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Objective:

a challenging position as a character animator

Professional Experience:	2011	Senior Character Animator Yager Development GmbH, Berlin, Germany • Cinematic character animation for the game “Spec Ops: The Line” • Working with MOCAP-data


	2011	Character Animator Double Negative, London, UK • Character animation for the Feature Film “John Carter” • Leading animators • Working with MOCAP-data


	2010	Senior Character Animator Animationsfabrik GmbH, Hamburg, Germany • Character animation for the commercial “DFA Zocken” • Character animation for the commercial “Ferrero Eieruhr” • Character animation for the commercial “Ferrero Basiskommunikation” • Character animation for the commercial “Mueller, Der Joghurt mit der Ecke, Ecki und Eckhard”


	2010	Senior Character Animator Animal Logic, Sydney, Australia • Character animation for the animated Feature Film “Legend of the Guardians - The Owls of Ga`hoole”


	2009-10	Senior Character Animator Yager Development GmbH, Berlin, Germany • Ingame and sequence character animation for the game “Spec Ops: The Line” • Leading animators • Directing ingame MoCap shots • Development of sequence production pipeline • Working with MOCAP-data


	2009	Character Animator Kingz Entertainment Gbr, Cologne, Germany • Character animation for the commercial “Schluss mit billigen Tricks”


	2008	Character Animator Yager Development GmbH, Berlin, Germany • Ingame character animation for the game “Spec Ops: The Line” • Working with MOCAP-data


	2008	Character Animator Unexpected GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany • Character animation for the Image Film “Bosch ESP8T&VAF” • Character animation for the Image Film “Blum-Servodrive” • Character animation for the Image Film “Bosch-Zündkerzenfilm” • Character animation for the Image Film “Bosch Inside-Diesel-NFZ” • Directing MoCap shots • Working with MOCAP-data


	2008	Character Animator Unexpected GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany • Character animation for the Feature Film “M.A.R.S” • Character animation for the commercial “Snickers-Tag” • Character animation for the commercial “Honda Love” • Working with MOCAP-data


	2007	Character Animator Unexpected GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany • Character animation for the commercial “Snickers-Rugby” • Additional Character animation for the commercial “DAV-Versicherungen” • Working with MOCAP-data


	2007	CG-Artist Die Acht Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany • Particle-Effects for the Image Film “Mercedes-IAA”


	2007	Character Animator Unexpected GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany • Character animation for the Image Film “Bosch-Diesel” • Character animation for the Image Film “Bosch-Innerspace-Diesel” • Directing MoCap shots • Working with MOCAP-data • Cloth and Hair Simulation


	2006	Character Animator Unexpected GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany • Character animation for the television series “2 Engel für Amor”


	2006	Character Animator Unexpected GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany • Character animation for the Image Film “Bosch-Innerspace” • Working with MOCAP-data


	2006	CG-Artist Schokolade Film GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany • VFX for an educational film


	2006	CG-Artist Filmakademie B.-W., Ludwigsburg, Germany • VFX for the soccer world championchip TV-trailer “ZDF-Babyfussball”


	2005	CG-Artist Filmakademie B.-W., Ludwigsburg, Germany • VFX and animation for the TV-movie “Die Luftbrücke” • Hardsurface modelling • Development of photorealistic clouds • Development of photorealistic smoke • Animation


	2000-02	CG-Artist Yager Development GmbH, Berlin, Germany • Animation of 3D realtime-cinematics with the in-house game-engine • Modelling of landscapes • Creation of VFX for cinematics • Levellogic-scripting • Creation of game-trailer



Education:	2004-07	Institute for Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction, Ludwigsburg, Germany • Graduate, Degree in Animation and VFX • I worked independently as well as in groups on several short film projects and commercials • Courses in character animation (Kyle Balda, Florian Wagner), VFX (Andrew Daffy) and acting (Ed Hooks)


	2002-04	Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg, Germany • Intermediate Diploma • foundation courses in film and media: scriptwriting, cinematography, editing, directing, production • working on set (lighting, grip, assistent VFX-supervisor)


	1988-99	Bischöfliches Gymnasium Josephinum Hildesheim, Germany Graduate, Abitur



Social Service:	1999-00	cath. Church St. Michael SZ-Lebenstedt, Germany



Teaching:	2004-06	teaching children at the "Kinderfilmhaus Ludwigsburg" in animation and vfx

	2001	visiting lecture at the "HFF Potsdam Babelsberg" about interactive animation in games



Add. Information:		• Languages: German, English • Hobbies: film, sports (martial arts, basketball, soccer), music (drums, guitar)



Skills:		• ability to work collaboratively in a team environment • ability to work under pressure • strong communication and time management skills • professional experience in Life Action Features, Animated Features, Commercials and Games • huge variety in animation: digital doubles, characters and creatures, cartoony and photorealistic, keyframe and Motion Capture, acting as well as action movements including facial animation and lipsync



Software:		• 3D Studio MAX • Maya • Motionbuilder • Softimage XSI • Photoshop • Premiere

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