Ian Emes is the original Pink Floyd animator and creator of the Dark Side of The Moon concert films.

In 1972 Pink Floyd saw his experimental film One of These Days and thus discovered a new way to expand the immersive impact of their concerts. Having previously only used lighting effects for their shows, Ian’s animation was the first ever synchronised interpretation of Pink Floyd music - ushering in a new era of concert performances not just for the band but for rock music as a whole. His ground-breaking visuals were projected onto the famous circular screen – aka Mr Screen – at Wembley Arena in 1974. Following a euphoric reaction from the audience, Pink Floyd toured the world with his animation.

Ian continued to work with Pink Floyd over the years, his animation becoming a founding style for the band. Ian’s Marching Crosses sequence for Us and Them was a bench-mark for Roger Waters’ Marching Hammers – which Ian projected onto the real Berlin wall in 1990 when shooting sequences for The Wall - Live in Berlin. Seen by over 300,000 people, it was then the biggest rock concert audience of all time. In 2016 Ian’s iconic Time sequence was re-mastered for Waters’ epic projections in his sell-out Us and Them World Tour. The same year, Ian’s One of These Days revisited the circular screen in the Roman amphitheatre in David Gilmour’s Live at Pompei tour.

Ian’s most recent collaboration is his feature-length interpretation of Pink Floyd’s ultimate album The Endless River. His works are currently touring the world with the record-breaking Pink Floyd –Their Mortal Remains Exhibition. He has garnered numerous international awards, including three BAFTAS and an OSCAR Nomination.