Crowd Lead - Houdini (TV Featurette)

What You’ll Do

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the creation, population, and management of complex crowd simulations using Houdini.


• Define the overall approach for crowd behavior, agent systems, and shot execution across the show.


• Guide the development, optimization, and maintenance of agent libraries, including animation clips, behavior logic, and visual diversity.


• Oversee the design and implementation of believable background character performances that support story, staging, and composition.


• Ensure procedural animation techniques, motion cycles, and agent variation are utilized effectively for realism and efficiency.


• Review crowd setups at both individual shot and sequence levels to maintain visual continuity and technical consistency.


• Troubleshoot advanced simulation challenges—including agent navigation, avoidance, pathing, behavior trees, and ...