Experience

Black Sail Pictures GmbH
• Germany
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior CG-Generalist

  • May 2023 - Present


Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Remote CG / FX Artist

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  I'm going self employed again. This time almost exclusively remote (which seems to be a trend anyway). So if you need an experienced CG / FX Artist with team leading skills and propensity for technical issue solving drop me a line! Have a look at my not so recent projects at trymichael.com I'm going self employed again. This time almost exclusively remote (which seems to be a trend anyway). So if you need an experienced CG / FX Artist with team leading skills and propensity for technical issue solving drop me a line! Have a look at my not so recent projects at trymichael.com

• Senior CG-Generalist

  • Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

Aixsponza
• Germany
• Animation
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Houdini TD

  • May 2022 - Jun 2022


TRIXTER

• Germany
• Animation and Post-production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CG Supervisor

  • Sep 2021 - Apr 2022

  CG-Supervision on "Die Känguru Verschwörung" Maya | Houdini | Katana | Arnold CG-Supervision on "Die Känguru Verschwörung" Maya | Houdini | Katana | Arnold

• Senior CG-Generalist

  • Jul 2021 - Jul 2021


Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior CG-Generalist

  • Mar 2021 - Apr 2021

  I worked in a small team for a digital trade-fair project. Responsible for Assets, Animation, FX and Lighting. Maya | Houdini | Redshift I worked in a small team for a digital trade-fair project. Responsible for Assets, Animation, FX and Lighting. Maya | Houdini | Redshift



Trixter

• Germany
• Animation and Post-production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CG Supervisor

  • Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

  CG-Supervision on "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" Maya | Houdini | Katana | Arnold CG-Supervision on "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" Maya | Houdini | Katana | Arnold



RISE | Visual Effects Studios

• Germany
• Entertainment Providers
• 200 - 300 Employee

• CG Supervisor

  • Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

  CG-Supervision on "Gunpowder Milkshake"

• 3D Generalist

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  LookDev and Lighting for "Captain Marvel"FX for "Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13"FX for "Dr. Sleep"Cloth FX for "Shazam!" Matchmove for "Dumbo", "Hellboy" and "Avengers: Endgame"Houdini | Maya | 3D Equalizer

• 3D Generalist

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2018

  LookDev, Animation and Matchmove for "Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver"Matchmove for Marvel's "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Ant-Man and the Wasp"Blood FX for the series finale of "Sense8"Houdini | Maya | 3D Equalizer

• Freelance 3D Generalist

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Mostly 3D Generalism and Matchmove for the TV Series "Dark" by Netflix Maya | Houdini | 3D Equalizer

• Freelance Rotomation and Lighting

  • Mar 2017 - May 2017

  I worked on the movie "The Dark Tower" and the TV Series "Babylon Berlin"Maya Roto- and Animation | Houdini Lighting



V4 GMBH

• Germany
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 3D Generalist

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2017

  Rigging, Animation and Lighting for an automotive project Maya | Redshift Rigging, Animation and Lighting for an automotive project Maya | Redshift



Aixsponza GmbH

• FX Technical Director

  • Apr 2016 - Jul 2016

  Houdini Fluid- and Particle-Setups for a yet another Nike project at Aixsponza. This time: A shoe confronting stormy weather. Houdini Particle- and Fluid-FX Houdini Fluid- and Particle-Setups for a yet another Nike project at Aixsponza. This time: A shoe confronting stormy weather. Houdini Particle- and Fluid-FX

• 3D Generalist

  • Nov 2015 - Mar 2016

  I worked on Marvels Captain America: Civil War. Houdini Lighting | Maya Modelling, Rigging and Animation I worked on Marvels Captain America: Civil War. Houdini Lighting | Maya Modelling, Rigging and Animation

• FX Technical Director

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Did some Fluid-Simulations and Seashell-Setups for the Seed Project at Aixsponza in Munich. It was the perfect job to sharpen my TD-Skills of Houdini and Cinema 4D. Houdini | Cinema4D Did some Fluid-Simulations and Seashell-Setups for the Seed Project at Aixsponza in Munich. It was the perfect job to sharpen my TD-Skills of Houdini and Cinema 4D. Houdini | Cinema4D



Royalize Medienproduktion

• 3D Generalist

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2015

  Lots and lots of little Lasers, Chipboards und Transistors for Leica’s Disto S910. CAD-Prep, Modelling, Animation, Shading and Lighting Cinema4D | Octane Lots and lots of little Lasers, Chipboards und Transistors for Leica’s Disto S910. CAD-Prep, Modelling, Animation, Shading and Lighting Cinema4D | Octane

• 3D Generalist

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2014

  Freelance CAD-Data Prepping, Modelling, Shading and Lighting for a Visualisation-Project Freelance CAD-Data Prepping, Modelling, Shading and Lighting for a Visualisation-Project


Hochschule Ansbach
• Germany
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Student

  • Sep 2009 - Apr 2014


AixSponza GmbH

• 3D Generalist

  • Apr 2013 - Feb 2014

  Modelling, Shading, Lighting, Particle-Sim Modelling, Shading, Lighting, Particle-Sim