The crowd simulation artist designs and executes dynamic simulation systems to generate believable, varied crowds that are consistent with the project's visual requirements. They are involved at various stages of production, from asset creation to their integration into shots, in close collaboration with the supervision, layout, animation, lighting, and compositing teams. Their rigorous and inventive work directly contributes to the scale and realism of the scenes, while respecting technical constraints and delivery deadlines.
Main responsibilities:
Mastery of his craft
- Convert assets to crowd agents with all the constraints inherent to the pipeline, project and software.
- Create and configure simulation systems to generate credible, diverse and dynamic crowds.
- Run simulations in shots according to briefs received, adjusting parameters according to the context of the scene.
- Adapt your working methods to the complexity of the plan, the style of the project and the technical constraints.
- Maintain complete autonomy in the organization and execution of assigned tasks.
Creative quality
- Propose inventive approaches to enrich crowd behaviors, cycles and diversity.
- Collaborate with animation, layout and lighting artists to ensure the artistic consistency of the scene.
- Integrate supervisory feedback with openness and precision.
- Maintain a constant attention to detail, realism and visual rhythm.
Technical quality
- Optimize rigs, agents, simulation systems and caches to ensure performance and stability.
- Quickly detect errors in behavior, collisions or inconsistent interactions.
- Collaborate with other departments to help resolve issues around crowd cache entrances and exits.
- Carry out rigorous quality checks before delivery of plans.
- Contribute to the improvement of the department's internal tools and workflows.
Communication
- Provide realistic estimates, communicate quickly if there are difficulties or risks of delay, and collaborate with production to adjust priorities if necessary.
- Ensure smooth communication with supervision, production and other departments.
- Share critical information on progress, technical issues or anticipated deadlines.
- Participate in turnovers, briefings and reviews with clarity and a spirit of collaboration.
Learn, transmit and evolve
- Update your knowledge of crowd simulation tools and new procedural approaches.
- Share your learnings, scripts or useful techniques with your colleagues.
- Contribute to the documentation of methods or the development of internal tools if required.
- Participate in the continuous improvement of the department by remaining curious, rigorous and committed.