is for a temporary engagement through our staffing partner DZConnex.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position.
Summary:
For over 30 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. Our most recent game, The Last of Us Part II, has received over 300 Game of the Year awards and three of our games are among the top 10 highest scored games on the PlayStation 4. As a part of the Naughty Dog legacy, you’ll be continuing the development of extraordinary and enduring experiences for a broad, global range of audiences!
Who we’re looking for:
Naughty Dog is looking for a talented Camera Layout Artist to join our team in creating the next generation of award-winning story telling! You’ll create previs for shoots, turn the shoot data into cinematic sequences, and then work alongside animation and design to bring the cameras to final polish.
What you’ll do:
- Previz sequences based on narrative script, figuring out pacing, blocking prior to shoot
- Create shots that clearly depict staging, blocking, camera motion, and character performance for interactive cinematics and cinematics
- Manipulate performance capture data when necessary to best tell the story
- Provide solutions to creative problems, and be capable of pitching ideas verbally
- Communicate clearly with production staff and manage production tasks
- Oversee the technical aspects of camera implementation across the game
What is required:
- 5+ years of experience as a Camera Layout or Previs artist in the game or film industry
- Maya experience is required: generalist level skill at animating, modeling, rigging, shading, lighting, etc.
- Experience working with motion capture data
How you’ll do it:
- Work ethic and follow-through
- Openness to criticism and ideas
- Clear and kind communication
- Artistic and technical skills
- Teamwork
- Attention to detail
- Creativity and innovation in visual storytelling
- Efficiency and organization in workflow
If this person sounds like you, please submit your resume and reel!
As a part of the Naughty Dog application process, candidates may be asked to complete a cinematic test.
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression, and gender reassignment), race (including color, nationality, ethnic, national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
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