jobs: TV/Film, Design
Animation and Motion Design Internship at XYZ Studios
Company: XYZ Studios
Description: XYZ Studios, founded in 2003, is an award-winning studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of commercial animation. Creator of some of the most innovative animated commercials for brands including Sony, Visa, McDonalds, Honda, Yellow, Tip Top, Dodge, Universal, Unilever, Coke, IBM, MTV, Mars & Havaianas for agencies including Wieden+Kennedy London, BBDO New York, TBWAChiatDay Los Angles, DDB Sydney and M&C Saatchi Melbourne.
The Australian studio has won 8 Best of Show awards and exhibited at leading cultural centres Pictoplasma Berlin and Huseca Barcelona. In 2007 XYZ was judged 'Animation & Broadcast Design Hotshop of the Year' at the Australian Creative Hotshop Awards and now represents leading Animation Directors around the globe.
As well as creating television commercials using varying techniques from stop motion to 2D and 3D, the studio has an in-house digital editing and grading suite that services music video, short film, television commercial and cultural directors.
Location: Melbourne.
Position: Animation & Motion Design intern.
Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid.
Length of Internship: 1-month full time.
Start Date - End Date: October/November TBC with final candidate.
Job Description: Our Animation & Motion Design intern will work alongside Animation Directors, Designers and Producers helping out with tasks that could include research and concept design, animation, editing, assisting on stop motion and live action shoots and fulfilling general studio duties.
This is a great opportunity to learn how the commercial animation process works.
Requirements & Preferred Experience: Does the intern need a degree or have studied a relevant course
A Design, Animation or Film & TV diploma/degree would be great but being self-taught to a tertiary level is also impressive.
Passion for creativity, animation, illustration and motion design is essential!
Please submit examples from your folio (via website link, PDF or DVD) with your application.
Skills & Competencies: Does the intern need to be proficient in the Adobe creative suite, or use Excel, Powerpoint etc. Do they need to be a good communicator?
Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator is a must. Animation experience using one or a combination of the following techniques:
-Traditional
- Stop-motion
- Maya
- After Effects
Additional skills such as illustration, editing (Final Cut Pro) or modeling (Maya) are welcome. A good sense of humour, great communication skills, a willingness to collaborate and a little bit of love for our studio kitten and mascot "ZedDog".
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