Full name

Martin Kailuweit

Title

Animation | VFX | Compositing

Biography

Hi, I'm Martin! I've been working as a freelance web video designer, games animator and video compositor since 2010.

After earning my Bachelor of Arts degree from Media Design Hochschule in Berlin in 2010 I've been working in the Games industry as well as mobile all marketing. I'm offering my experience in these areas and as an animator, compositor and VFX artist, doing full time freelance work since 2018.

Previous work includes:

  • 2D/3D character- and background animation

  • VFX, compositing, video editing

  • Planning and recording of trailers und game-cutscenes

  • Adjustment, organization and distribution of international TV ads

If I peaked your interest, I look forward to hearing from you!

Experience

Animation | VFX | Compositing

Freelance

Hamburg, Germany · 10.2018

In 2018 I became a full time freelance artist, working predominately on short, thumb stopping mobile game and app ads, game trailers for developers and Youtube-videos in cooperation with influencers and streamers.

2D/3D animator

Daedalic Entertainment GmbH

Hamburg, Germany · 04.2016 – 09.2018

2D animation, VFX, Compositing, Editing and FX for trailers and ingame-videos for the official game to Ken Follett’s bestseller “The Pillars Of The Earth”
Asset-preparation in Adobe Photoshop
Editing and FX in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro
2D Animation with Spine Software

Junior 3D Artist

Goodgame Studios

Hamburg, Germany · 10.2013 – 03.2016

  • 3D character animation for mobile games
  • adjustments and international distribution of TV- and online-ads
  • Concepts and production of animated storyboards (animatics) for TV ads

Animation | VFX | Compositing

Freelance

Hamburg, Germany · 03.2011 – 09.2013

  • 2D/3D character- and background animation, VFX and video-editing
  • Planning and production of game teasers and trailers
  • 2D animation and ingame-cutscenes for the point & click adventure game: “The Night Of The Rabbit” (including organization and quality assurance as lead animator)
  • 2D/3D animations and motion capture for the point & click adventure “The Dark Eye: Chains Of Satinav”
  • 2D animations and motion capture for the point & click adventure “The Dark Eye: Memoria”
  • animations for the award winning interactive iPad-childrens book “Living Stories: The Lost Heart” as well as “Living Stories: The Brave Little Tailor”

3D artist / multimedia designer

ArcTron 3D

Regensburg, Germany · 02.2011 – 04.2011

Conception and production of various multimedia projects (e.g. DVDs, Event-visualizations, Beamer projections, stereoscopic 3D videos)
Conception, editing and post production of stereoscopic 3D videos; virtual planning, concept and realization of multimedia presentations for an exhibition

Internship (Compositing)

Daedalic Entertainment GmbH

Hamburg, Germany · 04.2010 – 08.2010

Creation of 2D cutscenes for the point & click adventure game “A New Beginning” and the hidden object games: “Shakespeare Chronicles: Romeo and Juliet” and “Shakespeare Chronicles: Hamlet”
Planning and creation of various PC game teasers and trailers

Education

B.A.

Mediadesign Hochschule Berlin

Berlin, Germany · 10.2006 – 03.2010

Development and technical realization of design solutions for film and TV,
Basics of all aspects of media design:
e.g. storyboarding, dramaturgy, editing, studio and broadcasting technology, 2D/3D animation, visual FX

Clients

Daedalic Entertainment GmbH Pop Rocket Labs GmbH Kaizen Platform USA, Inc. AdLiven, Inc. Beardshaker Games

Specialties

After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Maya (Animation), Spine

Skills

After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Spine Software, Autodesk Maya

Awards
2020 Growth Hacker Award 2020 , Kaizen Platform
Category “Overseas Growth Hacker”
2011 Deutscher Entwicklerpreis: Bestes Kinderspiel , Living Stories: Das Verlorene Herz
Meine Beteiligung: Charakter-und Hintergrundanimationen
2010 Deutscher Entwicklerpreis: Bestes Jugendspiel , A New Beginning
Meine Beteiligung: Herstellung von Ingame-Cutscenes
Elsewhere