BAD CLAY / AIOI Studios

VFX Pipeline TD

07/2019 - 07/2023 | 4 years

In 2022, Bad Clay Studio co-founded AIOI Studios.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The studio initially had no existing pipeline.
I was tasked with setting up a VFX pipeline to support and streamline daily workflows of artists and production teams.

Key Contributions:

Research and experimentation of open-source pipeline tools, frameworks, and production management systems to determine the most suitable solutions for the studio's needs
Integration and ongoing customization of the open-source VFX pipeline OpenPype to manage the studio workflows, focusing primarily on ftrack, Maya, and Nuke integrations
Development of pipeline tools in Python+Qt to streamline asset management in Maya (QC, import/export, conversions, etc.), significantly improving efficiency and enabling the successful delivery of hundreds of shots for major productions
Extension of the open-source VFX pipeline framework Mangrove, to automate Maya scene build and updates from scene descriptions, used extensively on a massive 600+ VFX shots movie
Creation of a wide range of utility scripts (Python, Shell, MEL, Hython, MAXScript) to export, convert, clean, and archive asset and shot data across DCCs, and to streamline delivery workflows

RESPONSIBILITIES

As the sole developer at the studio, I was fully responsible for setting up and managing the entire VFX pipeline.

My day-to-day responsibilities included:

Conducting R&D on tools and methodologies to streamline workflows
Presenting and advocating for design choices to supervisors and the production team
Developing pipeline tools in collaboration with department leads, based on their requirements
Managing pipeline configurations and settings
Performing ongoing maintenance and testing
Providing daily technical support to artists
Creating documentation and delivering training sessions

BAD CLAY / AIOI Studios

VFX Pipeline TD

07/2019 - 07/2023 | 4 years

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