Sonia Yu

Los Angeles Based

Senior Lighting & Compositing Artist | Lead Artist | Senior 3D Artist

Senior Lighting & Compositing Artist with 15+ years in feature films and episodic TV, contributing to Emmy-nominated productions and high-profile content for Marvel, DC, and Disney. Specialized in Houdini-based lighting, look development, CG/live-action integration, and cinematic-quality rendering. Served as lead lighter on multiple series, guiding visual direction, execution, and team collaboration. Skilled in shot finaling, storytelling, and creative problem-solving. Proficient in Houdini, Maya, and Nuke, with working knowledge of Python scripting and Unreal Engine workflows. Solid understanding of real-time lighting principles, Physically Based Rendering (PBR), HDR, EV values, LUTs, and color grading workflows.

2024 Demo Reel

Credits

IMDB

Six young women dressed as superheroes and villains, sitting and standing on a blue couch in front of a movie poster for Disney's "The Villains of Valley View," with some fire effects and a window showing a bright sky, representing characters from th

A woman dressed as Batwoman in a black and red costume, wearing a mask and standing in front of a wrought iron gate with bats flying around, promoting the TV show Batman on The CW.

A movie poster for 'The King's Daughter' showing a man in period costume and a woman dressed in a gown, in a grand, ornate hall with large windows. The title of the movie is at the bottom, with the tagline "A king. His daughter. A hidden world."