Motion

Video clip for Juice C. "This time (I swear)"

Fake music video for SPRACHWERK conference
1999

Marcus Schmickler and I were invited to contribute to the SPRACHWERK conference at Köln International School of Design in Cologne. We sampled from Top 20 music and the corresponding video clips. The band Juice C. doesn't exist, and Marcus Schmickler composed and produced the song title "This time (I swear)".

On the actual conference the video was shown on several monitors. It was amazing to see that the audience did not realize the fake at all.

[ 02/22/1999, Projects ]

Corporate video Gauloises Blondes "New Logo"

Introducing the new logo
1998

Gauloises Blondes launched their new logo and needed a video for several media platforms, from trade fairs to cornerstores. The Hamburg agency KolleRebbe hired me to come up with an idea. I invited artists and designers from different countries to do a five second clip with the logo, and remixed the results into this one minute logo animation.

Music by Marcus Schmickler, Piethopraxis.

[ 08/18/1998, Projects ]

Commercial RTL "Fresh News"

Promotion for the RTL news format
1998

RTL Television, Germany's largest private free-to-air broadcaster, was looking for a new target audience: the 20-somethings. The commercial was to be shown at the German music TV channels like MTV and VIVA.

Concept by House of Promotion, Cologne.
Music by Andreas Schimmelpfennig.

[ 02/17/1998, Projects ]

Commercial for VIVA Dance No.9

One CD compilation, party and Super8 film
1997

To promote VIVA's new compilation CD prestigious Wuppertal agency BOROS hired me to produce a 30-second commercial. We basically bought half a dozen Super8 cameras and threw a party. Later at night we started shooting...

[ 09/06/1997, Projects ]

Video clip for Pluramon "Self"

Music video
1997

A broken High8 camera and a few weeks on the US west coast. Some scenes were taken at the breathtaking Monterey Bay Aquarium. A no-budget production. Marcus Schmickler and me edited the video at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne.

Music by Pluramon. The track was release on Pick Up Canyon.

[ 06/20/1997, Projects ]

Commercial Gauloises Blondes "Text film"

Diva (1981) Wave Machine and Blue Man Group
1997

KolleRebbe create the text idea based on a scene from the Blue Man Group in NYC. They hired me to visualize it for movie theaters. It became my very first After FX production in 2K in collaboration with Kris Krois at Cutup in Cologne. We were inspired by the wave motion machine used in th French movie Diva.

The Gauloises Textfilm won many awards, amongst others a Bronze Lion at the Cannes International Advertising Festival.

Music by Ralf Denker, Hamburg.

[ 06/17/1997, Projects ]

Commercials for CinemaxX movie theatres

Two commercials for the launch of a new movie theater
1996

The concept and production of two commercials for the CinemaxX movie theatres in Germany was my first job for the noted Hamburg advertising agency KolleRebbe. For the two commercials we used slides and 16mm film.

From that moment Stefan Kolle stayed my No. 1 advertiser of all times until he passed in 2017. Humble, most witty, and brave.

Music by Marcus Schmickler, Piethopraxis.

[ 10/23/1996, Projects ]

Commercials for VIVA Pepsi Drinks

Three commercials for the launch of a new lemonades
1996

Jörg Follert and I came up with the concept and directed three commercials for the German music television broadcasting company VIVA. We shot with many Super8 cameras. The soft drinks actually tasted weird and looking at the twins had a hallucinogen quality.

Music by Marcus Schmickler, Piethopraxis.

[ 10/09/1996, Projects ]

Motion Design for RTL II "Die dicksten Dinger"

RTL II title sequence
1996

The show introduced international commercials to a broader audience on RTL II, a commercial, privately owned, general-interest German television channel. For the opener I sampled from various sources. Two weeks of compositing. Sampling, remixing, one my favourite occupation.

Music by Marcus Schmickler, Piethopraxis.

[ 08/20/1996, Projects ]

Station idents for PRO7

"Inspired by..."
1995

The national TV broadcasting company PRO7 hired me to develop an idea for a series ad bumpers – station identifications shown before the commercial break. We produced a series of seven jingles on 16mm film, inspired by different contemporary artists. They won several awards, amongst others a Silver Award at PromaxBDA International.

My first collaboration with composer Marcus Schmickler. The take-off of a long story and friendship.

[ 09/13/1995, Projects ]