About
My name is Michael, I am 25 years old and currently Character TD at Pixar Animation Studios.
After I finished my art oriented school and passed the Abitur/highschool diploma in 2004 I went to London for a year until summer 2005 to fulfil civil service.
During that year I made my first experiences using a 3D application (Alias Maya 6 at that time). Up to that point I was only working with 2D graphics for webdesign. As part of my learning process and preparation for my studies at The German Film School I created my first 3D short film (“Just Wood?”).
In 2005 I could then enroll to the course “Diploma Digital Artist” and finally begin the studies. Up to now this has been an incredibly informative time and I could participate in serveral short film productions as you can see on the PROJECTS page.
I completed the course in summer 2008 and received my certified diploma.
My field of interest is mainly focused on the technical side of CGI, like rigging, scripting, developing – the whole area of Technical Direction. But nonetheless I have a profound knowledge of the other areas of a 3D production pipeline through the making of several short films and also a strong artistic background.
Demoreel
CV and shot breakdown
Skills
| Languages: | German :: English :: some French MEL :: some C++ :: some RSL :: HTML/CSS |
| 3D Apps: | Autodesk Maya :: some Softimage|XSI some Pixar Prman/RenderMan Studio :: some Pixologic Zbrush |
| 2D Apps: | Apple Shake :: Adobe Photoshop :: Adobe After Effects :: Apple Final Cut :: some Autodesk Combustion :: some Eyeon Fusion |