[1] Moran moved from New York City to Los Angeles, California where pursued an interest in music and worked for film director, Tony Scott.
[1] She was hired by Digital Domain, a special effects firm founded and owned by film director, James Cameron.
[1] Moran led the Weta Digital effects team which worked on James Cameron's Avatar, released in 2009.
[1] She also received a Visual Effects Society Award nomination for her work on Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.
[1][3][4][5] Her film credits included work on Fight Club, Lake Placid, and EDtv, all released in 1999; I, Robot in 2004; X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006; Eragon in 2006; Bridge to Terabithia, Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, 30 Days of Night, and The Water Horse all released in 2007; Jumper, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and The Day the Earth Stood Still, all released in 2008; District 9 and The Lovely Bones in 2009; The A-Team in 2010; Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011; and Prometheus in 2012.