Anselm von Seherr-Thoss

Anselm von Seherr-Thoss

Simulation 911

Supervisor VFX Artist / Supervisor VFX Supervisor / 20 yrs

New Orleans

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On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

Let the Right One In (2022)

On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

Killing It (2022)

Visual Effects Artist

The Princess Switch 3 (2021)

Visual Effects

Just Beyond (2021)

On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

Leverage: Redemption (2021)

On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

Your Honor (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

London Fields (2018)

Visual Effects Consultant

Next Gen (2018)

Visual Effects Artist

Asura (2018)

Visual Effects

Tschick (2016)

Visual Effects Supervisor (Unknown Episodes)

Ice Fantasy (2016)

Visual Effects

The Shannara Chronicles (2016)

Visual Effects Artist

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Quantico (2015)

Visual Effects

The Circle (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Da muss Mann durch (2015)

Visual Effects

Northmen - A Viking Saga (2014)

On-Set Visual FX Supervisor / On-Set VFX Supervisor / On-Set Visual Ef

NCIS: New Orleans (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

The Expendables 3 (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Into the Storm (2014)

Visual Effects

Extant (2014)

VFX Artist

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Visual Effects

Crossbones (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Similo (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey (2014)

Vfx artist

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Visual Effects / Visual Effects Artist

Under The Dome (2013)

Technical Director

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

VFX TD

Star Trek: The Video Game (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)

FX Artist

Beautiful Creatures (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Feed the Beast (2012)

Visual Effects

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 (2012)

Visual Effects Artist

Eega (2012)

CG Fx Artist

Yoko (2012)

3D Artist

21 Jump Street (2012)

Visual Effects

Türkisch für Anfänger (2012)

Particle Effects

Halo: Faith (2012)

Visual Effects Artist / Visual Effects

Grimm (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

The Big Year (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

Priest (2011)

Visual Effects Artist

Löwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer (2011)

VFX Consultant

Gulliver's Travels (2010)

VFX Consultant

Skyline (2010)

Visual Effects TD

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Visual Effects TD

The A-Team (2010)

Visual Effects TD

Avatar (2009)

Visual Effects TD

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

Visual Effects Artist

Dragonball: Evolution (2009)

Visual Effects TD

Dragonball: Evolution (2009)

Simulation Artist / Visual Effects

The Flight Before Christmas (2008)

Visual Effects Artist

House (2004)

My name is Anselm Seherr, Ansi for short. I am available to work remote on VFX. I am an Award winning Visual Effects Technical Director and VES (Visual Effects Society) member focused on particle based effects, fluid simulations, shading, and post production. I was Autodesk Artist of the Year 2013 and Month - July 2013. I am an author for 3DArtist Magazine. I worked on movies like James Cameron's "Avatar"​, Transformers 4, Star Trek - Into Darkness, COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey, NCIS: New Orleans on-set VFX Supervisor, NEXTGEN for Netflix, Game of Thrones Video game Cinematic, The Expendables 3, Northmen - A Viking Saga, G.I. Joe-Rise of Cobra, The A-Team, 21JumpStreet, Filthy Rich on-set VFX Supervisor, Your Honor on-set VFX Supervisor , Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"​, Ice Fantasy Chinese Series, Priest, SuckerPunch (PreViz), Beautiful Creatures (R&D), Dragonball: Evolution, Tree of Life (R&D), Clash of the Titans(3D conversion), Niko & The Way to the Stars, "Loewenzahn"​, Angel Camouflaged, The Big Year as well as numerous commercials and music videos. I consulted vfx on movies like Next Gen (Netflix), Gulliver's Travel, Skyline, Moving Day (Shortfilm), "Il sogno del Maratoneta(Day of the Race)"​, "Battle of Vienna"​, London Fields.


Vimeo Video Blog:
https://vimeo.com/anselmvonseherr

IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2957221/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2

Film Reel 2015 Vimeo Stream:
https://vimeo.com/149485065

TV/Commercials/RnD Reel 2013/1 Vimeo Stream:
https://vimeo.com/56823748

TV/Commercials/RnD Reel 2013/1 breakdowns:
https://www.incendii.com/gallery/Incendii_tv-commercial-rnd_breakdown2013-1.jpg


Mastered Software:
3D Studio MAX, Photoshop, After Effects, BlackMagic Fusion, tyFlow, Particle Flow Toolbox 1,2,3 (all on Master Level), RayFire, Thinking Particles, FumeFX, Afterburn, Krakatoa, VRay,
Work History
  • VFX Artist

    DestillertVFX

    September 2020 - Present
    New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    Simulation work, super secret ;) More soon!

  • On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

    NCIS: New Orleans

    July 2019 - Present
    Greater New Orleans Area

    NCIS:New Orleans Season 6 On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor (24 Episodes)

  • VFX Supervisor

    incendii VFX

    March 2019 - Present
    Greater New Orleans Area

    VFX Supervisor on a short film "The adventures of Coolbreeze". Simulation work, tracking, compositing, match move.

  • Visual Effects TD / Simulation Artist

    incendii VFX

    May 2010 - Present

    Incendii is an award winning visual effects and 3Dimensional design house. We deliver computer generated visual effects with an emphasis on particle effects (rain, snow, mist, debris, bullets, rock, etc.), fluid dynamics, such as fire and smoke, as well as dynamic effects like collapsing rigid bodies.

  • VFX Artist

    108Digital

    May 2020 - July 2020
    New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    I was contracted by 108Digital to create 3 animals made of gas for a Russian energy company. The tricky part was that the simulation had to loop for a website. They found me through one of my favorite RnD projects the Gazprom snow animals from 2010: https://vimeo.com/16941514

  • Visual Effects Artist

    Capsule studio

    May 2020 - July 2020
    New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    I was contracted by Capsule Studio to help out and create a library of effects on a video game cinematic.
    In pre-production I created assets that could be merged by assembly artists and scattered around the scenes.
    In production I did vfx for a dozen shots involving destruction, tree destruction and dynamics as well as fluid simulations.

  • Visual Effects Artist

    FLAVOR3D

    June 2020 - June 2020
    New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    I was recently contracted to simulate tire dust and tiny rubble for a new car "The Grenadier". FumeFX and tyFlow for the rubble. It's a very subtle effect like in most car commercials.
    Watch the full clip here: youtu.be/yZVYpdoqFow?t=576
    It's a pretty cool car!
    Ansi

  • On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

    Ingenuity Studios

    October 2019 - January 2020
    New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    On-set visual effects supervisor for episodes 1, 4, 7 and 10 of the first season of the "Filthy Rich" tv show starring Kim Cattrall.

  • VFX Artist

    FLAVOR3D

    September 2019 - October 2019
    Greater New Orleans Area

    Early RnD for a car commercial using 3dsmax, tyFlow and Houdini.

  • On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor

    Picture Shop

    September 2019 - September 2019
    New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    On-Set Visual Effects Supervisor for the first episode of "Your Honor" starring Brian Cranston.

  • VFX Supervisor

    SoulCity Films

    May 2019 - July 2019
    Greater New Orleans Area

    Supervising and producing smoke simulations for the SoulCity web series from layout to final comp and delivery. Also tracking, augmenting props and rendering.

  • VFX artist

    GoldenWolf/London

    December 2015 - January 2016

    FumeFX simulations of a rocket launch for the NIKE LunarEpic release campaign.

  • VFX artist

    incendii VFX

    December 2015 - January 2016

    FumeFX simulations of a rocket launch for the NIKE LunarEpic release campaign.

  • on set vfx supe

    Encore VFX

    June 2014 - December 2014
  • VFX Artist

    Atomic Fiction

    April 2014 - June 2014

    FumeFX and Thinking Particles simulations for Transformers 4 - Age of Extinction.

  • VFX TD

    DayForNight GmbH

    June 2013 - June 2014

    The Teaser Trailer for "NORTHMEN - A Viking Saga" is out! Been working on this for the past year on an off. (3dsmax,FumeFX,ThinkingParticles,RayFire,Krakatoa,Xmesh,VRay,all pflow boxes, you know me...)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKhXt8hNu78&feature=youtu.be

  • VFX TD

    DuMonde VFX

    January 2014 - May 2014

    DuMonde handled the VFX and Post for the new 10 episode pirate TV show "Crossbones" starring John Malkovich as the legendary pirate Blackbeard. I was responsible for Sail cloth simulation, basic crowd simulation and all sorts of RnD ranging around canon balls, impacts on ships and walls, smoke plumes and fires. I used FumeFX, ThinkingParticles, mParticles, VRay, SimCloth3, Populate.

  • VFX TD

    Atomic Fiction

    March 2014 - March 2014

    I worked on FumeFX Simulations in 3dsmax for the COSMOS tv show with Neil deGrasse Tyson: https://www.cosmosontv.com

  • VFX TD

    Atomic Fiction

    March 2014 - March 2014

    FumeFX missle trail for the Expendables3 teaser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bPJrbzjLls

  • VFX TD

    Deva Studios

    February 2014 - February 2014

    Film title work (FumeFX Simulations)

  • VFX TD

    Hop&Jaunt;

    January 2014 - February 2014

    VRay setup and renderings for a new Remington rifle scope.

  • VFX artist

    FuriaDigital

    January 2014 - February 2014

    Incendii did a RnD on a weather phenomenon calles "Super Cell" or "Mega Cloud" for a Lamborghini commercial. Unfortunately the director went with life footage of a super cell but here are a few previews of our effort. Bare with us here, they are long :D

    FumeFX simulations were HUGE, 2-5 Kilometers in diameter and simulated for days often.

  • Artist of the Year 2013

    Autodesk

    July 2013 - December 2013

    According to the 3December website I made the Autodesk Artist of the Year list.
    https://area.autodesk.com/3dec2013

  • VFX TD

    TownshendProductions

    November 2013 - November 2013

    Digital Destruction with Thinking Particles and RayFire for a Western Digital Commercial.

  • VFX TD

    River Road Creative

    November 2013 - November 2013

    Digital Destruction with Thinking Particles, RayFire and FumeFX for the horror movie "DEVIL'S DUE" opening title.

  • VFX Supe

    The Deltree

    October 2013 - November 2013

    CG Crowd replication and integration into stadium footage. The commercial features New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees: https://vimeo.com/80801135#!

  • VFX TD

    Pixomondo

    October 2013 - November 2013

    FumeFX Library Items - The task this time was to create various generic library items that would then be plugged and recycled into various scene. The FumeFX simulations ranged from burn outs over fog bursts to various stage fog/dry ice set ups from very light to very thick.

  • Author

    3DArtist Magazine - Imagine Publishing

    August 2013 - October 2013

    I am writing tutorials mostly centered around particles and FumeFX as external author for 3DArtist Magazine, a print magazine published by Imagine Publishing in the UK. https://www.3dartistonline.com/news/tag/3d-artist-magazine

  • VFX TD

    Storz & Escherich

    July 2013 - July 2013

    RnD I did recently on a Mercedes Benz CLA commercial in space. The final spot went a different direction but the RnD is stil nice :) https://vimeo.com/73568339

  • Vfx artist

    Hydraulx

    April 2013 - May 2013

    Simulation and particle work on various projects (FumeFX,Thinking Particles,mParticles)
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty & Black Sky

  • NIKE.com Frontpage: 2013 NFL Jersey Reveals (Vikings, Dolphi

    Heavy Artillery

    April 2013 - April 2013

    The Heavy Artillery network did this years nike.com front page campaign for the 2013 NFL jersey reveal. We did the Vikings, Dolphins and Jaguars graphics.
    https://heavyartillery.com/portfolio/2576/

    RayFire, Krakatoa, Frost, FumeFX, pflow tools

  • VFX TD

    Atomic Fiction

    January 2013 - February 2013

    Star Trek 2 - Into Darkness
    FumeFX Simulations. Making Of: https://vimeo.com/71900007

  • VFX Artist

    Animaholics

    November 2012 - December 2012

    Rigid body simulations for a TV show explosion using mParticles/PFlow Toolbox #2

  • VFX Artist

    The Colony

    November 2012 - November 2012

    Droid DNA commercial. Particle simulation and FumeFX.
    Clip and making of here: https://vimeo.com/53564605

  • VFX TD

    Animaholics

    October 2012 - November 2012

    David Guetta - "Just One Last Time" music video. Smoke stack simulations with FumeFX.
    Making of clip here: https://vimeo.com/55466609

  • VFX Artist

    Blur Studio

    August 2012 - October 2012

    VFX artist on a League of Legends Game Cinematic. FumeFX, Krakatoa, PFlow, RayFire and Thinking Particles for various effects. https://vimeo.com/67227563

  • VFX TD

    Pixomondo

    June 2012 - July 2012

    VFX and RnD/Master scene setup artist on the Louisiana shot feature film "Beatiful Creatures". https://vimeo.com/59802939

  • vfx TD

    Blowfish FX

    April 2012 - April 2012

    "Battle of Vienna"-Movie. My part was RnD and master scene setups in less then a week time to create ready made sims/setups that could be popped to objects in scene and rendered on site.
    Making of and RnD clip here: https://vimeo.com/52168753

  • VFX TD

    Psyop

    February 2012 - April 2012

    Particle and simulation artist on two "Coors Light" commercials and a British Gas commercial.
    RnD and making of clips here: https://vimeo.com/41700828 , https://vimeo.com/41700827 , https://vimeo.com/43680395

  • VFX TD

    Makuta VFX

    February 2012 - April 2012

    VFX TD on Eega, a "Tollywood" blockbuster. (FumeFX Simulations).
    RND clips here: https://vimeo.com/51623414

  • VFX TD

    DuMonde VFX

    October 2011 - December 2011

    FumeFX simulations for "21 Jump Street", a movie remake of the 80s hit show.
    RnD and making of clips here: https://vimeo.com/45443542

  • VFX TD

    Pixomondo

    August 2011 - September 2011

    Fluid simulation/Character interaction artist for Pixomondo on "Yoko", a feature film.
    Some behind the scenes clips here: https://vimeo.com/39642148

  • VFX TD

    ARRI

    August 2011 - September 2011

    Particle and Fluid Simulation RnD artist on the feature film "Türkisch für Anfänger".

  • VFX TD

    1stAveMachine

    June 2011 - August 2011

    Particle expert for 2 new HTC cell phone commercials. HTC Titan (https://vimeo.com/28474010) and HTC Radar (https://vimeo.com/28473314).

  • VFX TD

    Encore VFX

    February 2011 - April 2011

    Did various particle VFX and simulation work on HOUSE and work on a Pilot.

  • Black Eyed Peas - The Time (The Dirty Bit) Music Video

    Animaholics

    October 2010 - November 2010

    I designed the 3DS Max pipeline necessary to accomplish the tasks and oversaw the final renderings as well. Final video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwQZQygg3Lk Making of: https://vimeo.com/17233133

  • VFX Consultant

    Blowfish FX

    October 2010 - November 2010

    I was VFX Consultant to Blowfish FX/ Tripwire Visionworks for a movie that required 100% digital stadium crowds on multiple shots mixed with on set photography. I designed the setup and render pipeline within 3D Studio Max.

  • VFX TD - GazProm&Samsung; Commercials

    IXOR Visual FX

    September 2010 - November 2010

    Incendii was contracted to do develop and setup multiple vfx elements/shots for two commercials ranging from fluid simulations for smoke and snow over ice/snow fragmentation and rigid bodies for full cg creatures running and flying as well as rendering all elements with Krakatoa and VRay.
    RnD and making of clips here: https://vimeo.com/16941514

  • VFX TD

    LUXX Studios

    October 2010 - October 2010

    Work for Luxx Studios on the Loewenzahn movie. Did particle debris and rigid body dynamics setups remotely to be rendered onsite."Loewenzahn" is a very popular tv education show for kids in Germany, it's been on air for decades. Pretty much the german "Bill Nye - The Science Guy" :)

  • VFX Consultant

    Hydraulx

    July 2010 - September 2010

    I consulted the TDs at HydraulX on FumeFX and Krakatoa/Particle Flow Toolbox #3 on the movies "Gulliver's Travels" and "Skyline". The team was newly migrated to 3DS Max for certain vfx tasks so I helped them building setups and presets as well as workflow optimization.

  • Visual Effects TD

    Spy Post

    May 2010 - June 2010

    I worked at Spy Post as Visual Effects TD on the movie "Priest". During my time there i was responsible for debris and destruction effects using tools like FumeFX, AfterBurn, Krakatoa and the Particle Flow toolboxes.

  • Visual Effects Artist

    Parasol Island

    April 2010 - May 2010

    I worked remotely on a super nova sequence involving millions of particles imploding in space.

  • Visual Effects Artist

    LUXX Studios

    April 2010 - May 2010

    H.A.W.X.2 Cinematic. Dynamic simulations of Explosion Debris and fluid simulations for air combat and explosions.

  • Visual Effects TD

    Frantic Films

    July 2008 - May 2010

    Visual Effects TD on James Cameron's "Avatar", The A-Team, Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" , Clash of the Titans 3D (Conversion), Sucker Punch(Previz), G.I. Joe - Rise of Cobra, Dragonball: Evolution, The Tree of Life(R&D).

  • Visual Effects TD on "The A-Team"

    Prime Focus World

    March 2010 - April 2010

    Debris simulation on mid air rocket explosions.

  • Additional Stereoscopic VFX artist on "Clash of the Titans 3

    Prime Focus World

    February 2010 - March 2010

    Besides Roto Tasking for the away team in India I provided additional VFX such as stereoscopic rain elements and debris/embers where needed in the "Scorpioc" and "Hades" sequences to support the experience.

  • Visual Effects TD on Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood"

    Prime Focus World

    February 2010 - March 2010

    Additional Particles and Lighting of a cg bee swarm.

  • Simulation Artist

    FXPHD

    January 2010 - February 2010

    Simulation Setups for the award winning short film "Moving Day" by Jason Wingrove: https://www.movingdaymovie.com

  • VFX TD on "James Cameron's AVATAR"

    Prime Focus World

    June 2009 - December 2009

    Holotable scans and icons of the "Hometree". Holotable scans and icons of the mine pit and generic terrain. Haze, heat distortion and mist/dust kicking up on the tarmek outside the command center.

  • R&D Visual Effects Artist on "The Tree of Life"

    Frantic Films

    July 2009 - August 2009

    Helped out on R&D for foliage setups on "The Tree of Life".

  • VFX TD on "G.I. Joe - Rise of Cobra"

    Prime Focus World

    November 2008 - May 2009

    Additional Nanomites on the Nightraven jet. Brain Nanomites inside of The Baroness. Poison dissolve inside a vein.

  • Visual Effects TD on "Dragonball: Evolution"

    Prime Focus World

    July 2008 - November 2008

    Lava bursts, mist, embers, steam, fog for the lava fight scene. Meteor impact. Lake evaporation.

  • VFX artist for Fluid Phenomena and Particle FX

    ACHT Frankfurt

    December 2007 - October 2008

    Particle Flow and FumeFX setups for a car Imagefilm and numerous freelance projects.

  • VFX Artist

    Animationsfabrik GmbH

    May 2008 - July 2008

    Responsible for debris and dust simulation for a Suzuki commercial.

  • Freelancer: VFX Artist/Fluid Simulations

    Animationsfabrik GmbH

    June 2008 - June 2008

    Responsible for debris and dust simualtion for a Suzuki commercial.

  • VFX TD

    Pictorion Magma Animation

    March 2008 - April 2008

    Responsible for Afterburn, Rigid Body Dynamics and Particle Flow Setups for an avalanche used in the box office movie "Niko & The Way to the Stars".

  • Particle / Simulation Artist

    Pictorion Magma Animation/Das Werk

    March 2008 - March 2008

    Responsible for Afterburn, Rigid Body Dynamics and Particle Flow Setups for an avalanche used in the box office movie "Niko & The Way to the Stars". Release date: Winter 2008

  • VFX artist for Fluid Phenomena and Particle FX

    Mackevision

    October 2007 - November 2007

    I was responsible for serveral Fume FX and Particle FX for a car visualisation film.

  • VFX TD

    Mackevision

    October 2007 - November 2007

    Particle and fluid simulations on multiple projects.

  • Shading Artist/Texturing Artist

    Pixomondo

    August 2007 - October 2007

    VRay Shading Artist/Texturing Artist for a Hugo Boss Web Special.

  • VFX Artist

    Pixomondo

    August 2007 - September 2007

    Shading and Lighting artist on multiple projects.

  • Freelancer: VFX Artist/VFX TD/Shading Artist/Texturing Artis

    Soulpix

    August 2004 - February 2007

    I work there often as Freelancer for VFX/Shading&Texturing; as well as VFX TD and Previz Artist.

  • Video Editor

    TurboSquid

    2007 - 2007

    Produced their 2007 Siggraph reels for display at the show booth. I oversaw soundtrack production, editing, source file acquisition from vendors using TruboSquid products.

  • Shading/VFX artist

    Blackmountain

    2006 - 2007

    I worked there as Shading Artist and Particle/Dynamic effects artist on numerous shows.
    Final clips here: https://vimeo.com/13152326 , https://vimeo.com/13151313

  • Freelancer: Shading Artist/Texturing Artist

    Mackervision/Galerie der Medien

    November 2006 - December 2006

    Photoreal Shading with VRay. Mostly Automotive Visualisation. check: www.galleryofmedia.com

  • Freelancer: VFX Artist/Shading Artist/Texturing Artist

    Stoll von Gati Mediengruppe

    October 2006 - November 2006

    I did Industrial Visualisation there.

  • Freelancer: Shading Artist/Texturing Artist/ R&D dept.

    Black Mountain VFX

    June 2006 - August 2006

    Shading and Lighting as well as texture painting on 4 commercials.

  • Freelancer: Compositor / VFX Artist / Shading Artist/Texturi

    Homebase²

    2005 - 2006

    Architectual Visualisation Studio. I did VRay Shading there.

  • Web & Media Designer

    HPSC Medien

    November 2005 - December 2005

    Logo designer and webmaster.

  • Video Editor / Webmaster

    DHD Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

    January 2000 - July 2004

    Logo designer and webmaster, minor CG tasks.

Education
  • Fachhochschule Hannover

    2001 - 2004
  • Fachhochschule Hannover

    2001 - 2004