Matte Painter - Luma Pictures - Santa Monica

Are you a Matte Painter?

Luma is a leading visual effects studio that has worked on tons of blockbuster films like Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Prometheus; Academy Award-winning films including Crash, True Grit and No Country for Old Men; and numerous commercials such as A Mini Marvel for Coke which aired during Super Bowl 50. We are a crew of talented artists that hail from all over the world, who are passionate about creating mind blowing work. On top of that, we are a cool company, with cool people, cool offices, and we do cool things. Can’t beat that!
If you’re down to become part of a growing family, we’d love to hear from you.

You can

  • Create photo realistic CG matte paintings that will be used as an element to either augment or replace live action footage
  • Work with live action footage, digital still photography, rendered cg elements and digital paint to create believable environments that will be seamlessly integrated into the film

You have

  • Professional level Photoshop experience
  • Comfortability in a variety of implementations, be it 2D backdrops, textured elements/fixes and complex 2.5D/3D projections.

Pluses

  • Thorough knowledge of advanced matte painting techniques including color space, digital paint techniques and Photoshop file management (be it file format, bit depth resolution or appropriate layering of elements).
  • Technical proficiency in photography with an emphasis on perspective, composition, depth, lighting and colour.
  • Working knowledge of the basic principles of 3D texture projections in Maya and Mari
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Professional aptitude for time management in relation to bringing multiple priorities and tasks to completion within a set deadline.
  • Resourceful, proactive, driven

Perks

  • Location, location, location - 1 block from the beach
  • Full healthcare benefits
  • Paid sick days (cough!)
  • Ping pong & arcade machine
  • Multiple studio doggies
  • A dedicated culture team that plans fun, rolls out fun & has fun!
  • Mates, not colleagues.

If this looks like you, please apply here: http://www.lumapictures.com/job-detail/?job_id=bdbce885-4242-435f-9437-610da49646e0