BLUE SKY STUDIOSBlue Sky Studios is an American computer animation film studio based in Greenwich Connecticut.

HELP DESK ADMINISTRATOR (BLUE SKY STUDIOS)(JOB NUMBER: FFE0002809)

Description

•The Help Desk Administrator is an entry-level position. The ideal candidate is a recent college graduate who is considering a career in systems administration. Experience working at a college help desk is a plus. 

•The Blue Sky Studios Help Desk provides Level 1 and Level 2 support for our digital animation studio. This position reports to the Technical Coordinator and the Head of Systems and works closely with the department’s systems administration staff for daily task assignments and priorities.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities: •Exhibits courtesy, tact, consideration, teamwork and discretion in all interactions with Studio staff and with the public.•The Help Desk Workstation Administrator position provides Level 1 and 2 sustaining support for our 500+ seat digital animation studio, including but not limited to :

• o   Centos Linux, Mac OS X and Windows workstations and laptops. • o   iPhone and Android mobile devices.

• Responsibilities include:• Maintaining the stability, functionality and performance of the Studio's

desktop computer environment;

o Desktop security, including anti-virus updates;o Image management and installation testing and configuration;o Data and configuration backup and restore;o Level 1 troubleshooting for desktop and production applications;o Patching network connections and digital telephones (from

network switch to desktop);o Maintaining printers and printer clients, including distributing

printer toner; configuring and troubleshooting printers;o Maintaining inventories of software (media and licenses),

hardware, and printer toner;o Configuring and troubleshooting user accounts and home

directories for Linux, Mac and Windows;o Configuring and troubleshooting remote access;o Training users in the proper use of applications and peripherals;o Thorough record keeping and documentation as required;o Other projects, and duties as may be required or assigned.

Qualifications  Education and/or Experience Required:•  1 + years IT experience at a college help desk

or for a small business.•  Experience administering computers in a

multi-platform production environment is a plus.

Skills, Abilities, Special Licenses or Certificate: •   The Help Desk Administrator position requires

the ability to service a wide range of technologies, including but not limited to:

 Hardware installation and troubleshooting:

Apple iMac, Mac mini, MacPro, MacBook and MacBook Pro;

HP zSeries workstations; Monitors including HP DreamColor and Hyundai

Stereo monitors; Wacom Intuos and Cintiq tablets; HP and Xerox printers, scanners, faxes.

 Operating system installation and configuration:

CentOS; experience with FreeBSD is a plus; Apple OS X; Windows 7; Windows server experience is a

plus.

A proven technical aptitude, indicated on resume and supported by references.

•Strong attention to detail.•Ability to relate to and effectively communicate professionally with all levels of employees.• Process oriented, but flexible around business needs.

LOGO

Type - Subsidiary of 20th Century Fox Industry - CG animation Motion pictures Founded - February 1987 Founder - Chris Wedge, Carl Ludwig, Dr Eugene Trobetzkoy, Alison Brown, David Brown, Michael Ferraro Headquarters - Greenwich Connecticut United StatesKey people – Carlos saldanha, Chris Wedge, Brian KeaneProducts – CGI animated filmsOwner News Corporation(1997-2013) 21st Century FoxNumber of Employees – 500(2013)Parent- Independent(1987-1997) 20th Century Fox(1997)

COMPANY BACKGROUND

ART WORK

ROBOTICS RIOVicki-Saulls

• the company they worked in, MAGI, one of the visual effects studios behind Tron.• Blue Sky Studios has been owned by  20TH Century Fox since 1997.

• In the late 1980s and 1990s, the studio concentrated on the production of television commercials and visual effects for film.

• In August 1997, 20th Century Fox’s Los Angeles-based visual effects company, VIFX, acquired Blue Sky Studios to form a new visual effects and animation company. The new company produced visual effects for films such as The X-Files, Blade, Armageddon, Titanic and Alien: Resurrection.

• 20th Century Fox logo (2009) – improved and upgraded animation, extra searchlight and palm trees. This logo was first seen on Avatar

TECHNOLOGY• The studio is notable for its proprietary CGI Studio, a rendering software

system like Pixar's Render Man.•  CGI Studio was notable for its use of ray tracing as opposed to REYES-

like scanline rendering prevalent throughout the CG industry.

FEATURED FILMS

TITLE RELEASE DATE TITLE RELEASE DATE

Ice Age March,15,2002 The Peanuts Movie November 6, 2015

Robots March,11,2005 Ice Age 5 July 15,2016Ice Age: the Meltdown March,31,2006 Ferdinand April 7,2017Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!

March,14,2008 Anubis March 23,2018

Ice Age: Continental Drift July,1,2009 FILM IN DEVELOPMENT Rio April,15,2011 Mutts

Alienology

Ice Age: Continental Drift July,13,2012 TELEVISION SPECIALS

Epic May,24,2013 TITLE RELEASE DATE

Rio 2 April,11,,2014 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

November 24, 2011

RELEASED FILMS UPCOMING FILMS

TITLE RELEASE DATE NOTESBunny 1998 Academy Award winnerGone Nutty November 26, 2002Aunt Fanny’s Tour of Booty September 27, 2005 Academy Award nomineeNo Time for nuts November 21, 2006Surviving Sid December 9, 2008 Academy Award nomineeUmbrellacorn July 26, 2013

DEPARTMENTS • Retake Department- it is a department that use to look for mistakes of the animation and have its redone all over again. An animator will be checking all drawings or sketching in order to have a good look at the final animation.• Animation Department- the department where animators bring the character into life and motion. Scanning Department- • D.I.P and Compositing Department- special effects and instructions and specifications can be done and executed. Chroma Key and Backlighting is one of the examples of this department.• Editing Department- A department wherein the artist puts ON MODEL animators key rough drawings and giving quality lines of a specific style needed for the show and the animation.• Background Department- The penciled scanned digitally and manually painted backgrounds were passed to this department.• Storyboard Department- it is a department which story was being made. Stories that used to make animation for the sequence of its real concepts.

• Sound Effects and Musical Scoring Department- a department that creates soundtracks and sound effects by their own. Choirs and instrumental devices use for making sound effects.• Layout Department- They draw the overall composition of each scene in order to have a series play and putting all scenes in one movie editor.

VIDEO GAME Angry Bird Rio 

COMMERICIALS• Braun the last world (1992)• Nicktoons show open (1993)• Chock full o’Nuts Complement (1993)• Nestle Cookie Jar (1993)• Pepsi Swingers (1996)• Rayovac Fierce Creatures/Super

Stomper(1997)• Target Toys (1998)

CONTRIBUTION

• Square One Television• Square One Television (1987) – "Mathman"

segments• Joe's Apartment (1996) – dancing and singing

cockroaches[• Alien Resurrection (1997) – the aliens• A Simple Wish (1997) – numerous characters

and special effects[• Mouse Hunt (1997)[• Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) – several alien

creatures• Jesus' Son (1999) – sacred heart, "liquid" glass,

and screaming cotton ball effects• Fight Club (1999) – the "sliding" penguin• The Sopranos (2000) – the "talking fish" in the

episode "Funhouse"• Titan A.E (2000) – 3D animation: creation of

the new in the final "Genesis" sequence[

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, and symbols, names and images used in commerce.

• Intellectual property rights include patents, copyright industrial design rights, trademark, trade dress, and in some jurisdictions trade secrets.

• There are also more specialized varieties of sui generis exclusive rights, such as circuit design rights (called mark work  rights in U.S. law, protected under the integrated Circuit Topography Act  in Canadian law, and in European Union law  by Directive 87/54/EEC of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products), plant breeder’s right, plant variety rights , industrial design rights, supplementary protection certificates  for products and database rights  (in European law).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES:

• Industrial Property includes patents for inventions, trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications.

• Copyright covers literary works (such as novels, poems and plays), films, music, artistic works(e.g., drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures)and architectural design.

• Rights related to copyright include those of performing artists in their performances, producers of phonograms in their recordings, and broadcasters in their radio and television programs.

Types of intellectual property• Some examples of intellectual property include:• Artistic work

• Literature• Music• Painting• Sculpture

Computer program• Indigenous intellectual property• Internet domain name• InventionTrademark

• Service mark• Trade secret

Types of intellectual property rights• Copyright• Moral rights• Patents• Trade dress• Database right• Industrial design rights(or registered designs)• Intellectual rights to magic methods• Personality rights• Plant breeders' rightsIntellectual property law• Fashion law• Integrated circuit layout design protection• Plant variety protection• Supplementary protection certificate

WHAT ARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS?

Intellectual property rights are like any other property right.• They allow creators, or owners, of patents, trademarks or copyrighted works to benefit

from their own work or investment in a creation.

• The importance of intellectual property was first recognized in the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883) and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886). Both treaties are administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

• These rights are outlined in Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which provides for the right to benefit from the protection of moral and material interests resulting from authorship of scientific, literary or artistic productions.

WHY PROMOTE AND PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?

There are several compelling reasons.• First, the progress and well-being of humanity rest on its capacity to create and invent

new works in the areas of technology and culture.• Second, the legal protection of new creations encourages the commitment of additional

resources for further innovation.• Third, the promotion and protection of intellectual property spurs economic growth,

creates new jobs and industries, and enhances the quality and enjoyment of life.

HOW DOES THE AVERAGE PERSON BENEFIT?

Intellectual property rights reward creativity and human endeavor, which fuel the progress of humankind. Some examples:• The multibillion dollar film, recording, publishing and software industries – which bring

pleasure to millions of people worldwide – would not exist without copyright protection.

• Without the rewards provided by the patent system, researchers and inventors would have little incentive to continue producing better and more efficient products for consumers.

• Consumers would have no means to confidently buy products or services without reliable, international trademark protection and enforcement mechanisms to discourage counterfeiting and piracy.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE CUSTOMARILY DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN AREAS:

Copyright and rights related to copyright

• The rights of authors of literary and artistic works (such as books and other writings, musical compositions, paintings, sculpture, computer programs and films) are protected by copyright, for a minimum period of 50 years after the death of the author.

• Also protected through copyright and related (sometimes referred to as neighbouring) rights are the rights of performers (e.g. actors, singers and musicians), producers of phonograms (sound recordings) and broadcasting organizations. The main social purpose of protection of copyright and related rights is to encourage and reward creative work.

Industrial property can usefully be divided into two main areas:• One area can be characterized as the protection of distinctive signs, in particular

trademarks (which distinguish the goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings) and geographical indications, (which identify a good as originating in a place where a given characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin).

• The protection of such distinctive signs aims to stimulate and ensure fair competition and to protect consumers, by enabling them to make informed choices between various goods and services. The protection may last indefinitely, provided the sign in question continues to be distinctive.

• Other types of industrial property are protected primarily to stimulate innovation, design and the creation of technology. In this category fall inventions (protected by patents), industrial designs and trade secrets.

• The social purpose is to provide protection for the results of investment in the development of new technology, thus giving the incentive and means to finance research and development activities.

• A functioning intellectual property regime should also facilitate the transfer of technology in the form of foreign direct investment, joint ventures and licensing.

• The protection is usually given for a finite term (typically 20 years in the case of patents).

• The Difference Between Copyright and Trademark. While both offer intellectual property protection, they protect different types of assets. Copyright is geared toward literary and artistic works, such as books and videos. A trademark protects items that help define a company brand, such as its logo.

• Copyright Protection - According to the United States Copyright Office, copyright protects original works including "literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.

• Trademark Protection - The United States Patent and Trademark Office indicates that a trademark protects words, names, symbols, sounds or colors that distinguish goods and services from those manufactured or sold by others and to indicate the source of the goods.

A trademark •  A trademark is a word, phrase,

symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.

• A trade mark is a sign which can distinguish your goods and services from those of your competitors (you may refer to your trade mark as your "brand").

•  Trade marks identify the goods and services of particular traders.

• A copyright gives the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time.

• Copyright may apply to a wide range of creative, intellectual, or artistic forms, or "works".

• Copyright does not cover ideas and information themselves, only the form or manner in which they are expressed.

Intellectual property• Intellectual property includes

works,  patents, copyright, industrial design rights, trademarks, trade dress processes, symbols and designs that were created or are owned by a company.

• Under intellectual property laws, owners of intellectual property are granted certain exclusive rights.

Copyright