Introduction

I am passionate about character animation. I have a deep understanding of the principles of animation and an eye for timing and composition. During my travels in the digital world, I learned a solid hands-on overview of general 3D techniques like modeling, shading and rendering. I know my way around most compositing packages and have a great understanding of the compositing basics.

Work Experience

Founder and Lead Artist
BabylonDreams — 2004–now
BabylonDreams started as a local company doing small commercials and logo animations, but grew into an independent post-production service provider from there. We are creating character animations, technical animations, architectural & product visualizations and visual effects.
* Art Directing all projects in house
* Lead Artist for animation, modeling, texturing and rigging
* Animated 13 shots for the American children series “Andy’s Airplanes” including the DVD intro
* Rendered 12 shots for the American children series “Andy’s Airplanes”
* Modeled and Animated a close to photorealistic Panther
* Steadily training my abilities by creating and maintaining small projects, whenever there is time for it

Freelance 3D Artist
yoose3D, Titisee-Neustadt — 11/2008–12/2008
yoose3D is a visualization oriented media service provider. Their main field of expertise are architectural and medical visualizations.
* Fully rigged two characters, male and female
* Animated two walk cycles and up to ten different moves, to be used with different — at the time — unknown camera angles
* Simulated one negligee with nCloth
* Attached different lingerie to the characters which where delivered after animation
* Exported the animated mesh to a 3ds Max readable format

Character Artist
Quadriga FX/morro Images, Potsdam-Babelsberg — 07/2008–09/2008
morro images is an animation studio, which provides visual effects, motion graphics, 3D animations, 3D modeling, 3D simulation, character design, titles design, on-air design, production design and compositing.
* Designed six out of ten Logo Characters
* Modeled and textured two Characters
* Animated three ten second idents

3D Animator
Pixomondo Images, Ludwigsburg — 05/2008
Pixomondo is one of the leading visual effects companies in Germany. With over 150 artists in 8 international offices, they create VFX for feature films, commercials and corporate movies.
* Animated the main characters digital double for the movie “Kill Daddy Good Night.”

3D Generalist
cine+ vision, Ludwigsburg — 02/2008–04/2008
cine+ vision was a subsidiary of cine+, one of the leading media-service providers in Germany. It was founded to provide visual effects services for the feature film production “Prisoners of the Sun.”
* Modeled one of the two main 3D characters of the movie “Prisoners of the Sun,” an alien hornet
* Animated and test-rigged the hornet, to find out the actual needs of the production rig
* Prepared finished scenes for rendering, which was dearly needed and very welcome by the 3D supervisor

Freelance 3D Artist
Postyr Postproduktion ApS, Copenhagen — 2007–2008
Postyr Postproduktion ApS (subsidiary of Fridthjof Film) is a post-production service provider. They produce their own feature films, which are among the biggest national successes in recent Danish cinema.
* Created all 3D content for several dozen commercials
* Answered all questions concerning VFX

Freelance Character Animator
useful slug, London — 02/2008
useful slug is a small creative collective with a love for character animation and the according knowhow.
*Animated several shots of cartoon peanuts jumping around and expressing joy for Bavik beer for a Belgian beer commercial.

Freelance Character Animator
brainpets GbR, Ludwigsburg — 11/2007–01/2008
brainpets is a small creative collective developing artistic short films and illustrations
* Animated loops of a yellow ice bear — the mascot of the Berlin GASAG — for the use on their internet portal

VFX Artist
Fridthjof Film, Copenhagen — 2006–2007
Fridthjof Film is a post-production service provider. They produce their own feature films, which are among the biggest national successes in recent Danish cinema.
* Operated up to ten different software packages, among them Autodesk Maya, Apple shake, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Apple Motion
* Supervised an average of three people on 15–20 projects
* Developed a MEL script, which built and rigged a 3D magazine for instant use on several commercials automatically with a minimum of input
* Guided four trainees, widened their VFX related skills and sharpened their focus for their environment
* Streamlined supply areas
* Reorganized and maintained flora and fauna

Academic Qualifications

The German Film School, Elstal/Berlin — Diplom Digital Artist, 2004