A multi Oscar-winning creative studio, we have worked with some of the greatest storytellers in film today. Collaborating with directors and producers across the complete filmmaking process to help design, plan and create beautiful images, we focus on finding innovative creative solutions to support their vision and set new standards for visual effects in cinema.
Crowd Technical Directors are responsible for creating the motion of crowds, including the animating and simulating of tens of thousands of characters for high end visual effects films.
Who we are:
Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create, whether in film, TV, advertising or immersive experiences. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.
Responsibilities:
Creating simulations of crowd characters as briefed by the Visual Effects/CG Supervisor or Lead
Developing locomotion, motion and triggering behaviors to ensure a variety of looks can be achieved
Utilizing crowd software (both proprietary and off-the-shelf) to deliver to the highest possible standards
Liaising with other departments involved in the crowd pipeline including Modeling, Rigging, Animation, Motion Capture and Lighting
Involvement in developing crowd tools and techniques
Staying on schedule and meeting set deadlines while maintaining the highest levels of quality
Ongoing communication with Production and Leads regarding schedules and deadlines
