DV Internship: VFX Artist for "Mantecoza"

Job ID: 2015
Job Title: Video FX Artist
Job Type: Internship - Unpaid
Full/Part Time: Part Time
Openings: 1
Skills Required: AfterEffects, 3D Studio Max, Maya, PhotoShop,
Description: Visual Effects Specialist

Open work schedule. Required to be on set for FX shot composition on weekends of August, September, and October.

Duties Include

• Compositing backgrounds, small particle effects, & titles.
• Design a few steam punk airships and bring them to life in 3D.
• Participate on set during effects days to learn about the shots and help in compositing ideas.

Skills Required

• After Effects
• Photoshop
• 3D Studio Max & Maya
• Illustrator is a plus

Desired Education

• Some College

How To Apply
Send a resume, cover letter, and portfolio to Chantal Legendre

Employer Website: Mantecoza

Posted: 07/15/10 Expire:08/15/10

DV Internship: Gold Medal Swim School

Job ID: 2012

Job Title: Digital Video

Job Type: Internship - Unpaid

Full/Part Time: Part Time

Openings: 1

Skills Required: Digital Media, Digital Video, FileMaker Pro, Final Cut Pro,

Description: Digital Video Intern

Gold Medal Swim School Video Intern. We are interested in an intern with excellent videography skills as well as people and communication skills. The project is unique in the environment and scope. We would like to create a DVD version of our Instructor Manual at the swim school. The project would take 3-6 months depending on the interest a candidate would have in several other small projects.

Duties Include

• Create 8 disc training DVDs.
• Film training classes.
• Edit footage.
• Create special features and introduction to the DVD.
• Create an in-house slide show with staff biographies and customer information.

Skills Required

• Digital video fundamentals.
• Knowledge of DV editing programs.
• Ability to meet deadlines and produce quality work.

Desired Education

• Some College

How To Apply

Send a resume and cover letter to Elaine Anawalt

Check out their site: Gold Medal Swim School

Posted on: 7/8/10 Deadline: 8/8/10

New DV Jobs from Around the Web

Motion Graphics Artist
Phenomenon Post - Pittsburgh, PA
See original job posting at Mandy.com »

Pittsburgh based Post Production/Motion Design house seeks experienced After Effects/Motion Graphics Artist for immediate temporary F/T position thru November 2010. Willing to discuss temporary local accommodation costs. Broadcast commercial experience and strong design skills a must. Editing skills a plus. We are running with the most recent versions of Adobe Creative Suite (CS5) Avid Media Composer (V5) and Avid DS Nitris (V10) platforms. Must be a hard working creative and proactive ... 

Visual Effects Artist/Editor
web-based production company - Manhattan, NY
See original job posting at Mandy.com »

We are looking for a hard-working, self-starter to join our web-based post production team. This individual must be a detail-oriented visual effects artist who can think quickly in a fast-paced environment. In addition to being the VFX guru on the team, we are also looking for someone who has solid editing experience. You will be working very closely with the other members of the post production team, as well as with directors and producers, so you must be a team player with an easy-going ... 

Video Production Specialist
American College of Cardiology - Washington, DC
See original job posting at washingtonpost.com »

FUNCTION AND SCOPE:
Work as coordinator for busy in-house video production department. Assist in the day-to-day trafficking of video projects from concept to completion...MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES...Assist in all aspects of video production as a crew member for in-studio and on location captures;...Assist in post-production as a team member, assistant editor, or editor on assigned projects;...Organize and maintain digital assets via video production storage system;...Be responsible for ...

Ridley Scott Wants Your YouTube Videos

Filmmakers Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Blade Runner) and Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) are launching an experiment in "user-generated filmmaking" - a joint venture with YouTube called "Life in a Day."

To participate in “Life in a Day,” people must film a snippet of their daily routine - 10 minutes max - on July 24. Video uploaded onto a special YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/lifeinaday) will be scrutinized by a team of editors. Macdonald, serving as director, and Scott, in a producer role, will bring selected clips together into a feature-length documentary of a single day on planet Earth.

Individuals whose video makes it into the finished film will be credited as co-directors. The top 20 contributors will be flown to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where the film will premiere out of competition.

More on this story can  be found in the New York Times' "Media Decoder" section.

Register now for the IFP/Phoenix 48 Hour Film Challenge

IFP/Phoenix will be holding its annual Summer 48 Hour Film Challenge July 16 to July 18.

At the July 16th, kick-off, teams will be given a genre, a line of dialogue to be used in the film and a prop to be used in the film. They will then have 48 Hours to make their 3 minute film.

Registrations are being accepted now on a first come, first serve basis. Once all 35 slots are filled, no more registrations will be accepted.

Teams will be competing for a prize of $250 and a shot at the finals in April where a prize of $1,000 will be given out.

If you're up for the challenge, register your team today!

Tutorial: Animating a Still

Andrew Kramer over at Video Copilot has posted a new tutorial "Animating a Still."

In this tutorial inject life into a still image by creating a 3d-looking camera movement and animate the movement of the smoke. We will also add realistic camera jitter and simulate a rack focus with dirt on the lens.

Watch it on the Video Copilot website.

Jobs and Internships at Focus, Disney, Pixar

Courtesy of student Kenny Rayl:

• Focus Features internship
• Disney Visual Design internship
• Pixar animation job
• Pixar Canada animation job

Thanks Kenny!

UAT Alum Produces Saftey Film in Qatar

2004 grad William McLeod's company Creative Design has produced a comedic safety training video for a huge aluminum smelting project in Qatar, where his company is based.

“We approached the problem of communicating to a large and diverse audience, many of whom are non-native English speakers, by suggesting a comedy script that identifies the very serious hazards, makes them memorable by making people laugh, and then capping each major section of the film with a formal review of the takeaways to drive home the message”, remarks William R. McLeod, Head of Operations for Creative Design.

Read the rest of the article here on the Qatar Projects website.

UAT Alum Wins in Wales!

UAT alum Jenny Pond (pictured, left) has taken home the award for "Best Environment & Ecology Film - International" for her documentary Poison Wind at the 2010 Swansea Bay Film Festival in Wales, UK. Swansea Bay is one of many stops on the festival circuit for this film, which premiered at the 2008 San Antonio CineFestival and has been screened at environmental and indigenous peoples events in our nation's capital and around the world.

"POISON WIND tells the story of a corrupt government, unconscionable greed and a policy of destruction aimed at the Aboriginal Homelands of Indigenous People and former uranium miners from the 1940's until today. It is a documentary which focuses on the lives being destroyed by the deadly legacy of uranium mining and effects of radiation...as a government’s cruel secret is carried on the face of the wind."

This is a project which has been well-supported by the UAT community and has involved the participation of faculty, students, and alumni alike. UAT Digital Video is proud to share some small part Jenny's success - but without her drive and enthusiasm for the project, none of it would have been possible. Congratulations, Jenny! We are all so proud of you and your film!

New Student Works now on YouTube

Check out last semester's crop of student projects, now on the UATDV YouTube Channel!