Jun 19, 2016

Vfx Artist: Duties &Requirements

Visual effects artists are responsible for creating computer generated animations and special effects on screens at home and in theatres. It’s like bringing fascinating and fantasy world into life. It's necessary to gain the training to work as a visual effects artist via a degree or certificate program in a field like computer animation.
Duties
Vfx work is to create imagery that is either impractical or impossible to film. Vfx is currently done via computer. This work includes creating animations for television shows, commercials and feature films.
Vfx artists are expected to work on tight deadlines due to theatrical release dates working in the film industry. This job involves following instructions from a client and may not allow for the possibility of much personalized input.
Requirements
Students need to have understanding of standard software tools of the industry, such as Houdini, Nuke, Render Man, Adobe CS5, mental ray, and Autodesk Maya. Although a degree is not necessarily required for this job. A bachelor's degree is standard and completing a certificate or degree program can help signify qualification to work as a vfx artist. 

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