Environment Technical Director
The multi-Oscar-winning creative Film & Episodic studio, at Framestore has 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.
Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.
About the role
Environment Technical Directors are responsible for creating photo-real digital environments for high-end visual effects shots.
What you’ll do:
Creating photo-realistic digital matte paintings, textures and models or collaborating with specialists in those disciplines as required
Assembling models, digital matte paintings, textures, projections and lights into a CG scene for rendering
Troubleshooting technical issues with the CG scene and optimising the renders to work within the resources available
Working with a shot Compositor to assemble renders and projections in a compositing application
Working to develop the look of a shot, assets or sequence with the Visual Effects and CG Supervisors
Lighting and scene assembly for other shots or assets as required, including characters and animation
Identifying the best approach for matching the quality of the plate photography
Communicating with production on a regular basis in regards to schedules and deadlines
Working in partnership with other departments to ensure that shots are delivered to the highest possible standard
