Job Description

For over three decades, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) has been delighting and inspiring audiences worldwide with award-winning visual effects and is responsible for creating some of Hollywood's most memorable screen moments.

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RSP's reputation and leadership makes it a trusted creative partner for major motion picture studios worldwide, with innovation a key component to RSP's ongoing success.

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RSP's recent work includes Sinners, Mickey 17, A Complete Unknown, Thunderbolts*, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Deadpool & Wolverine, The Fall Guy, Star Wars: The Acolyte, Knuckles, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

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- Immediate Start, 3 month contract
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- Adelaide or Brisbane Studio, with remote working considered within Australia.
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Due to the immediate start of this position and the short-term nature of the role, only applicants with full working rights will be considered at this time.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Create and deliver layouts, including but not limited to camera rigs, camera tracks, matchmoves and basic scene composites that meet the creative briefs for your team.
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- Set up, maintain, dress and deliver complex sets and environments.
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- Design shots and sequences based on previsualisation,



storyboards or verbal briefs.
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- Create layouts and camera solutions for mono and stereo live action plates that integrate efficiently into the layout and tracking pipeline.
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- Diagnose and resolve your own technical roadblocks that hinder layouts, camera solutions and renders.
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- Collaborate with senior artists to ensure the creative and technical goals of projects are met.
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- Ensure shot layout, orientation and continuity line up with scene requirements.
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Qualifications

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- Excellent knowledge of Maya and Nuke.
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- Understanding of acquisition data technology such as Lidar and Photoscan.
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- Working knowledge of industry standard camera tracking applications such as 3D-Equalizer, Syntheyes and PFTrack.
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- Understanding of lens calibration, camera orientation and projection, focal length and distortion.
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- Real world understanding of proportion, depth, scale and physical space.
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- Working understanding of techniques and technologies relating to modelling, rigging and compositing.
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- Working knowledge of the VFX pipeline and entire post-production process, including interdepartmental dependencies and hand over processes.
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📌 Layout Artist (South Australia)
🏢 Rising Sun Pictures
📍 South Australia