Lee Walters began his career at FLA, a small lighting firm run by Walters' father's friend Barry Miller in Shepherds Bush, adjacent to Westway Studios. After learning about lighting equipment and loading trucks at the stores, Walters went on the road to work on advertisements and pop videos. When Seamus McGarvey BSC approached Walters to work on a pop video for the electronic dance band Orbital, it was his first break from tutoring. As an electrician, Walters had already collaborated with him on a few occasions. With a van and a pair of 2.5 HMIs, Walters was by himself.