FX TD

FX Technical Directors create CG renditions of naturalistic physical or magical phenomena.

Responsibilities

• Creating particle, rigid-body, fluid, cloth, fur and/or hair simulations or animations
• Applying lighting and shaders to produce the final rendered image or passing the simulation on to a Lighting Technical Director
• Using a variety of commercial and proprietary FX tools including Maya, Houdini & it's plug-ins
• Working in partnership with other departments to ensure that shots are delivered to the highest possible standard
• Working within the team to determine the various design solutions needed to create the effects
• Designing and creating images, elements, effects, pipelines, tools and techniques
• Helping to design solutions involving a more procedural approach in order to create the effects required
• Producing review-able composites of all FX elements for a shot. Sometimes FX TDs will be expected to produce final renders too