Cartoon Recruit Recap: Production Coordinator at Sony Pictures Animation
Attention recruits! And welcome to the Cartoon Recruit Recap, where we reflect on the past week across the animation industry. And highlight job posts that you might have overlooked. This is also the final day of Cartoon Recruit’s portfolio jam and I am looking forward to seeing all of the completed films. In total, eight teams (representing 22 artists) officially registered for the competition.
This week in animation:
Kidscreen asks: “Is an AI animation festival a good idea?”
After reporting on an AI short film festival, the children’s media trade publication Kidscreen is running a poll to hear from readers: “Should we be shunning films made with AI? Or is the industry shifting its stance on the emerging tech?”
I can only speak from my own experience, as someone who has worked with both the organizers and sponsors of an animation festival. I have seen how vital those events are for artists when it comes to networking and finding community. When considering a festival for films without filmmakers, what I want to know is who would want to attend?
Academy Awards announces Animated Feature Film contenders
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their list of 35 films eligible for consideration for the Animated Feature Film Oscar, per Hollywood Reporter. Notable highlights include Sony Pictures Animation’s KPop Demon Hunters and Pixar’s Elio, alongside underdogs like the genre-defying Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc, Sylvain Chomet’s A Magnificent Life, David Baute’s Black Butterflies and Genndy Tartakovsky’s Fixed.
Sharing perspective on Frieren fan art
SpaceDev1’s fan drawing of the title character from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End made the rounds across social media with the caption: “I practiced drawing faces in a different angle, but it looks kinda weird lol.” Industry artists quickly chimed in with advice as well as their own attempts at the drawing, which Cartoon Brew collected. The amateur artist received the responses well: “I just shared it because it looked silly, but omg the publicity, the tips. I didn’t even know that drawing would touch that many people’s soul.”
Jobs worth a second look:
Production Coordinator (Series) at Sony Pictures Animation (On-Site from Los Angeles, California) “The Production Coordinator provides essential support the Producer and Production Manager (PM) in overseeing front-end departments for CG animation series production, including story, assets, editorial, shipping, and post-production.”
Digital Colorist at DreamWorks (Hybrid from Glendale, California) “The Digital Colorist works with the VFX Supervisor, Directors and Producers to refine the color of the film.”
Producer (Color) at Company3 (On-Site from New York City, New York) “The Producer is responsible for overseeing the color workflow for assigned Colorists, managing day-to-day project execution, client relationships, and coordination with internal teams.”
Senior Materials Technical Artist (Star Wars Jedi) at Electronic Arts (Hybrid from Los Angeles, California, or Vancouver, British Columbia) “Collaborate with engineers to optimize material and rendering features for art needs. Identify and resolve performance and memory usage issues with engineers, artists, and designers.”
Line Producer (2D) at Atomic Cartoons (Remote (Local) from Vancouver, British Columbia) “Manage and lead the daily operations of the entire production. Prepare, maintain and update production schedules, budget and reports. Communicate directly with clients to discuss creative directions.”
Senior Texture Artist at Industrial Light and Magic (Hybrid from Vancouver, British Columbia) “The Senior Texture Artist is responsible for creating the textures, colours, and organic surface qualities needed in the completion of CG creatures and hard-surface models used in production.”
Senior Maya Animator at Pixomondo (Hybrid from Toronto, Ontario) “Working in close collaboration with the Production Staff, the Senior Animator will create top-notch animations and bring creatures, characters, objects and vehicles to life according to the project vision outlined by the Lead and/or Supervisor.”
Previs Artist (Part-Time) at Blue Zoo (Hybrid from London, England) “Their day-to-day focuses on expert camera work, dynamic acting choices, and visualising sequences from storyboards and animatics, whilst sticking to production deadlines and meeting that all important brief from our Directors and Clients.”
VFX Coordinator at Aardman (On-Site from Bristol, England) “The purpose of this role will be to work with the VFX Producer and Snr CG/ VFX Coordinator to provide support to the CG and VFX team.”
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