SAMMY LYU

As you may have guessed from my renders and films, I create 3D effects and edit films. I dedicated the entirety of 2025 to studying and mastering Houdini, and even now, I still have a long studious journey ahead. With that said, it should now be blatantly obvious that my main 3D program of choice is Houdini. Over the course of 2025, I familiarised myself with Karma USD, MaterialX, VEX, Nuke, the works. But my journey truly began back in 2023 as a freelance film editor and camera operator under SLYU Cinematics. That was my own personal company, created on the pretence that I was going to conquer the film world. I later found out it was probably gonna take a few more years. I dabbled in film editing and camera operating, courtesy of METFilm London, where I studied and refined my post-production skills with Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.

What else? Oh yes, plans for the future. I want to learn more Python and eventually cozy myself into an FX TD role. I also want to learn more about UE5. (Fun fact: Epic Games, which owns Unreal Engine, also has a minority stake in SideFX which owns Houdini) That's why they have session sync between the two programs. So if there was another 3D program I should learn, it's UE5.

On a serious note, I had to get my hands dirty on both sides of the camera to discover my passion for the technical side of things. This, coupled with my time spent editing films and working with video codecs, naturally sparked my passion and led me to chase a career in visual effects.

Outside of work, I speak three languages, enjoy RPGs, and play a lot of golf. What about you?