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Rainmaker Animation and Visual Effects

If you are considering applying to Rainmaker Animation and VFX, here are some pointers to help you understand its VFX and Animation divisions.



Rainmaker has two main facilities, the original Rainmaker VFX building (The one with the Graffiti) and the recently acquired building that used to be "Mainframe" (Skin Color Building). Both buildings are 20 mins. drive from each other.



The VFX facility used to have around two hundred employees, while Mainframe had about three hundred employees when fully loaded. The acquisition made Rainmaker the largest studio in Canada currently led by CEO Warren Franklin, an ex-ILM veteran.

The type of work from both facilities its easy to understand, the VFX division takes care of visual effects for TV commercials, TV series, In-Game cinematics and Feature films. While the Animation Division takes care of Animated TV series, in game cinematics and the recently announced feature film "Escape from Planet Earth".



In both divisions you will find positions such as Lighters, Animators, Modelers, Matte painters, Compositors, etc. What varies is the type of projects that Rainmaker is currently working on.



Some Rainmaker VFX projects include: I-Robot, Garfield, Garfield II, Night at the Museum, Vantage Point, Blades of Glory, Stargate Atlantis, Tropic Thunder, etc.

Some Rainmaker Animation projects include: Reboot, Popeye 3D, Barbie, Hot Wheels, Tony Hawk, The Nutty Professor, Escape from Planet Earth.



Put your demo reel together and make sure you send it to the division of your preference.

Rainmaker VFX
West 2nd Avenue,
Vancouver BC, V5Y 1B3
Canada
www.rainmaker.com

Rainmaker Animation
Suite 200
2025 West Broadway
Vancouver BC, V6J 1Z6
Canada
www.mainframe.ca

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