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Chief Virtual Production Art Director

Descriptions & Duties

  • Chief Virtual Production Art Directors manage, plan, and lead a team to design and produce different kinds of new media productions that merge physical and virtual assets in real-time interactive visual effects for virtual production in artistic and commercial projects, including movies, live shows, and performances.

Generic Competencies

Physical Abilities

Physical abilities

  • Physical strength
  • Eye hand coordination / precision / dexterity

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Technology Skills

Technology skills

  • Computer literacy
  • Application of technology

 

Importance:5 (Max:5) 

Skill is required all the time

 

Cognitive Abilities

Cognitive abilities

  • Creativity
  • Visualisation
  • Logical thinking

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Comprehension And Expression

Comprehension and expression skills

  • Reading comprehension
  • Oral / written expression

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Social Skills

Social skills

  • Communication
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Organisation And Execution Skills

Organisation and execution skills

  • Planning
  • Organising
  • Judgement
  • Decision making

 

Importance:5 (Max:5) 

Skill is required all the time

 

Problem Solving Skills

Problem solving skills

  • Ability to solve simple and complex problems effectively and efficiently

 

Importance:5 (Max:5) 

Skill is required all the time

 

Management Skills

Management skills

  • Leadership
  • Management of finance / time / people / other resources

 

Importance:5 (Max:5) 

Skill is required all the time

 

Trade Specific Competencies

Virtual production knowledge and management skills

Chief Virtual Production Art Directors should possess rich knowledge and management skills in combining physical and virtual assets for virtual production. They must be able to design and produce traditional art direction and scene decoration and direct the team to create and manage digital assets in a virtual environment to match the physical environment. They have to provide direction to transform or swap objects and scenes between the virtual and physical real world for movies, live shows and performances that adopt virtual production.

Project management and communication skills

Chief Virtual Production Art Directors should possess project management skills in planning, managing, and keeping the production on track and ensuring the project runs smoothly. They should also be able to effectively communicate with different teams, including directors, production designers, and technical artists.

General Requirements

Academic qualification

  • Higher diploma or bachelor's degree in arts technology, digital media, film, television and photography, animation and visual effects

Career Path & Salary

Private Sector

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Related Education & Training

Work Environment

  • Chief Virtual Production Art Directors work in both computer offices and on-site shooting locations.

Tools

Computers with Real-Time Rendering Graphics Display and Rendering Software, Design with LED Wall with Extended Reality technology, Digital Camera with Live Movement Tracking System, Art Direction and Design of LED Lights with Interactive Pixel Mapping, Digital Software for producing Computer Graphics and Video Editing, Production Grade 3D Application for Digital Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Animation, Simulation and Compositing

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