Federico Diaz-Ripa

• Lead and mentor the artists in the Tech Check department, providing them with training and guidance
• Collaborate with other department supervisors to address interdepartmental pipeline matters, discussing issues, sharing techniques, and resolving any identified bugs
• Conduct thorough reviews of low-resolution occlusion renders, diligently identifying and addressing continuity issues, animation pops, interpenetrations, tangent lines, deformations, LOD and texture discrepancies, and any elements necessitating retake notes

- Work with the CFX department to ensure that the animation being simulated meets the needs of CFX.

- Apply and simulate clothing, hair, or other areas requiring technical animation.

- Fix geometry on character animation on a shot basis using our in-house toolset.

- Respond quickly to notes from the VFX/DFX or CG Supervisor(s) before or during dailies to ensure best possible quality is maintained.

• Manage and monitor production retake and bug notes according to production requirements and priorities
• Collaboratively partner with artists to identify and implement effective problem-solving strategies, while introducing optimized workflows to preempt potential issues and enhance future productivity
• Assemble environment scenes in alignment with the animatic, ensuring continuity and aesthetic coherence, under the Artistic Director's supervision
• Provide support to other departments as needed, such as FX and Compositing

• Maintain company's render farm by monitoring and prioritizing jobs as per project requests
• Notify Artists or Production of any issues with their render jobs
• Help Artists with support requests and keep track of errors