Ralf Hietel

Ralf Hietel

2D/3D Designer, 3D-Artist, Animator and VFX-TD

Senior VFX Artist / Mid-level 3D Animator / 25 yrs

Cologne, Germany

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Senior 3D Artist

Helgoland 513 (2024)

3D Artist

Silver (2023)

Animator

Moonbound (2022)

Cloth Simulation

Tarzan (2014)

FX TD, Lighting/Rendering Artist

Savva - Heart Of The Warrior

Cloth Technical Director

Animals United (2010)

Senior Modeling Artist

Lissi und der wilde Kaiser (2007)

Cloth Simulation Artist

Das Geheimnis von Schloss Balthasar (2011)

Cloth TD, FX Artist

Konferenz der Tiere (2010)

3d artist/animator

Kommando Störtebeker (2001)

3D Artist

Jonalu (2010)

3D Artist

Karlsson on the Roof (2002)
Animals United
Conception and realization of 3D-graphic-productions in the fields feature-film, TV, commercials, visualization, motion graphics, interactive and games. More than 4 years of experience in professional Feature Film productions.
Work History

  • 3d senior artist

    OnlineFussballManager

    September 2015 - November 2018
    Köln, Germany

    3D Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Art-Direction, UI/UX-Design

  • 3D Artist/TD, Graphic-Designer

    framestorm.com

    November 1997 - December 2016
    Cologne

    3D artist/TD (allrounder) and graphic-designer, character modeler/animator and CG artist

  • senior 3D artist, fx TD

    NHB Studios

    December 2011 - July 2015

  • Lead cloth Artist / TD

    Ambient Entertainment

    August 2011 - November 2011
    Hannover

    Cloth Modeling/Setup/Simulation for „Das Geheimnis von Schloss Balthasar“ – produziert für das 4D Magic Cinema im Europapark

  • Cloth TD, FX Artist

    Ambient Entertainment

    March 2009 - April 2010
    Hannover, Germany

    cloth modeling, setup and simulation for all characters, setup and simulation of some fx shots

  • Senior Modeler, Lighting/Shading/Rendering TD, Rigging TD, A

    Daywalker Studios

    January 2008 - August 2008

    Tikis Band - on TV in "Sendung mit der Maus" - modeling, shading/texturing, rigging, animation

  • Senior Modeler, Lighting/Shading/Rendering TD, VFX Artist

    Daywalker Studios

    August 2007 - December 2007

    "Fahrt im Turm", Imagefilm - design, modeling, character-modeling, shading/texturing, rigging, VFX

  • Senior Shading/Lighting/Rendering TD

    CA Scanline

    September 2006 - July 2007

    "Lissi And The Wild Emperor" by Michael Bully Herbig - VFX, lighting/shading/rendering. Establishing and supervision of the production-pipeline, „Lord Of The Renderfarm“

  • Senior Modeling Artist

    CA Scanline

    December 2005 - August 2006

    "Lissi And The Wild Emperor" by Michael Bully Herbig - modeling, responsibility for the quality of the models

  • CG-Artist

    Peppergames

    2005 - 2005

    3D-Realtime-Game „Gunship Apocalypse“: Leveldesign, Modeling, Texturing and Animation

  • 3D Artist

    Wilson Digital FX

    2004 - 2004

    KIK – TV commercial: animation, lipsync

  • Modeling / Animation / Texturing Artist

    PlanB Media

    2004 - 2004

    mobile phone „Emoty”: characterdesign, modeling, texturing, charactersetup, animation

  • 2D/3D and Compositing Artist

    Think Global Media

    2003 - 2003

    Various DVD-menus, Intros and cutscenes - storyboard, 3D graphics, shading/texturing, animation, VFX, rendering, compositing

  • 3D Artist

    Tevox

    2002 - 2002

    Modeling und texturing of realtime animated characters for the TV-production "Dragon's Rock" ("Drachenfels")

  • 3D Artist

    TFC Trickcompany

    2001 - 2002

    TV-cartoon-series “Karlsson On The Roof” - modeling, texturing, locationdesign, compositing

  • 3D Artist

    TFC Trickcompany

    2001 - 2001

    Junior TV: characteranimation and compositing for short 3D-Spots

  • 3D Animator, VFX Artist

    Animationsfabrik

    2000 - 2000

    Movie "Kommando Störtebeker" - modeling, shading, animation, VFX, compositing

  • 3D Artist

    Animationsfabrik

    2000 - 2000

    „Michi Müller“ commercial - modeling, texturing, matchmoving

  • 3D Artist

    Ubisoft

    2000 - 2000

    Playstation game "Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Crazy Maze" - storyboard, 3D models, animation and rendering for intro/cutscenes and ingame-graphics

  • 3D Artist

    Siedler von Catan/Klaus Teuber

    2000 - 2000

    Playstation game "Catan - The First Island", intro - storyboard, 3D graphics, animation, rendering

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Education

  • Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm

    1992 - 1997

  • School Of Arts And Drawing, Munich, Prof. Seeger

    1990 - 1991