https://conradostwald.com Conrad Ostwald Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:41:11 +0000 https://conradostwald.com en https://conradostwald.com/Home-Image-Scroll Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:52:38 +0000 Conrad Ostwald https://conradostwald.com/Home-Image-Scroll Hi, I am a director and&nbsp; creative producer with a background in motion design and VFX compositing. Below you can find a selection of recent productions I was lucky to be a part of. ︎︎︎ ︎︎︎Sky One ︎︎︎Asus Chromebook ︎︎︎Keuco ︎︎︎Doritos https://conradostwald.com/Info Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:52:38 +0000 Conrad Ostwald https://conradostwald.com/Info Starting in 2007, I worked with studios and clients across the US and Europe, first as a motion designer and VFX compositor. Because I realised early how crucial it is to build a flexible structure around dynamic creative processes to keep productions on track, I was also expanding my knowledge of project management parallel to the creative work.&nbsp; A few years of full-time producing have taught me valuable lessons about working closely with teams and clients and opened the business side of the creative industry to me. This path allows me nowadays to offer to work in multiple capacities: as a Creative Director, Producer, or as an Artist for full-CG, motion, and life-action productions. Knowing each step of the process, from pitching and concept development to bidding, resourcing, project management, and most importantly, the creative work necessary to produce the final still/film/animation, allows me to lead projects smoothly from the initial idea to final delivery.&nbsp; My love for animation, editing, and compositing has not faded, so I am glad when I get the chance to work as an artist. It keeps me up to date on the latest developments and helps improve my estimates on resources and timing when planning a project. Lately, I’ve been utilising AI to speed up tedious tasks and reduce friction during a production, which has always been one of the main focal points of my work. My tools are After Effects, Premiere, Nuke, C4D + RS, DaVinci, G-Suite, Claude, and ComfyUI. I collaborate regularly with Buck, bus.group, Hornet, Interbrand, Parasol Island and Someform among others for clients like Adidas, Apple, BMW, Cartier, Coca-Cola, Dell, Google, LVMH, Marvel, Mercedes Benz, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Verizon, and VW. For a few years, I’ve been organizing a small meetup for the Berlin&nbsp;design and motion scene called animotion drinks. There are talks by artists and studio owners and it’s a good place to catch up face to face with fellow creatives. Swing by if you happen to be around the next time. 2022 – Present Director &amp; Creative ProducerFreelance/Independent 2020 – 2022 Head of Production &amp; DirectorWoodblock Berlin 2018 – 2020 Head of Productionfoam Studio Berlin 2013 – 2018 Freelance Motion Designer &amp; VFX Compositor 2008 – 2013 Motion Designer &amp; CompositorBuck NYC 2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts – Media DesignBauhaus Universität Weimar 2007 Intern Motion DesignBuck NYC https://conradostwald.com/Imprint Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:28:17 +0000 Conrad Ostwald https://conradostwald.com/Imprint Angaben Gemäß § 5 TMG: Quelle: Erstellt mit dem Impressum Generator von http://www.e-recht24.de Haftungsausschluss: Haftung für Inhalte Die Inhalte unserer Seiten wurden mit größter Sorgfalt erstellt. Für die Richtigkeit, Vollständigkeit und Aktualität der Inhalte können wir jedoch keine Gewähr übernehmen. Als Diensteanbieter sind wir gemäß § 7 Abs.1 TMG für eigene Inhalte auf diesen Seiten nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. 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Credits CD: Helge Kiehl, Matthias Winckelmann3D Artists: Ali Sahba, Vitaly Grossmann,&nbsp;Jacqui Munoz,&nbsp;Bernd Marbach&nbsp; Edit and Comp: Conrad Ostwald&nbsp; Producer: Angelika Wdowiak Live Action: Services United Producer: Julius Salvenmoser&nbsp; Live Action Director: Ale Ruiz Zorilla&nbsp; DOP: Carlos Feher Audio: Zelig https://conradostwald.com/Citi Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:41:11 +0000 Conrad Ostwald https://conradostwald.com/Citi Citi - Credit Cards Interbrand is regularly designing Citi’s credit card artworks and for the last few rounds I got to collaborate with their team in New York to build 3D visualizations of the vector design files. Usually we provide stills and animations to the client so they can base their campaings on the style we developed.&nbsp; &nbsp; CD: Mike Knaggs 3D Support: Daniel Büttner https://conradostwald.com/Sky Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:18:19 +0000 Conrad Ostwald https://conradostwald.com/Sky Sky UK - Sky One - 2026 For their new comedy/entertainment/drama channel, Sky UK asked Buck Amsterdam to help with idents and all sorts of on-air elements for the launch in early 2026. I took over the project after the pitch and directed a fantastic team of AMS staffers and freelancers through a dynamically changing production. &nbsp;&nbsp; Working directly with the team at Sky couldn’t have been better for discussing new ideas and finding solutions to deliver everything in scope and time.The spots below were unfortunately stopped halfway during production. Credits coming soon https://conradostwald.com/Doritos Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:04:07 +0000 Conrad Ostwald https://conradostwald.com/Doritos Doritos - Motion Rebrand 2024 PepsiCo approached Buck with the task of bringing their refreshed Doritos branding to life—creating a modular system of motion design elements and live-action moments that could flex across global markets. The biggest creative challenge? Designing a distinct and ownable brand asset that captures the iconic moment of crunching into a Doritos chip. After an in-depth collaboration with the PepsiCo team and many rounds of motion studies and storyboard development, we landed on a visual language of echoing lines — derived from the still branding system — that isolate the consumer in the moment of flavor impact. Bold. Clear. Instantly recognizable. <img width="1786" height="2274" width_o="1786" height_o="2274" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53677082b93e74ca37a9a9f15d04340d954116c060a1512bca1bd3f19388ec21/Screenshot-2025-04-14-at-09.43.30.png" data-mid="229759959" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/53677082b93e74ca37a9a9f15d04340d954116c060a1512bca1bd3f19388ec21/Screenshot-2025-04-14-at-09.43.30.png" /> To bring the vision to screen, we partnered with New York–based production studio The Garage and director Xander Bartole, who transformed our storyboards into a dynamic live-action film shot in Warsaw in summer 2024. <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a469fe21ce59442bb65c8bcd743fb59903f1894aef8eda5b0570df4bfaa4cbc8/IMG_6008-Large.jpeg" data-mid="229760054" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/a469fe21ce59442bb65c8bcd743fb59903f1894aef8eda5b0570df4bfaa4cbc8/IMG_6008-Large.jpeg" /> <img width="1280" height="960" width_o="1280" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df63f08fed802fde4bdd5063c033f34317ccb1d6bea752d8b2d9c84eb48bcdbf/IMG_6013-Large.jpeg" data-mid="229760055" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/df63f08fed802fde4bdd5063c033f34317ccb1d6bea752d8b2d9c84eb48bcdbf/IMG_6013-Large.jpeg" /><img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ecbd36575d9f37f2d37aa49c412dce9d7c9bb3c267e586b82245d18ad4227b8/IMG_5992-Large.jpeg" data-mid="229760053" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/5ecbd36575d9f37f2d37aa49c412dce9d7c9bb3c267e586b82245d18ad4227b8/IMG_5992-Large.jpeg" /> At Buck Amsterdam, I led the 2D and 3D teams in developing the motion system, storyboarded the narrative (with a big shoutout to Yohann Auroux), co-directed the live-action shoot alongside ACD Vincent Lammers, and carried the creative direction through post-production. <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46f8e64e8dc82f8ffb2ea1ffc570a5b682ed872ec280f51bc90d63938821cee7/DBP_000_BagsAssets_v001-Large.jpeg" data-mid="229759998" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46f8e64e8dc82f8ffb2ea1ffc570a5b682ed872ec280f51bc90d63938821cee7/DBP_000_BagsAssets_v001-Large.jpeg" /> Client&nbsp; PepsiCo New York BuckECD: Vincent LammersACD: Conrad OstwaldEP: James Britton, Russel GreeneHoP:&nbsp;Carolina Brandão Producer: Jose Tirado Galan, Luke ProctorArtists: Otilija Morozaite,&nbsp; Greta Sennekamp, Jonas Nunes, Adrian Monan, Arielle Casale &amp; others Storyboards: Yohann Auroux The Garage Director: Xander Bartole EP: Halie Graham Audio&nbsp; Magma Amsterdam https://conradostwald.com/Adobe-Sweet-Caroline Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:50:01 +0000 Conrad Ostwald https://conradostwald.com/Adobe-Sweet-Caroline Adobe - Sweet Caroline In the summer of ‘23 the lovely folks of Buck Amsterdam asked me to help on the production mixed media film showcasing Adobe Photoshop’s new AI features. Challenges included shooting live action with the little girl on location in Amsterdam (that was a first for me), recording a young girl’s voice to narate the story and having to only use the beta ai tools of Photoshop to create the designs. Thanks to the marvellous team at Buck and the great spirit of everyone involved in this production, it was a fantastic ride resulting in this super cute 30 second spot. My roles were associated creative direction and animation direction. https://conradostwald.com/Porsche-Design-1 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:23:27 +0000 Conrad Ostwald https://conradostwald.com/Porsche-Design-1 Porsche Design - Custom Built Time Pieces Crafted for those who demand luxury and individuality, this film showcases the extraordinary customizability of the Porsche Design Custom Timepieces. Directed by Sven Terhart, the spot dives into the seamless fusion of engineering and elegance, highlighting how each watch becomes a unique expression of its wearer. Produced in late 2023 / early 2024 at Parasol Island with agency Grabarz + Partner,&nbsp;Daniel Büttner and I managed to pull off this 4K spot and two additional explainer film as a two-men-show. I was producer, 3D animator, compositor, motion designer &amp; editor of the graded footage while Daniel handled the assets and added his magic touch in lighting to each shot. Credits Direction: Sven Terhart Production: Daniel Büttner &amp; Conrad Ostwald Audio: Jonathan Wulfes Studio: Parasol Island Agency: Grabarz &amp; Partner &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; https://conradostwald.com/Cartier-Watches-and-Wonders-2023 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:42:37 +0000 Conrad Ostwald https://conradostwald.com/Cartier-Watches-and-Wonders-2023 Cartier - Watches and Wonders ‘23 End of ‘22 to Spring ‘23 I worked with bus group to create a showcase film presenting Cartier's line-up for Watches and Wonders, Geneva 2023. Together with a large team, we designed eight animated sculptures and digital landscapes which serve as borderless environments to explore the physics and atmosphere of each watch family. As the camera dynamically moves through each world, the audience encounters the carefully crafted details of each model interacting with our sculptures. This creates a journey through time and space, producing a CGI experience which defies reality as we know it. My role was production lead and producer.&nbsp;