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Hi, I’m Nikhita, a multidisciplinary visual effects artist and animator who loves blending technical craft with storytelling. I’ve built forest environments, animated cameras, and created expressive VFX in Unreal Engine, while coordinating across art teams to ensure cohesive results for demos, short films, and games. I enjoy pushing technical boundaries without losing sight of clear communication and engaging visuals.…Hi, I’m Nikhita, a multidisciplinary visual effects artist and animator who loves blending technical craft with storytelling. I’ve built forest environments, animated cameras, and created expressive VFX in Unreal Engine, while coordinating across art teams to ensure cohesive results for demos, short films, and games. I enjoy pushing technical boundaries without losing sight of clear communication and engaging visuals.

Nikhita Chandrashekar

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Hi, I’m Nikhita, a multidisciplinary visual effects artist and animator who loves blending technical craft with storytelling. I’ve built forest environments, animated cameras, and created expressive VFX in Unreal Engine, while coordinating across art teams to ensure cohesive results for demos, short films, and games. I enjoy pushing technical boundaries without losing sight of clear communication and engaging visuals.…Hi, I’m Nikhita, a multidisciplinary visual effects artist and animator who loves blending technical craft with storytelling. I’ve built forest environments, animated cameras, and created expressive VFX in Unreal Engine, while coordinating across art teams to ensure cohesive results for demos, short films, and games. I enjoy pushing technical boundaries without losing sight of clear communication and engaging visuals.

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Hi, I’m Nikhita, a multidisciplinary visual effects artist and animator who loves blending technical craft with storytelling. I’ve built forest environments, animated cameras, and created expressive VFX in Unreal Engine, while coordinating across art teams to ensure cohesive results for demos, short films, and games. I enjoy pushing technical boundaries without losing sight of clear communication and engaging visuals.

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Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Work Experience

Unreal Engine Cinematics Internship at Deca Defense (Unannounced Projects)

August 1, 2025 - Present

Built multiple forest scenes within UE, integrating defense-related simulations and environment assets. Utilized PCG graphs and lighting via Lumen for mood. Animated and optimized virtual cameras through sequence to showcase Deca Defense product functionalities for demos and trade shows. Created and integrated fog, sand, chain-linking effects, and hard-surface models.

Artist at AAU: StudioX (Unannounced Projects)

August 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025

Developed layered thruster simulations for a space ship and produced a calm ocean scene background for a short film.

Animation/Effects Artist at Sahaja Yoga Meditation (Sentient Evolution - YouTube)

January 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025

Developed 3D particle effects representing the 7 energy centers in meditation. Created and animated visuals for a 7-part YouTube series to enhance educational clarity on the properties of each energy center. Implemented weekly to bi-weekly check-ins with the team, arranged meetings, and recorded minutes over 1.5 years.

Production Coordinator [Contract] at Sony PlayStation: PixelOpus

September 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Performed responsibilities of a Junior Art Producer, coordinating across art teams to share approved artwork with all design pods to collaborate with Sony Pictures Animation (SPA). Communicated deliverables between environment art, level design, VFX, concept art, character, rigging, outsourcing, and other design pods to maintain cross-functional collaboration.