米国視覚効果協会（VES）による業界クレジットガイドライン
米国の視覚効果協会（Visual Effects Society, VES）は “VES Titles” として、VFX業界の肩書き（Title）のガイドラインをウェブサイトにて提示しています。
VES Titles
https://vesglobal.org/ves-titles/
VESが初めて肩書きのガイドラインを公開したのは、2008年6月でした。
Visual Effects Society Publishes Industry Credit Guidelines
https://www.vesglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/titles-release.pdf
映像ジャーナリストの鍋潤太郎氏は、2008年8月、いちはやくVESガイドラインを日本のVFX業界に向けて紹介しました。
鍋 潤太郎☆ハリウッド映像トピックス 日本の 「ＣＧデザイナー」という呼び名は時代遅れ？(08/29/2008)
http://nabejun.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/16/
また、2009年3月には、邦画クレジットでも活用が始まったことを紹介しています。
鍋 潤太郎☆ハリウッド映像トピックス 米VES提唱「ジョブ・タイトル・ガイドライン」 邦画クレジットでも採用が始まる (03/06/2009)
http://nabejun.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/111/
また、その後、VESはガイドラインを随時更新するようになりました。
2008年の時点ではガイドラインにありましたが、以下の肩書きは2026年現在削除されています。
Animation Director
FX Animator
Production Supervisor
Texture Paint Artist
Visual Effects Co-Supervisor
Visual Effects Previz Editor
また、2008年の時点ではなく、2026年現在追加されている肩書きは以下になります。
Creature Supervisor
Creature Lead
Creature Artist
Crowd Supervisor
Crowd Lead
Crowd TD
Digital Paint & Roto Lead
Digital Paint & Roto Artist
Effects Animation Supervisor
Effects Animation Lead
Effects Animation Artist
Effects Animator
Engineering Supervisor
Engineer
Environment Supervisor
Environment Lead
Environment Artist
Generalist Supervisor
Generalist Lead
Generalist
R & D Lead
R & D Engineer
Virtual Production Supervisor
Visual Effects Associate Production Manager
Visual Effects Data or Digital Asset Manager
Visual Effects Line Producer
Visual Effects Production Support
Visual Effects Still Photographer
Visual Effects Technical Support
VESによるガイドラインはハリウッド映画で活用されている一方で、実際には違うものが普及している場合もあるようです。注意が必要です。
・VESガイドラインでは “Previz” の綴りになっていますが、実際には ”Previs” の綴りが普及しているようです。
・VESガイドラインでは “Rotoscope” になっていますが、実際には ”Roto” の表記が同じかそれ以上に使われているようです。
以下に2026年時点の VES Titlesを引用します。
2026年4月ウェブアーカイブ：https://web.archive.org/web/20260412044334/https://vesglobal.org/ves-titles/
Visual Effects Supervisor
Additional Visual Effects Supervisor
Animation Supervisor
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Associate Producer
Visual Effects Production Supervisor
Visual Effects Coordinator
Visual Effects Assistant Coordinator
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Visual Effects Consultant
Visual Effects Accountant
Visual Effects Plate Supervisor
Visual Effects Plate Producer
Visual Effects Editor
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Visual Effects Previz Lead
Visual Effects Previz Artist
Visual Effects Data Coordinator
Visual Effects Data Assistant
Visual Effects Data or Digital Asset Manager
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Supervisor
Additional Visual Effects Supervisor
Co-Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Associate Supervisor
Visual Effects Plate Supervisor
Visual Effects Consultant
Senior Animation Supervisor
Animation Supervisor
Senior Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Executive Producer
Visual Effects Associate Producer
Visual Effects Line Producer
Visual Effects Coordinator
Visual Effects Assistant Coordinator
Visual Effects Plate Coordinator
Visual Effects Production Supervisor
Visual Effects Production Manager
Visual Effects Associate Production Manager
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Visual Effects Plate Producer
Visual Effects Production Support
CG Supervisor
Compositing Supervisor
Senior Visual Effects Art Director
Visual Effects Art Director
Concept Artist
Storyboard Artist
Visual Effects Editor
Assistant Visual Effects Editor
Projectionist
Color Grading Artist
Color Grading Supervisor
Previz Supervisor
Previz Artist
I/O Supervisor
I/O Operator
I/O Negative Cutter
I/O Coordinator
Scan/Record Technician
Visual Effects Technical Support
Visual Effects Still Photographer
3D Stereoscopic Supervisor
CG Sequence Supervisor
Digital Production Supervisor
Animation Supervisor
Animation Producer
Animation Production Manager
Animation Coordinator
Technical Animation Supervisor
Technical Animation Lead
Digital Effects Producer
Digital Effects Production Manager
Digital Effects Coordinator
Character Setup Supervisor
Character Setup Lead
Character Rigging Supervisor
Character Rigging Artist
Rigging Supervisor
Rigging Artist
Look Development Supervisor
Look Development Lead
Compositing Sequence Supervisor
Compositing Lead
Compositor
Matte Supervisor
Matte Painter
Matte Artist
Matte Painting Supervisor
Lead Digital Matte Painter
Senior Digital Matte Painter
Digital Matte Painter
R&D Supervisor
R&D Artist
Senior Technical Developer
Software Development Supervisor
Software Developer
Systems Manager
Systems Coordinator
Systems Engineer
Integrators
Pipeline Supervisor
Pipeline Engineer
Shading Supervisor
Shading Artist
Texture Paint Supervisor
Texture Lead
Texture Painter
Digital Paint & Roto Lead
Digital Paint & Roto Artist
Environment Supervisor
Environment Lead
Environment Artist
Generalist Supervisor
Generalist Lead
Generalist
Engineering Supervisor
Engineer
Virtual Production Supervisor
Lead Texture Artist
Senior Texture Artist
Junior Texture Artist
Motion Capture Supervisor
Motion Capture Producer
Motion Capture Engineer
Motion Capture Technician
Dustbuster
Lead TD
Assistant TD
Lighting Supervisor
Lighting Lead
Lighting Artist
Effects Animator
Character Animation Lead
Character Animator
Animation Lead
Animator
Layout Supervisor
Layout Artist
Modeling Supervisor
Modeling Lead
Modeler
Simulation Supervisor
Simulation Lead
Simulation Artist
Matchmove Supervisor
Matchmove Lead
Matchmove Artist
Rotoscope Supervisor
Rotoscope Lead
Rotoscope Artist
Digital Artist
CG Artist
Paint Supervisor
Paint Lead
Paint Artist
Digital Paint Lead
Plate Restoration Supervisor
Plate Restoration Lead
Plate Restoration Artist
Technical Associate
Technical Assistant
Render Coordinator
3D Stereoscopic TD
3D Stereoscopic Artist
Effects Animation Supervisor
Effects Animation Lead
Effects Animation Artist
Creature Supervisor
Creature Lead
Creature Artist
R & D Lead
R & D Engineer
Crowd Supervisor
Crowd Lead
Crowd TD
Motion Capture Line Producer
Motion Capture Supervisor
Motion Capture Producer
Motion Capture Systems Technician
Motion Capture Systems Engineer
Motion Capture Systems Operator
Motion Capture Camera Operator
Motion Capture Pipeline TD
Motion Capture Pipeline Engineer
Motion Capture Stage Manager
Motion Capture Coordinator
Motion Capture Assistant
Motion Capture Production Assistant
Visual Effects Director of Photography
Visual Effects Photographer
Visual Effects Camera Operator
Visual Effects 1st Assistant Camera
Visual Effects Survey Supervisor
Visual Effects Surveyor
Visual Effect Data Capture
Visual Effects 2nd Assistant Camera
Visual Effects Camera Loader
Digital Camera Engineer
Digital Camera Assistant