Known for Visual Effects
Sophie Dawes is a visual effects producer at Industrial Light & Magic. She began her journey into the world of visual effects following academic study in illustration and animation at Winchester School of Art. Though she initially intended to become an illustrator, her natural organisational skills and interpersonal strengths—spotting these early while at university and encouraged by her husband, who was already working in VFX—led her toward a different path. She applied for and secured a role as a Production Assistant in a Soho-based post-production company shortly after graduating. Sophie Dawes joined ILM London in 2014 and quickly made her mark—one of her early high-profile assignments was serving as VFX Producer on Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). Over the years, she has continued to contribute to major film projects through her leadership in production. One notable example of her significant work is the Netflix film Bird Box (2018). For Bird Box, Sophie Dawes was part of the VFX production team that garnered a nomination at the Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards. Specifically, she was nominated in 2019 for the VES Award in the category of Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, sharing this nomination with Marcus Taormina, David Robinson, Mark Bakowski, and Mike Meinardus.
Filmography
11 films


Masters of the Universe
2026 · 2h 21m
country: United States
After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam back to Eternia, where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor. To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela and Duncan/Man-At-Arms, and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.


Venom: The Last Dance
2024 · 1h 49m
country: United States
Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.


Bird Box
2018 · 2h 4m
country: United States
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.


Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018 · 2h 15m
country: United States
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.


Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · 2h 34m
country: United States
Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor.


Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · 2h 13m
country: United States
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.


Deepwater Horizon
2016 · 1h 47m
country: United States
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.


Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · 2h 16m
country: United States
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.