Emily Ward

Collaborated with director Keira Schehl to tackle difficult lighting setups, establishing a saturated color palette and achieving scene realism while preserving the director's vision. Created painted lighting for environments and characters, established a consistent look, and led a team of eight on the project.

Directed and led lighting, texturing, modeling, and compositing for the animated short 'Harper', including NIagara-based material work and multi-role contributions to achieve a cohesive visual style.

Produced and led lighting, texturing, and compositing for the project 'Unwound', maintaining the director's vision and delivering polished shots on schedule; contributed to the overall look development.

Hand-picked to interpret a pre-established storyboard and create a 3D version in Unreal Engine, executing camera compositions and character movements within the space.

Led lighting development for the project Idle Hands, crafting a painterly style and establishing a NIagara-driven look; created guides for a team of eight and maintained the director's vision across environments and characters.

Lighting / Compositing Artist at Copy Paste

Collaborated with director Keira Schehl to tackle difficult lighting setups, maintain the director's vision, and deliver polished, on-time shots with a cohesive color palette and effective communication with animators and producers.

Lighting / Lead Look Development Artist at Idle Hands

Lighting / Lead Look Development Artist for Idle Hands (animated short). Crafted environmental lighting, led a team of 8, established a painted lighting style, and developed Niagara effects; collaborated with director to achieve scene realism while preserving the director's vision.

Director / Lead Lighter / Texture r / Compositor / Modeler at Harper

Directed story and oversaw lighting, texturing, modelling and composition for the animated short 'Harper'. Created Niagara-style materials and led a team to align with the director's vision.

Producer / Lead Lighter / Texturer / Compositor / Modeler at Unwound

Lead lighter on Keira Schehl's 'Unwound', maintaining the director's creative vision and schedule. Delivered shots on time with polished, clean work; earned recognitions including Best Debut Animation and Merit Award.