Little Shadow
Freelance 3D Generalist
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Freelance 3D Generalist
Location: London — Hybrid
Type: Freelance / Contract
About Little Shadow
Little Shadow is a London-based studio specialising in the design, creation and blending of bespoke graphics, visual effects and animation across television and advertising. Our team has been crafting visuals for industry-leading productions for over two decades, combining creative collaboration with a keen eye on pipeline, process and emerging technology.
We’re currently looking for additional freelance support across a number of shows in production, working alongside our team across traditional VFX and emerging AI workflows.
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced Freelance 3D Generalist with strong Blender and Substance Painter skills to join our team.
We need someone experienced in live-action VFX, who is comfortable taking assets and environments through the full 3D pipeline and integrating their work with photographed plates.
A key part of the role will be building environments, buildings and other assets from supplied reference material, as well as working with LiDAR/3D scan data captured on location. A strong eye for photorealism, scale, materials and matching real-world photography is essential.
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This is a hybrid role based in London, with a requirement to work from our studio for part of the booking.
Key Responsibilities
- Building 3D environments, buildings and assets from reference material
- Modelling and UV work in Blender
- Creating high-quality textures and materials using Substance Painter
- Look development and material creation
- Environment assembly and layout
- Importing, aligning and working with LiDAR/3D scan data within Blender
- Using LiDAR scans as reference and geometry for environment builds, layout and camera work
- Matchmoving and working with live-action plates
- Camera matching and establishing accurate perspective and scale
- Lighting CG assets and environments to convincingly match live-action photography
- Rendering and supplying appropriate passes/AOVs for compositing
- Taking assets and shots from initial reference through to final delivery
- Working closely with compositors, VFX production and other artists to respond to creative and client feedback
Essential
- Professional experience working with live-action VFX plates
- Strong professional experience as a 3D Generalist
- Strong working knowledge of Blender
- Strong working knowledge of Substance Painter
- Demonstrable experience building environments and architectural assets from reference
- Experience bringing LiDAR/3D scan data into a 3D workflow and using it effectively
- Strong skills across modelling, texturing, lookdev, layout, matchmove, lighting and rendering
- Strong understanding of camera matching, perspective, scale, lighting and photoreal integration
- Strong eye for detail, materials and photorealism
- Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of assets and shots
- Able to work efficiently to production deadlines
- Able to work hybrid from our London studio
- Must be legally entitled to work in the UK on a freelance basis
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Nice to Have
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Familiarity with neural rendering workflows
Please ensure your showreel/portfolio is linked on your CV or LinkedIn profile. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted regarding availability and day rate.
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