Emily Waters

Hey!
I'm Emily, a UK based lighting artist passionate about storytelling through colour and light. I specialise in mood-driven lighting for game and animation.
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After graduating with a first in Production Arts for Screen from UAL, I entered the industry as a Graduate Lighting Artist at Industrial Light & Magic. In this role, I’ve gained real experience working in VFX on feature films such as Masters of the Universe (2026); strengthening both my technical expertise and my understanding of cinematic visual storytelling at a high production level.​
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I have industry experience working in Katana and Nuke as well as using production tools such as Shotgrid and the operating system linux. My projects at university required me to work as a generalist but my favourite part of the pipeline is from texture to compositing with a special interest in lighting.​








