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Senior Level Nuke Compositors - Posted 09/08/2011
Reports to visual effects supervisor and producer. Performs high-level compositing tasks within Nuke and must have experience working in a team-based visual effects pipeline. Works closely with sequence supervisors and mid-level nuke compositors to final shots on time and on budget and at a high level of quality. 2-4 years of Nuke experience required. Knowledge of Maya, VRAY and Python a big plus.
Generous housing and travel stipend available for the right candidate. This is a full-time, temporary position. Position opens July 15 through October 15.
Reports to visual effects supervisor and producer. Performs high-level compositing tasks within Nuke and must have experience working in a team-based visual effects pipeline. Works closely with sequence supervisors and mid-level nuke compositors to final shots on time and on budget and at a high level of quality. 2-4 years of Nuke experience required. Knowledge of Maya, VRAY and Python a big plus.
Generous housing and travel stipend available for the right candidate. This is a full-time, temporary position. Position opens July 15 through October 15.
Flame Artist - Posted 09/08/2011
This is a full-time, temporary position and reports to the visual effects supervisor. Depending on the successful candidates' performance, this position has the potential to grow from initial film project work to a yearly contracted permanent position serving our commercial clients.
As an integral member of the team, the successful candidate will work closely with the vfx supervisor to determine methodology and implementation strategies for 40+ shot sequences. Your team will consist of a Flare assistant and as a positive mentor, you will interact with the rotoscope and tracking departments in delivering elements for composite in Flame.
Mid-level proficiency (5 years +) on Flame or a combination of Flame/ Flare is required and the ability to interact positively within a team-based environment is essential.
Courage under fire and a high-level attention to detail is imperative, mid to high level compositing tasks must be within your wheelhouse.
The candidate must have at least 2 years experience in live-client sessions, as interaction with commercial clients is a must. A drive to fulfill expectations with exacting attention to detail is necessary. Even if a shot is at v99, your natural inclination will be to push it to v100 if you see even the slightest technical detail missing.
Position opens July 15 through October 15, contract extension based upon candidates success and will include generous housing and travel stipend for the right candidate.
This is a full-time, temporary position and reports to the visual effects supervisor. Depending on the successful candidates' performance, this position has the potential to grow from initial film project work to a yearly contracted permanent position serving our commercial clients.
As an integral member of the team, the successful candidate will work closely with the vfx supervisor to determine methodology and implementation strategies for 40+ shot sequences. Your team will consist of a Flare assistant and as a positive mentor, you will interact with the rotoscope and tracking departments in delivering elements for composite in Flame.
Mid-level proficiency (5 years +) on Flame or a combination of Flame/ Flare is required and the ability to interact positively within a team-based environment is essential.
Courage under fire and a high-level attention to detail is imperative, mid to high level compositing tasks must be within your wheelhouse.
The candidate must have at least 2 years experience in live-client sessions, as interaction with commercial clients is a must. A drive to fulfill expectations with exacting attention to detail is necessary. Even if a shot is at v99, your natural inclination will be to push it to v100 if you see even the slightest technical detail missing.
Position opens July 15 through October 15, contract extension based upon candidates success and will include generous housing and travel stipend for the right candidate.
Flame Assist / Flare Artist - Posted 09/08/2011
This is a full-time, temporary position and reports to lead flame artist or visual effects supervisor. Depending on the successful candidates' performance, this position has the potential to grow from initial film project work to a yearly contracted permanent position serving our commercial clients.
As an integral member of the team, the successful candidate will work closely with the roto lead, lead match move and cg supervisor to ensure all elements are prepped and to spec for final composite. You must possess innate attention to detail, the drive to learn and the stamina to prove it.
Will assist senior flame artist in management of tasks and will perform low to mid-level compositing tasks on Flare, including render management tasks. Should be familiar with Nuke, Silhouette, Synth-Eyes and film production pipeline.
1 year experience in a live production environment is required, proficiency in Flame / Flare functionality is required.
Position opens July 15 through October 15, contract extension based upon candidates success.
This is a full-time, temporary position and reports to lead flame artist or visual effects supervisor. Depending on the successful candidates' performance, this position has the potential to grow from initial film project work to a yearly contracted permanent position serving our commercial clients.
As an integral member of the team, the successful candidate will work closely with the roto lead, lead match move and cg supervisor to ensure all elements are prepped and to spec for final composite. You must possess innate attention to detail, the drive to learn and the stamina to prove it.
Will assist senior flame artist in management of tasks and will perform low to mid-level compositing tasks on Flare, including render management tasks. Should be familiar with Nuke, Silhouette, Synth-Eyes and film production pipeline.
1 year experience in a live production environment is required, proficiency in Flame / Flare functionality is required.
Position opens July 15 through October 15, contract extension based upon candidates success.
Intern - Posted 09/08/2011
This fall, we are looking for interns who wish to gain experience in a professional post production environment.
Interns participate in client relations, learn office managerial skills, and have access to FXPHD courses (http://www.fxphd.com/) so that they can perform exercises with the programs we work with - which include After Effects, Smoke, Nuke, and Silhouette. ZERO is the perfect environment to take these courses as our VFX Supervisor is a Nuke professor for FXPHD.
Depending on the intern's prior experience and/or success with the FXPHD training, they may also be asked to perform technical tasks. They will be exposed to a visual effects workflow for both commercials and films, and will have an excellent opportunity to network with the other post production companies that share our building with us.
This fall, we are looking for interns who wish to gain experience in a professional post production environment.
Interns participate in client relations, learn office managerial skills, and have access to FXPHD courses (http://www.fxphd.com/) so that they can perform exercises with the programs we work with - which include After Effects, Smoke, Nuke, and Silhouette. ZERO is the perfect environment to take these courses as our VFX Supervisor is a Nuke professor for FXPHD.
Depending on the intern's prior experience and/or success with the FXPHD training, they may also be asked to perform technical tasks. They will be exposed to a visual effects workflow for both commercials and films, and will have an excellent opportunity to network with the other post production companies that share our building with us.
Located steps from Boston Common and hundreds of shops and restaurants, ZERO sits in the heart of the Back Bay, one of the best areas in the country to work and to play. Our team is passionate and talented and we are always looking for the right people to enhance our award winning crew.
The ZERO experience is unique in that every artist is master of their own domain and given the support they need to create the very best art. We utilize the newest technologies and customize them for our needs including the production management software, SHOTGUN, allowing your focus to stay on the art and not communication or lack thereof.
The ZERO experience is unique in that every artist is master of their own domain and given the support they need to create the very best art. We utilize the newest technologies and customize them for our needs including the production management software, SHOTGUN, allowing your focus to stay on the art and not communication or lack thereof.
ABOUT US
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Sean Devereaux
VFX Supervisor
VFX Supervisor
Brian Drewes
Head of Production
Head of Production
Marc Sadeghi
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
ABOUT US
Our task is to create and contribute to the artistry of the moving image while always striving for excellence in all that we do.
It is our goal to achieve and enhance the director's vision and at the same time help our clients properly communicate their vision. We are our clients and artists assistants in the creation of a story, a spot and a final work that overachieves in creative and technical quality, assuring budgetary efficiency and promoting a positive team-based experience for everyone. We are all in it together.
Finally it is vital for all partners, owners and employees to drive this statement forward. To push each project, each artist and each member of ZERO to the peak of performance, to improve the work and the experience without concern for rank or ego. We succeed as one and are accountable to each other, to our clients and most importantly, to our work, as it will exist for all time with our name and reputation nailed to it.
Our task is to create and contribute to the artistry of the moving image while always striving for excellence in all that we do.
It is our goal to achieve and enhance the director's vision and at the same time help our clients properly communicate their vision. We are our clients and artists assistants in the creation of a story, a spot and a final work that overachieves in creative and technical quality, assuring budgetary efficiency and promoting a positive team-based experience for everyone. We are all in it together.
Finally it is vital for all partners, owners and employees to drive this statement forward. To push each project, each artist and each member of ZERO to the peak of performance, to improve the work and the experience without concern for rank or ego. We succeed as one and are accountable to each other, to our clients and most importantly, to our work, as it will exist for all time with our name and reputation nailed to it.
SEAN DEVEREAUX
Sean Devereaux began his career over eleven years ago and has created award wining visual effects for over 25 feature films and close to 50 commercials. He has a strongly rooted passion for the art of illusion that aids the story and achieves the director's vision without distracting from either.
His feature credits include Transformers, X-Men, The Proposal, Cinderella Man, I, Robot, Peter Pan and Vanilla Sky and he has worked with top spot directors including Joe Kosinski, Paul Hunter, Joe Pytka, Mathew Cullen and Kinka Usher. Sean has worked with some of the best studios in the world including Pixar, Digital Domain and Industrial Light+Magic.
He is excited to be back home in Boston while he continues to create the art that he loves. Sean has been a proud member of the Visual Effects Society since 2005 and his work has been featured in several publications including American Cinematographer, Cinefex, Creativity, Post, and CGWorld. In his free time he goes to Red Sox games and writes his bio.
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Sean Devereaux began his career over eleven years ago and has created award wining visual effects for over 25 feature films and close to 50 commercials. He has a strongly rooted passion for the art of illusion that aids the story and achieves the director's vision without distracting from either.
His feature credits include Transformers, X-Men, The Proposal, Cinderella Man, I, Robot, Peter Pan and Vanilla Sky and he has worked with top spot directors including Joe Kosinski, Paul Hunter, Joe Pytka, Mathew Cullen and Kinka Usher. Sean has worked with some of the best studios in the world including Pixar, Digital Domain and Industrial Light+Magic.
He is excited to be back home in Boston while he continues to create the art that he loves. Sean has been a proud member of the Visual Effects Society since 2005 and his work has been featured in several publications including American Cinematographer, Cinefex, Creativity, Post, and CGWorld. In his free time he goes to Red Sox games and writes his bio.
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BRIAN DREWES
Brian is a seasoned pusher of pixels with 11+ years and thousands of visual effects shots under his belt. You have seen his work on the big screen and in the comfort of your living room in both features and commercials.
He has worked closely with commercial and feature clients, setting budgets and seeing projects both large and small through to final delivery. He is skilled at directing large teams of artists to the finish line, on schedule and on budget, while getting the very best from them.
His keen sense of what's around the next corner allows for a flexible team that is highly responsive to whatever challenges arise while maintaining a level of order and confidence that producers require. Brian has oversight of the day-to-day operations of the company, helping to foster an environment where all staff is required to be passionate for our art and tireless in the pursuit of creative perfection. If any of those philosophies happen to fail, he will literally kick ass to get the show out the door looking its very best and he has a black belt to prove it.
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Brian is a seasoned pusher of pixels with 11+ years and thousands of visual effects shots under his belt. You have seen his work on the big screen and in the comfort of your living room in both features and commercials.
He has worked closely with commercial and feature clients, setting budgets and seeing projects both large and small through to final delivery. He is skilled at directing large teams of artists to the finish line, on schedule and on budget, while getting the very best from them.
His keen sense of what's around the next corner allows for a flexible team that is highly responsive to whatever challenges arise while maintaining a level of order and confidence that producers require. Brian has oversight of the day-to-day operations of the company, helping to foster an environment where all staff is required to be passionate for our art and tireless in the pursuit of creative perfection. If any of those philosophies happen to fail, he will literally kick ass to get the show out the door looking its very best and he has a black belt to prove it.
email brian
MARC SADEGHI
Marc is an entertainment executive and producer & was one of the first keys at The Orphanage. As Executive Vice President he succeeded in forging relationships with major studios including: Paramount, Warner Bros., Universal, Miramax, Revolution, Disney, New Line and Sony.
As Executive Producer, he has overseen the VFX of projects as varied as Iron Man, Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3, Die Hard 4, Superman Returns, Aeon Flux, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sin City, The Day After Tomorrow, Hellboy, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Hero to name a few. Marc has also held a key role as Co-Producer of the thriller Legion that stars Dennis Quaid and Paul Bettany and as Executive Producer at Orphanage Animation Studio which has projects currently in production at Cartoon Network. Most recently, Marc has also assumed the post of Executive Vice President at Rising Sun Pictures in Adelaide, Australia.
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Marc is an entertainment executive and producer & was one of the first keys at The Orphanage. As Executive Vice President he succeeded in forging relationships with major studios including: Paramount, Warner Bros., Universal, Miramax, Revolution, Disney, New Line and Sony.
As Executive Producer, he has overseen the VFX of projects as varied as Iron Man, Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3, Die Hard 4, Superman Returns, Aeon Flux, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sin City, The Day After Tomorrow, Hellboy, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Hero to name a few. Marc has also held a key role as Co-Producer of the thriller Legion that stars Dennis Quaid and Paul Bettany and as Executive Producer at Orphanage Animation Studio which has projects currently in production at Cartoon Network. Most recently, Marc has also assumed the post of Executive Vice President at Rising Sun Pictures in Adelaide, Australia.
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NEWS
January 23, 2012: ZERO proudly congratulates Boston based Animation Supervisor Anders Beer for his Visual Effects Society (VES) nomination for best Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture for the Seth Rogen voiced Paul in "Paul". Anders is the co-founder of General Gau Animation and represents an impressive talent that serves to heighten Boston's standing as a first-class creative center.
January 23, 2012: NEW VIDEO - Check out the latest trailer for Project X. Featuring VFX by ZERO. Only in theaters March 2nd. August 29, 2011: NEW VIDEO - ZERO owners Sean Devereaux and Brian Drewes speak with NESN about their creative partnership with the Red Sox organization. July 22, 2011: NEW VIDEO - Check out the Zero Spring 2011 Showreel. Hot off the press on this 104 degree day! June 23, 2011: ZERO VFX announces visual effects production has begun for Columbia Picture's "Here Comes the Boom" starring Kevin James and Salma Hayek. The ZERO team will be led by VFX Supervisor Sean Devereaux. Some artist positions still available, see our careers page for more information. June 15, 2011: Zero VFX roll into their new offices at 162 Columbus Ave, sharing the building with the Soundtrack Boston group. Having taken over the 7,000 sqft 3rd floor, Zero offers our clients the ease and flexibility of close interaction with Soundtracks' impressive array of talent and technology. When the schedule is tight it makes all the difference. Additionally, Finish Editorial is below on the 2nd floor and when a project calls for it, the two facilities work together to form a much larger entity, thus increasing capacity and the ability to complete projects seamlessly. Plus, there's an awesome roof deck. May 20, 2011: Check out the latest trailer for Zookeeper, in theaters on July 8, 2011 and featuring vfx by ZERO! http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/the-zookeeper/trailer April 19, 2011: Check out our updated career page for new openings! April 10, 2011: Zero VFX has announced its co-development role and use of the ZYNC rendering system currently making news in the visual effects world. http://www.fxguide.com/featured/zync-get-your-own-vast-renderfarm-instantly/ April 07, 2011: We are ramping up for a busy Summer at ZERO! Check out our Careers page Wednesday, April 13 for new opportunities ranging from entry level rotoscoping positions to Senior Artists, Flame operators and producers. April 05, 2011: ZERO VFX is partnering with the Boston Red Sox to unveil Fenway Park's new state of the art HD scoreboard. You'll see ZERO's work as the board is introduced for the opening series against New York as well as other surprises throughout the season. There is only one way to see the magic and that's to be live at Fenway Park, so don't miss it. March 15, 2011: ZERO is moving! On June 1st we'll be located in a state of the art facility that's both environmentally friendly and outfitted with the latest in digital technologies. The 7,000 sqft space occupies the entire 3rd floor at 162 Columbus Ave and features floor to ceiling windows, renewable materials and seamlessly connects Zero to Boston's premier sound studio, Soundtrack. Best of all, our clients will no longer be required to coordinate the handshake between picture and sound finishing - no more waiting for quicktimes to be posted or tapes to be delivered. With this centralized process we will be able to spend more time on the creative, which means more exploration and more refinement. March 11, 2011: Wrapped up a few long-term commercial projects this week...exciting new work breaking soon! February 25, 2011: The Farrelly Brother's Hall Pass is now in theaters featuring loads of laughs and set supervision by ZERO! Buy your tickets here. January 26, 2011: Congrats to our friends at Arnold Worldwide for the kudos from adage. Read the article here. December 02, 2010: Fully CG and photo real human face replacement. Now an official asset in our bag of tricks. November 12, 2010: Our render farm is up, running and clocking in at 800 CPU's of pure vfx processing power. Kid, meet the candy store. November 05, 2010: Here are links to Zero's first film efforts: Zookeeper and Hall Pass. September 15, 2010: Sean and Brian attended the premiere of Ben Afflecks' latest film "The Town" at historic Fenway Park. Great place to see a movie - the Green Monster behind the screen, the red carpet on the infield and a great crowd! See a shot of the screen in Fenway. August 26, 2010: Zero's proprietary client access site is officially launched. Features include a highly intuitive interface, instant updates via RSS and dimming of background for ease of viewing. We also make it easy for clients to upload reference and artwork to the site - this automatically propagates into our project database, ensuring organized and error free work. See a screengrab of the software. August 17, 2010: Supervising set tomorrow - our goal is to make the savannah of California look like the savannah of Kenya. Cue the acacia trees and elephant. August 12, 2010: 1 campaign, 3 days, 12 VFX shots and a total of 18 spots delivered. August 05, 2010: We are waiting with baited breath to announce some fantastic news... just have to dot the t's and cross the i's! August 02, 2010: Our newest addition is here, a fantastic client space with brand new Discreet system! That system will be gasping for breath because we are cranking! July 21, 2010: Boards and animatics went well - looking forward to the next Subway spots - we get to set fire to the desert in our next round! Also changing some labels for another client... July 14, 2010: Brian got crammed in the front row of the Die Antwoord and Sleigh Bells show at the Roxy! Fantastic show for some artists that will sell out much larger venues soon! July 09, 2010: Our first staff arts and crafts afternoon - essentially it's wine, cheese and we all have 1 hour to doodle with paint and canvas - next one August 13 July 07, 2010: Brainstorming boards and animation tests for yet another full cg / motion graphics spot June 26, 2010: Delivering final comps for Zookeeper... June 22, 2010: Weekend work on multiple projects, some all nighters coming this week - thanks to a great staff for sticking it out and helping us pursue excellent looking results!!! June 18, 2010: Our 3D department is cranking out final deliveries on the full cg package (almost 40 animation versions and toolkits), another end tag and concept work for a quick turnaround :30 June 11, 2010: Continuing on the full 3D project utilizing 800 CPU's, direct renders from V-Ray June 10, 2010: Lots of advil for the trip back to Boston June 09, 2010: Brian visit with clients, attends AICP party in NYC and after party at THE BOX. June 03, 2010: Delivered a surprise stereo version of an end tag. Pass the glasses around! May 28, 2010: With our design winning out, we are in full production mode for the full cg project. May 17, 2010: A fantastic visit from our LA owner, Marc Sadeghi for a quick meeting... details to follow in the coming months. May 12, 2010: Starting some R & D design work on a fully CG project! Integration with Amazon's cloud rendering successful. May 10, 2010: Sean had a little vacation to Florida before the beaches were spoiled... May 05, 2010: Visited our friends at Arnold and shared with them our team-based approach to implementing projects April 25, 2010: Brian flew to Atlanta again for the "Hall Pass" wrap party! Good times and good to catch up with new friends! April 13, 2010: Bidding continues on commercial boards and exciting potential for just released details on feature projects April 06, 2010: YES!!! We have officially set the date for our First Annual Summer party. Save the date for 8/27/2010 - it's a Friday, so tell your boss to give you the afternoon off, or better yet, lets invite them too! Details to follow, but just know, this is not going to be your normal, run of the mill, "lets party at a bar" kind of thing. A base tan, sunblock, your singing voice (and Dramamine for you land-lubbers) is all that will be required! March 31, 2010: Visited our friends over at Hill Holliday to talk about Zero March 28, 2010: A not so awesome Saturday morning... 'nough said Fred. March 27, 2010: An awesome Friday - Barbeque for Blue Ribbon, some libations at the office, and an afternoon off work with the crew to see Hot Tub Time Machine. Then to the W Hotel for some continued drinking then to Beehive with some friends/clients! March 20, 2010: Going gangbusters! Just finished McDonald's spots for Arnold Worldwide March 19, 2010: Zero wrapped a project promoting a new Subway offering... yes ! PEPPERONI! Check out the details on the our work page March 16, 2010: Brian is happy to report: "My time on the Hall Pass set has been the best set experience I've ever had!" The crew is awesome, the talent is phenomenal and the Farrelly Brothers really are dedicated to their craft and make it a positive experience for everyone March 11, 2010: Sean and Brian are on the way to Atlanta to supervise the set for the Farrelly Brothers film "Hall Pass" starring an ensemble cast including Owen Wilson, Christina Applegate, Alyssa Milano, Richard Jenkins among others. March 09, 2010: Ocean Spray bottles need replacing, we are on it! March 02, 2010: Zero has moved into its new office! 91 Newbury St btw Berkeley and Clarendon... fancy fancy!
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