Machinima Cinematographer\Video Game Capture Artist

Position: Machinima Cinematographer\Video Game Capture Artist
Part time position: 20-30 hrs a week. Some flexible hours.

The Sims2 is looking for a part time game capture artist to help with sales and promotional videos. We are looking for someone with strong camera, composition and production design skills to capture video game footage to be used as source material for promotional videos. Film, photography or design background is a must. You will work closely with the video director and our world class marketing team to create custom footage for our sales videos.

Responsibilities will include:
• Playing the Sims2 Video game on PC, Playstation2 and PSP.
• Capture game-play footage based on marketing asset lists and written scripts.
• Build the characters and sets using the Sims2 video games.
• Set up the Sim Characters so that the desired game play is possible.
• Set up and recording multiple camera angles for the video editor.
• Coordinate with studio team to fix game play errors that interfere with capturing.
• Keep track of what animations and objects are working in the game.
• Work with marketing to make sure shots convey key marketing messages.
• Work with video director to make sure shots meet creative standards.

Experience/Skills:
• Proven design/film/camera skills, strong sense of color and composition.
• Proven ability to work independently, agreeable and collaborative working style
• Ability interpret both filmic direction and marketing input and make revisions accordingly
• Ability to understand film production and post production from a marketing perspective, desire to create, experiment, and think differently, writing and story telling skills are a plus.
• PC literate.


*Please note that this is a creative position in a fast paced environment. Time intensive revisions are often requested. You will be working with games that are in development and not always fully functioning. This is a fun job but it is not easy.

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