Visual effects (VFX) is a term used to describe imagery created, manipulated or enhanced for any film, or other moving media that doesn’t take place during live-action shooting.

Jobs in VFX

Production management department
Data input/output (I/O) technician – Responsible for organizing, transferring and storing the computer files and data for a VFX production company.

Production coordinator – The help ensure VFX projects run smoothly, working under the production manager or producer.

Production manager – Act on the decisions that have been made by the VFX producer. Create detailed schedule for the project and look after the budget.

Runner – All-purpose helpers in a VFX studio. They support any member in the studio and make sure that everyone has what they need.

VFX editor – Work as a link between the film or TV production team, which shoots live-action footage, and the VFX studio that does the visual effects.

VFX producer – Manages the whole process of creating the VFX for film or TV

Pre-production department
Concept artist – Creates the artwork to inspire the look of the visual effects (VFX) in film or TV production. They make sure that other members have a shared vision.

Previsualization (previz) artist – Previz is the process of visualizing a scene before creating it. They help to plan out what a film is going top look like.

On set department
Data capture technician – They got onto the film or TV set to collect the information about the live-action footage that the teams in the VFX studio need to add.

VFX supervisor – The ones in charge of the whole VFX project, managing the pipeline.

3 roles that I am interested in
– Concept artist (VFX)
– Previsualization (previz) artist
– Animator (VFX)

These 3 roles pique my interest the most out of all the roles. These 3 share the same core skills that I have which is Illustration, creativity and art. These roles also require to work as a team in the pipeline to work effectively and I am more than happy to do so.