raffael dickreuter

raffael dickreuter

VR Specialist, Senior Previs Artist

Senior Previs Artist / 20 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Previs Lead

Alien: Covenant (2021)

Previs Artist

The Darkest Minds (2018)

Previs Artist

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Previs Artist

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Postvis Artist

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

Previs Artist

Passengers (2016)

Previsualization Artist The Third Floor

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)

Postvis Artist

Suicide Squad (2016)

Postvis Artist

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Previs Artist

The BFG (2016)

Previs Artist / Visualization Artist

Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)

Freelance Previs Artist

Furious 7 (2015)

Previs Artist

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

Previs Artist / Previs Supervisor

Goosebumps (2015)

Postvis Artist

The Martian (2015)

Visual Effects

Echoes (2015)

Previsualization Artist

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Previs Artist

Seventh Son (2015)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Nick Saglimbeni's Mastering Lighting: Volume One (2015)

Previs Artist

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

Freelance Previs Artist

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Previs Supervisor

Black Sails (2014)

Freelance Previs Artist

Halo: Spartan Assault (2013)

Previsualization Designer | Virtual Production Supervisor

Man of Steel (2013)

Digital Effects

Grace (2012)

Green Lantern (2011)

Previsualization Designer | Virtual Prod

Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (2011)

Pre-Visualization Artist

SP: The motion picture yabô hen (2010)

Previsualization Designer | Virtual Prod

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Previs Animator

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

Previsualization Designer | Virtual Prod

Superman: Red Son (2009)

Previsualization Designer | Virtual Prod

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Previsualization Designer | Virtual Prod

Iron Man (2008)

Previsualization Designer | Virtual Prod

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Digital Artist

The Box (2007)

Previs Animator

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

Previsualization Designer | Virtual Prod

BioShock (2007)

Previs Artist

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Boo (2006)

Digital Artist

Superman Returns (2006)

Digital Artist

Stay Alive (2006)

Digital Artist

Flightplan (2005)

Previs Artist

Venom (2004)

Previs Artist

B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations

Raffael Dickreuter is a designer and photographer based in Los Angeles, CA. Originally born in Switzerland he has a diverse professional background in film visual effects, design, web, advertising and photography.
As designer and animator he worked on feature films such as Terminator Salvation, The Incredible Hulk, Superman Returns, Iron Man and others.
He has worked for directors such as Steven Spielberg, Zack Snyder, Martin Campbell and Gore Verbinski.
He founded XSIbase.com in 2002, which became the world's largest social online community for XSI.
Work History

  • CEO

    Superba AR - Augmented Reality & AI

    January 2017 - Present
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    We create cutting edge Augmented Reality & Ai applications and experiences for leading brands. We provide advanced 3d visualizations, AR,VR, 3D, computer vision and AI solutions and services.

    Clients: Netflix, Toyota, NFL, NHL, Microsoft, Amazon VR, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, iHop, Switzerland Department of Foreign Affairs, US Army, J Balvin

    www.superba.biz

    West Hollywood, Miami and Bern, Switzerland.

  • Founder

    Swiss Hollywood Meetup

    January 2016 - Present
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Founder and Organizer of the Swiss Hollywood Monthly Meetup networking event in Los Angeles. Learn more at www.SwissHollywood.com

  • Freelance Senior Previs Artist & Photographer

    raffael3d.com

    October 2014 - Present
    west hollywood

  • Photographer & Designer

    American Artists Representative, Inc.

    September 2012 - Present

    represented by AA Reps in New York

  • Head of AR & Film / Augmented Reality Consultant

    SO REAL DIGITAL TWINS AG

    February 2020 - February 2022
    Bern Area, Switzerland

    Creating the perfect digital 3d twin of real world objects using specialized CT scanning technology. Scanning the outside and inside with the highest level of detail.

  • Augmented Reality Designer

    Snap Inc.

    June 2016 - February 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Augmented Reality / Lens and brand campign designer

  • Virtual Production Supervisor / Senior Previs Artist

    Freelance

    January 2013 - January 2017
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Virtual Prodction Specialist, Previs, Postvis, Motion Capture, Virtual Camera, Virtual Reality.

    Developed Virtual Camera System used on Man of Steel by Director Zack Snyder and on Green Lantern by Director Martin Campbell
    Visual Effects Supervisor - The Only Flight
    Previs Lead - Alien: Covenant VR Experience
    Previs Supervisor - Goosebumps VR Experience
    Senior Previs Artist - Thor Ragnarok
    Senior Previs Artist - The Greatest Showman on Earth
    Senior Postvis Artist - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
    Senior Previs Artist - Passengers
    Senior Postvis Artist - The Martian
    Senior Previs Artist - The BFG - Director Steven Spielberg
    Senior Previs Artist - Avengers 2: Age of Ultron
    Previs Supervisor - Blacksails - Season 3 Episode 1
    Senior Postvis Artist: Warcraft
    Previs Designer - Fast & Furious 7
    Previs Designer - Captain America 2: Winter Soldier
    Visual Effect Supervisor - Echoes

  • Senior Previs Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    February 2014 - October 2014
    Glendale, CA

    B.O.O. - Bureau of Otherworldly Operations (2015)

  • Freelance Previs Artist

    MPC

    January 2014 - March 2014

    Previs Designer - Goosebumps (2015)

  • Freelance Previs Artist

    raffael3d.com

    January 2013 - March 2014

    Freelance previs artist, virtual camera, motion capture, 3d animation. as well as photography and design.
    see work at
    www.raffael3d.com
    www.raffaelphoto.com
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    Previs Designer - Goosebumps (MPC)
    Visual Effects Supervisor - Echoes
    Previs Designer - Hunger Games 3 - Part 1 (Cavalry FX)
    Previs Designer - Fast & Furious 7 (Proof)
    Previs Designer - Captain America 2: Winter Soldier (Proof)
    Previs Designer - Kia Space Babies, Super Bowl Commercial (Halon)

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  • Freelance Previs Artist

    Proof Inc

    February 2013 - June 2013

    Previs Designer - Fast & Furious 7
    Previs Designer - Captain America 2: Winter Soldier

  • Co Founder & Managing Partner

    Secret of DD

    August 2011 - January 2013
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Co-founder and Content Creator of SecretofDD social media influencer with a 200 000+ following on instagram.

    Social media influencer campaign clients include: American Express, State Farm, Under Armour, Addidas, Volvo, Mazda, Athleta, Estee Lauder, Chase, Emporio Armani, Macys, Sketchers, Reebok, Prada, GAP, Pantene, Bose, Olay, Laura Mercier, Johnson & Johnson, Four Seasons Hotels, Addias.

    Creator of viral Black Mirror photo project featured on ABC Good Morning America, BBC World News, Time, Cosmopolitan, People, Al Jazeera and seen by over 100 million people around the world.

  • Previsualization Designer | Virtual Production Supervisor

    Pixel Liberation Front

    September 2006 - December 2012

    Previs Designer - Robopocalypse - Director: Steven Spielberg
    Previs Designer / Virtual Camera Supervisor - "Superman: Man of Steel"
    Previs Designer / Virtual Camera Supervisor - "Green Lantern"
    Previs Animator - "S.P."
    Previs Animator - "Iron Man 2"
    Previs Animator - "Percy Jackson"
    Previs Animator - "Bioshock"
    Previs Animator - "Point Break Indo"
    Previs Animator - "Terminator Salvation"
    Digital Artist - "The Box"
    Previs Animator - "The Incredible Hulk" - on set Motion Capture TD
    Previs Animator - "Iron Man"
    Previs Animator - "Alien vs Predat

  • Virtual Production Supervisor | Previsualization Designer

    Pixel Liberation Front

    September 2005 - December 2012

    Previs Designer - Robopocalypse - Director: Steven Spielberg
    Virtual Camera Supervisor - "Superman: Man of Steel"
    Virtual Camera Supervisor - "Green Lantern"
    Previs Animator - "S.P."
    Previs Animator - "Iron Man 2"
    Previs Animator - "Percy Jackson"
    Previs Animator - "Bioshock"
    Previs Animator - "Point Break Indo"
    Previs Animator - "Terminator Salvation"
    Digital Artist - "The Box"
    Previs Animator - "The Incredible Hulk" - on set Motion Capture TD
    Previs Animator - "Iron Man"
    Previs Animator - "Alien vs Predator 2: Requiem"
    Previs Artist - "Live Free or Die Hard"
    Animator/Artist - "Forza Motorsport 2"

  • Animation and XSI Instructor / Guest Lecturer

    USC School of Cinematic Arts

    September 2007 - December 2007

  • Animation and XSI Instructor

    SAE Institute Zürich

    January 2005 - February 2006

  • Founder

    XSI Base.com

    March 2002 - 2006

    Founder/Adminsistrator of the world's largest Softimage XSI Community website with at its peak over 10 000 visitors daily and over 50 000 members.

  • Digital Artist

    Pixel Liberation Front

    March 2005 - October 2005

    Digital Artist - "Stay Alive"
    Digital Artist - "Superman Returns"
    Previs Animator - "Superman Returns"
    Previs Animator - "Flightplan"
    Previs Animator - "Splinter Cell - The Movie"
    Previs Animator - "Hummer - Monsters - Commercial"
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Education

  • Animation Mentor

    2005 - 2006

  • MFA in New Media

    ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste

    2002 - 2006

  • University of the Arts Zurich, Zhdk

    2002 - 2006