Framestore
Media
SeniorRiggingTD
“Senior Rigging TD at Framestore. Skills: Rigging, Character rigging. The Senior Rigging TD designs, creates, and maintains efficient rigs for visual effects films, collaborating with modelers and animators. This involves creating scripted rigs, prototyping puppet, cloth, or mechanical rigs, and troubleshooting issues to meet production deadlines and pipeline standards.”
What You'll Achieve.
Key objectives include creating fully scripted rigs, prototyping and refining various rig types, troubleshooting issues, meeting delivery deadlines under production constraints, and creating simple tools to enhance animation workflow.
Industry & Context.
Visual problem solving; Constraints; Deformers; Anatomy
The studio is committed to supporting disabled colleagues and providing an inclusive workplace. They do not use artificial intelligence to screen candidates and are happy to accommodate any adjustments or support needed during the application process.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Requires 5 years of VFX production experience with Maya rigging (full body/facial). Must have advanced Python or Mel, GUI scripting, and follow strict coding standards. Needs experience with full scripted modular/functional rigging, analytical and artistic skills, creativity, visual problem solving, teamwork, communication, time management, ability to write technical documentation, and basic knowledge of anatomy, skeletons, and muscles.
Nice to Have
Facial anatomy, realistic eye and mouth rigs, Facs breakdown, life drawing or organic modeling (especially human anatomy), basic knowledge of dynamics (Maya Hair, Comet, nCloth, nParticle), maths background (matrix maths, geometry algorithms), C or C++ programming for Maya plugins, and experience with body motion capture (rig hookups, offset rigs, re-targeting) are advantageous.
What You'll Do.
The Senior Rigging TD designs
and maintains efficient rigs for visual effects films
collaborating with modelers and animators. This involves creating scripted rigs
and troubleshooting issues to meet production deadlines and pipeline standards.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Riggers work closely with Modelers and Animators to develop and refine rigs that meet the specific requirements of a VFX pipeline. The role requires teamwork and communication skills to collect artistic feedback and fine-tune rig behavior.
Communication Scope
Technical documentation; Presenting work
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