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VISUAL EFFECTS & COMPOSITING
Freelancer · Digital Creative
Art direction, visual research & technical digital artist
Michael Skoz offers a variety of assistance with your project needs, ranging from creative direction, motion graphics, VFX compositing, concept/digital art, illustration, animation, through directorial services.
His body of work includes network brandings, tv commercials, event brandings, visual- / motion brandings and live-action direction. The client list spans a wide collection of industries from automotive, commercial/corporate marketing, print media, television, to feature films.
With strengths in the area of technical conception and visual design, from structure, design and implementation of moving images. If you have any questions or requests concerning a project or meeting, please feel free to contact me.
Technique meets design
His work spans more than a decade with a wide range of skills. Crafting digital generated images with procedural 3D- animation – simulation and layer-based compositing- tools up to custom-made motion graphics. Visual communication design: studies with a focus on moving images. Born in moscow, russia. Grow up in duesseldorf, germany. In 2003 he moved to Hamburg, germany and studied visual communication design with main focus on moving images.
Many years of agency and production experience
The passion for the digital world led Michael to become self-employed during his studies. Working in the field of advertising and film for more then a decade serving 40+ agencies, with work for over 50 well-known brands worldwide.
Freelance 2D/3D generalist, art director and vfx compositor
Implement concepts for clients and accompany them as lead through the entire process.
With strengths in the area of technical conception and visual design, from structure, design and implementation of moving images. If you have any questions or requests concerning a project or meeting, please feel free to contact me.
Tools.
CGI – 3D- animation – simulation Applikation für Animation, Modellierung, Simulation, Rendering, Motion Graphics, VR und die Charaktererstellung.
3D- animation – simulation – Applikation mit starken Fokus auf prozeduralen workflow für Modeling, Animation, Motion Graphics und Rendering
Nuke ist eine Software für Compositing und visuelle Effekte in Film und Werbung.
After Effects ist eine Compositing- und Animationssoftware.
Premiere ist eine nonlineare Videoschnittsoftware
Redshift is a GPU- Based high-performance production-quality renderer.
V-Ray is a rendering software application that is used for visualizations and computer graphics.
Illustrator ist ein vektorbasiertes Grafik- und Zeichenprogramm.
Photoshop ist ein Bildbearbeitungsprogramm.
Mocha is planar tracking and visual-effects tool.
Brands.
Volkswagen AG
BMW Group
Audi AG
Daimler AG
Adam Opel AG
Deutsche Bank AG
Swiss Bank
Dr. Oetker GmbH
Henkel AG
Telekom AG
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Nintendo K.K
MAN SE
MEYLE AG
Otto Group
Zalando
Christ
Velux AG
Facelift
Pepsi Co.
Haribo-Holding GmbH
Red Bull GmbH
Health AG
Rabodirect
Škoda Auto a.s.
Seat, S.A.
Honda Motor Co.
Stage Entertainment
E.ON SE
Sixt SE
ILT GmbH
Timocomo
Hermes Europe
Vodafone Group
Tchibo GmbH
Clariant AG
Targobank AG
Robert Bosch GmbH
RWE AG
Beiersdorf AG