Reel 2024

Design, Animation

"1:17 / 2024

A collection of my personal and commercial work.

Credits

"0:10 - "0:15 / beyerdynamic - SPACE MAX Features / all Aspects
"0:15 - "0:19 / Skincare R&D - Bubble Bottle / all Aspects
"0:19 - "0:23 / Schulthess - cleanJet / 3D & FluidFx
"0:24 - "0:25 / beyerdynamic - Black Friday / all Aspects
"0:26 - "0:29 / beyerdynamic - 100 YEARS / all Aspects
"0:30 - "0:31 / Voronoi Explosion / all Aspects
"0:32 - "0:35 / Knitting R&D #2 / all Aspects
"0:35 - "0:36 / Cloth Explorations #2 / all Aspects
"0:36 - "0:37 / Beethoven / all Aspects
"0:37 - "0:40 / Schulthess - smartHeat / 3D & FluidFx
"0:41 - "0:45 / The Right to Privacy / all Aspects
"0:46 - "0:48 / beyerdynamic - 100 YEARS / all Aspects
"0:48 - "0:55 / beyerdynamic - Pro X World / all Aspects
"0:55 - "0:58 / TFD Shockwave / all Aspects
"0:59 - "1:00 / X-Particles Spiral / all Aspects
"1:00 - "1:04 / beyerdynamic - SPACE MAX Features / all Aspects
"1:05 - "1:07 / Cinnamon & Sugar / all Aspects
"1:07 - "1:08 / Cloth Explorations #2 / all Aspects
"1:08 - "1:10 / Burnout / all Aspects

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TFD Shockwave

Design, Animation

Personal work / 2019

Shockwave animation with X-Particles and Turbulence FD.
Rendered in Redshift.

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The Right to Privacy

Design, Animation

B.A. Degree Project / "2:22 / 2019

The Right to Privacy was my Bachelor degree project at Hochschule Mainz - University of Applied Sciences. It's an explainer type of video featuring the receding privacy we are experiencing through goverments and private companies in our now highly digital and connected world.

Credits

Directed by: Andrés Watzal
Supervised by: Konrad Stäblein

Hochschule Mainz - University of Applied Sciences


Sources

Picture: PRISM Logo From: Hart-Davis, Adam "PRISM logo" CC BY 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PRISM_logo_(PNG).png
Picture: Edward Snowden From: Freedom of the Press Foundation "Edward-Snowden-FOPF-2014" CC BY 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward-Snowden-FOPF- 2014.jpg
3D Model: Kamera From: starkerg "Surveillance camera with animations" CC BY 3.0 https://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/88825
3D Model: Arm From: turboyoyo "Human Arm", CC BY 3.0 https://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/26032

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ZDF Wintersport

Zweite Deutsche Fernsehen (ZDF)

Design, Animation

Clientproject / 33x "0:16 / 2016-2017

During my time at Quadrolux we had to create 33 different map introductions for the winter sports world cup, presented by ZDF.

Credits

Agency: Quadrolux GmbH
Design/Creative Direction: Quadrolux GmbH
Animation/Compositing/Technical realization: Andrés Watzal

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Plastic World

Design, Animation

Student project / 2017

With the plastic pollution of the ocean in mind, we started creating this Spot to make people aware of the problem. We show a hard contrast to to the pictures that get normaly shared in the media. We went for images of animals and enviroment consisting complelty of plastic materials, but with a happy mood and bright colors. Unfortunately we could never finish the project.

Credits

Creative/Modeling/Rendering: Stefan Wagner
Creative/Shading/Compositing: Simon Fischer
Creative/Rigging/Animation: Andrés Watzal
Animation: Vanessa Schneider, Hamza Alpoguz
Visual Effects: Tim Kunz

Hochschule Mainz - University of Applied Sciences

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Plastic Fish

Design, Animation

Student project / "0:13 / 2016

This project was for an assigment at Hochschule Mainz which later turned into a bigger but never finished 3D Movie targeting the plastic polluted oceans.

Credits

Creative/Modeling/Rendering: Stefan Wagner
Creative/Shading/Compositing: Simon Fischer
Creative/Rigging/Animation:Andrés Watzal

Hochschule Mainz - University of Applied Sciences

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Reflecta Festivalteaser '16

REFLECTA Organisation und Filmfestival

Design, Animation

Clientproject / "0:53 / 2016

Under the Slogan "Reflecta: Rethink your World", the Organization hosts festivals and events to deliberate and promote curiosity in our World. Togheter with two friends I got the opporunity to create a teaser for their upcoming festival in 2016. We wanted to show what Reflecta stands for, so we created that abstract piece which shows us a different world.

Credits

Director/Creative/Modeling/Animation: Stefan Wagner
Compositing/Creative: Simon Fischer, Andrés Watzal


Sources

Hearth Model- CC BY elZancudo, blendswap.com/user/elZancudo
Gears Model - CC BY Marcus Gnehr, blendswap.com/user/galbatorix123
Book Model & Rig - John David Marte, redesigndavid.com

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Cloth Styleframes

Design, Stills

Personal work / 2018 - 2020

Different Cloth Styleframes, Rendered in Redshift & Octane

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Knitting R&D

Design, Animation

Personal work / 2019

Knitting R&D in Cinema 4D, rendered in Octane.

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Voronoi Explosion

Design, Animation

Personal Project / "0:07 / 2020

Short project to figure out the connection between C4Ds Voronoi Fracture, X-Particles and Turbulence FD.
Rendered in Octane.

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Burnout

Design, Animation

Personal Project / "0:04 / 2020

Burnout Smoke Smimulation with Turbulence FD.
Inspired by the Nfs:Heat color palette, I created this short Animation.
Rendered in Octane.

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X-Particle Spiral

Design, Animation

Personal Project / "0:10 / 2020

X-Particle experiment, renderd in octane.

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Beethoven

Design, Animation

Personal Project / "0:10 / 2020

Houdini Smoke Simulation. Renderd in Redshift 3D.

Sources

Music: Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphonie Nr. 5 c-moll op. 67
From: Skidmore College Orchester https://musopen.org/music/2567-symphony-no-5-in-c-minor-op-67/

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X-Particle Wired

Design, Animation

Personal Project / "0:08 / 2020

X-Particle experiment, renderd in octane.

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Cinnamon & Sugar Still Life

Design, Animation

Personal Project / "0:08 / 2020

First attempt at a NOT so still life. Granular-simulation with Realflow for Cinema 4D and renderd in Octane.

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Grains R&D

Design, Animation

Personal Project / "0:11 / 2021

X-Particles Grains. Renderd in Octane.

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beyerdynamic - "Pro X World"

beyerdynamic

Design, Animation

Clientproject / "0:52 / 2020

beyerdynamic hired me to create a 3D-animation displaying their sales in their different productionlines and markets.

Credits

Design/Creative: Andrés Watzal
Sound: Dennis Reis

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Ribbon Flow

Design, Animation

Personal work / 2019

Experimentation with Voronoi Fracture in Cinema 4D. Rendered in Octane.

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Schulthess - cleanJet

Design, Animation

"0:40 / 2021

During my time at Intervideo, we were tasked to show Schulthess new cleanJet technology. I did all the 3D-work from start to finish including the fluid simulations in Realflow as well as all lighting and rendering.

Credits

Client: Schulthess Maschinen AG

Agency: Intervideo Filmproduktion GmbH
3D Artist & Fluidsimulations: Andrés Watzal

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Schulthess - smartHeat

Design, Animation

"0:45 / 2022

During my time at Intervideo, we were tasked to show Schulthess new smartHeat technology.
I did the fluid simulations, some texturing, rendering and lighting as well as the rain simulation.

Credits

Client: Schulthess Maschinen AG

Agency: Intervideo Filmproduktion GmbH
3D Artist & Fluidsimulations: Andrés Watzal

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beyerdymamic - SPACE MAX Features

Design, Animation

"0:49 / 2023

During my time at beyerdynamic, I was tasked to show the new SPACE MAX speakerphones features.
I did all 3D- Work in the video including final compositing and animating the typography.

Credits

Company: beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG
3D & 2D Designer : Andrés Watzal

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Cloth Exploration #2

Design, Animation

Personal Project / "0:07 / 2024

Some personal vellum exploration in houdini.

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Skincare R&D

Design, Animation

Personal Project / "0:10 / 2024

I conducted research and development for skincare-related projects, using it as an opportunity to enhance my compositing skills in Nuke.
All 3D work was carried out in Houdini and rendered using Redshift.

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Knitting R&D #2

Design, Animation

Personal Project / "0:07 / 2021

I had some leftover project files from the research and development phase
of a knitting-focused project, this time utilizing Houdini and rendered with Redshift.

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beyerdymamic - 100 YEARS

Design, Animation

Clientproject / "0:59 / 2023

After my enriching full-time tenure at beyerdynamic, I had the honor of creating
their 100th-anniversary company video. The objective was to encapsulate the essence of the brand, highlight its innovations,and offer a glimpse into the future in a concise and captivating manner.
Given the substantial amount of information to convey, my former team here played a pivotal role
in meticulously planning this project. I returned to my roots, employing classical motion design
in After Effects for this endeavor.

Credits

Client: beyerdynamic GmbH & Co. KG

3D & 2D Designer : Andrés Watzal
Sound: Dennis Reis
Mixing: Philipp Schwenker
Voiceover: Timo Sämann

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