SAMMY LYU

As you may have guessed from my renders, I am a London-based VFX artist and aspiring Houdini FX TD. I work with Karma USD, MaterialX, VEX, Nuke, the works. My journey began 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. Other than that, I dabble in film editing, courtesy of METFilm London, where I refined my post-production skills with Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.

What else? Oh yes, plans for the future. I 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, although I have dabbled on both sides of the camera. I discovered that I am passionate about the technical side of film. This, coupled with my time in film and video editing, 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?