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
