09/2020 - Current
Freelance Character Artist
Commisioned work for private clients
01/2019 - 07/2020
Youstream GmbH (3D Animation, Editing, Motion Design)
01/2019 - 07/2020
Arena Cinemas Ag (Projectionist, Ticket Sale)
10/2018 - 03/2021
Freelance Filmmaker (Director, Cinematographer, Lighting)
IBM (promotional video)
Mediamarkt (promotional video)
Ernest & Young (promotional video)
Oracle (promotional video)
EDUCATION
09/2020 - 04/2026
Diploma (Animation, Directing)
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Ludwigsburg, Germany)
• Developed tools for a painterly rendering workflow using Nuke BlinkScript, Python and OSL
• Skilled in character creation across multiple styles (realistic, stylized, NPR, painterly, cartoony)
• Built a 3D/2D ShotGrid pipeline with custom integrations (incl. TVPaint & Marvelous Designer)
• Directed an 9-minute short film with a team of 3O artists, overseeing the full production pipeline
• Led team communication, provided individualized feedback, and resolved production challenges
• Gained experience as a Generalist across 3D & 2D workflows
• End-to-end production experience: script, storyboard, animatic, layout, editing
Film Highlights
Mentors
• The Panic Inside (Director, TD, Character Art, Compositing)
• Code Rat (Director, Character Art, Compositing)
• The Deep Above (Character Art)
Krzysztof Rost (Pixar)
Christos Obretenov (Lollipop Shaders)
Ernst Janssen Groesbeek (Lollipop Shaders)
09/2018 - 03/2019
Film Studies
Zurich University of the Arts ( Zurich, Switzerland)
09/2012 - 07/2018
Matura (Focus on Art)
Limmattal High School (Urdorf, Switzerland)
Zbrush, Nuke, Houdini, Maya, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Mari, Marvelous Designer, Arnold, Renderman, Vray, Adobe CC
ShotGrid/Flow, Royal Render, Deadline, Syncsketch, ftrack
German native
English fluent
French advanced
© 2026 | Matthias Strasser
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