Layout Artist – CG Camera Animation (Mid/Senior)
framestore · London
Job description
About the role
This is an existing role within our team, with openings for multiple mid‑ and senior‑level artists starting May 2025. The Layout Artist is responsible for CG camera animation, applying cinematography principles, shot composition and character blocking to pre‑visualise shots before animation begins, providing a foundation for upstream CG departments.
Key responsibilities
- Camera and asset staging, blocking, and composition.
- Oversee Previs and Postvis ingestion.
- Setup and maintain Conforms for shot pipelines.
- Maintain shot content for animation delivery.
Required profile
- Strong Maya expertise with solid VFX pipeline knowledge.
- Good understanding of cinematography in a virtual environment and practical camera techniques.
- Experience matching previs or storyboard references and handling camera tracking or match‑move work.
- Ability to work under pressure, take direction, and keep scenes tidy for downstream use.
Required skills
- Maya
- Houdini (advantageous)
- 3DEqualizer
- mel scripting (basic)
- Python (basic)
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framestore
London