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Martin Kossmann

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Last update: 06.09.2022

3d Senior Artist

Company: KOSSMANNVFX
Graduation: not provided
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: German (Native or Bilingual) | English (Full Professional)

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martinkossmann_cv.pdf

Skills

Seit 1998 Autodidakt im Bereich 3d-Grafik. In den letzten 20 Jahren habe ich in Firmen vor Ort in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Melbourne und Kiel gearbeitet. 

Seit 2006 bin ich selbstständig. Ich biete meinen Kunden high-end 3d Visualisierungen im Bereich Produktvisualisierung, Architektur, Automotive, Werbung, Kino, TV, Intro, VR, AR und Fulldome. Mit einer eigenen Renderfarm und einer eingespielten Pipeline betreue ich Ihre Projekte vom Konzept bis zur Fertigstellung. 

Über die Jahre durfte ich für Firmen wie Caterpillar, Beiersdorf, Audi, Mercedes, Porsche, Schüco, BASF, Hymer, Chevrolet, ESA, Sky, Müller, RTL, ZDF und viele mehr tätig werden. 

In internationalen Firmen wie Pixomondo, Mackevision und Method Studios durfte ich als VFX Artist ua. an Filmen wie Fast & Furios 5, Der Große Gatsby, Independence Day 2 und Super 8 mitarbeiten. 
Ich arbeite primär mit 3ds max, V-ray, Nuke, Thinking Particles, FumeFX, Phoenix FD und der Adobe Suite.

Über 500 Projekte und vielen guten Erfahrungen später,suche ich immer nach der nächsten Herausforderung.

Project history

06/2006 - Present
3d Freelancer
Pixerto (Marketing, PR and Design, < 10 employees)

Ich betreue die Projekte meiner Kunde von der Konzeption bis zur Fertigstellung. Eine eigene Renderfarm mit Dual Xeon Rendernodes garantiert die termingerechte Fertigstellung von Animationen in HD oder 4K.
Ich biete fotorealistische Renderings und Animation, Fluid Effekte, Rauch, Feuer, Partikelsimulation, Konzept, VR, AR, 360°, Compositing.

In den vergangenen 16 Jahren durfte ich ua. für folgende Kunden tätig werden: Caterpillar, Andritz, Audi, Bausch+Lomb, Schäfer Fertighaus,BASF, Beiersdorf, Betz, BHS, Bürstner, BWT, Chevrolet, Codan, Consens Bautechnik, Dietel Fenster, Niesmann+Bischoff, European Space Agency (ESA), ITH, Katzbeck, Kieler Nachrichten, Krauss Maffei, Laukien, Lübecker Nachrichten, Babybel, MAK, Manroland, Maurer,Hymer, Mercedes, Müller, Multipower, Nissan, Porsche, Ritz, Röhm, RTL, Schüco, Schütte, Siemens, Sion, Sky, Stork, ZDF, THW Kiel,Trelleborg, Trützschler, Unilux, Fleissner, Vitrosphere, Vossloh, VW, Wilo, Zimmermann, Zott

10/2016 - 11/2016
Senior Lighting & Shading Artist
Pixomondo Studios (Marketing, PR and Design, 50-250 employees)

Lighting and shading of cg cars and integrating them seamlessly into the shots

03/2016 - 05/2016
Senior FX Artist
Mackevision (Marketing, PR and Design, 50-250 employees)

FX Artist for Roland Emmerichs „Independence Day: Resurgence“ Destroying a satellite in orbit by a massive alien ship

08/2015 - 11/2015
Senior FX Artist
Mackevision (Marketing, PR and Design, 50-250 employees)

FX Artist for John Moore´s I.T., adding FX to a car chase

01/2015 - 06/2015
Senior FX Artist
Iloura (Marketing, PR and Design, 50-250 employees)

FX Artist for Alex Proyas „Gods of Egypt“, creating an ancient temple that breaks apart and crumbles to pieces.

06/2012 - 12/2014
Senior 3d Artist
Animationsfabrik (Marketing, PR and Design, 10-50 employees)

TVC work for Audi, Storck "Nimm 2", Müller Joghurt mit der Ecke, Feature Film "The Seventh Dwarf"
- responsible for lighting & shading the interior and exterior of an Audi A3 including add ons like baby seats and
bike holders - lighting & shading and look development of fruit gums with a semitranslucent look
- creating a packshot for Müller, der Joghurt mit der Ecke "Greek Style"
- responsible for creating shaders for 2 characters for the upcoming animated feature "The Seventh Dwarf" including the main character Bobo
-responsible for creating an ice shattering effect for a teaser for the Second German Television (ZDF) for the Winter Olympics in Sotchi

06/2013 - 12/2013
Senior VFX Artist
Northdocks UG (Marketing, PR and Design, < 10 employees)

Creating a seamless flight from earth through the furthest corners of the milky way and back

01/2013 - 05/2013
Senior FX Artist
Iloura (Marketing, PR and Design, 50-250 employees)

FX Artist for Baz Luhrmann´s "The Great Gatsby" and Stuart Beattie´s "iFrankenstein", creating collapsing Buildings, Fume, Sparks and flying pearls.

03/2012 - 11/2012
3d Freelancer
Sky Television (Media and Publishers, 1000-5000 employees)

- creating several fx shots for tv commercials for the champions league final 2012 and Wimbledon 2012 like fume, debris, shattering mountains
- lighting&shading,compositing and animation supervision for a flying camera, that had to interact with the hosts and integrate seamlessly in the studio environment

11/2011 - 02/2012
3d Shading & lighting / FX Artis
Acht (Marketing, PR and Design, 10-50 employees)

Working on Commercials for the Geman Beer brand "Sion Kölsch" and creating a packshot with realflow elements for "Artelac Splash", eye drops by Bausch + LOMB

09/2011 - 10/2011
3d Freelancer
Hofer + Krol (Marketing, PR and Design, < 10 employees)

Working on a documentary for the German Channel ZDF, creating a 3d animation of the tsunami in 2004.

01/2011 - 08/2011
Head of FX Department
Pixomondo Studios (Marketing, PR and Design, 50-250 employees)

-Responsible for all fx work done at Pixomondo Frankfurt for „Fast Five“ including several destruction sequences (vault vs pillars, poles, sidewalks, tree), spark and dust elements
-Created supporting fx elements for the feature film „Super 8“, including small debris, fume and smoke
-Developed three main fx shots for the feature film „Yoko“ and worked on numerous supporting fx elements

01/2009 - 12/2010
3ds Max Generalist / Lighting & Shading / FX
Pixomondo Studios (Marketing, PR and Design, 50-250 employees)

- Lead shading artist for 4 Porsche, 1 Audi and 1 Chevrolet Car commercial - Responsible for rigging, shading and lighting several cars and their drive chains
- Developed several “carstrips”, particle driven disintegration effects of an auto body
- Responsible for interior / exterior car assets
- Developed three fx underwater shots for the TV movie „Vulkan“ - Supporting fx work for the feature film „The Losers“
 Modeled, shaded and rigged a moth and a bird for the TV documentary „Terra X“, animating the animals with thinking particles
- Created a highly detailed environment for a Chevrolet commercial
- Lead shading artist on a stereoscopic exhibition video featuring the inner parts of a printing machine

01/2007 - 11/2009
3d Freelancer
Heureka! Design (Marketing, PR and Design, < 10 employees)

Erstellung von Architekturrenderings, Fensterschnitten und Fassadenelementen für Firmen wie Dietel Fenster, Katzbeck und Unilux.

03/2008 - 12/2008
Senior 3d Artist
European Space Agency (Other, 1000-5000 employees)

-Developed several shots for a full dome 360 degree show shot in 4K in cooperation with the ESA (European Space Administration) featuring their latest high tec satellites named Herschel and Planck
-Responsible for modeling, shading, lighting and animating the Ariane 5 Carrier Rocket, bringing the satellites into orbit
-Responsible for all the fx elements like exhaust flames, exhaust smoke, space nebula and other space phenomena
-Developed a seamless flight into the orion nebula, witnessing a solar system being born

11/2006 - 02/2007
Senior 3d Artist
Pixomondo Studiios (Marketing, PR and Design, 10-50 employees)

- Developed a technical video for Schüco, featuring window and facade modules
- Worked on an Audi R8 commercial

08/2003 - 01/2006
Lead 3d Artist
3d Factory (Marketing, PR and Design, < 10 employees)

- Responsible for calculating,scheduling and executing projects in small teams of 1 to 3 people
- Responsible for the communication with the client
- Importing, shading, lighting and animating heavy machinery and equipment CAD Data
- Acquired strong knowledge of machinery and equipment
- Rigging of engines, pumps and other mechanical moving parts

08/2000 - 03/2002
3d Intern
emmixx GmbH & Co. KG (Marketing, PR and Design, 10-50 employees)

- Worked on several music commercials for the defjam record company - Visualized a booth for an architecture exhibitio

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