3D animation in Hamburg: fluid simulation & CGI product spots
3D artist & motion designer
Moin, I'm Carsten Böhnert, aka eyelovemotion – a 3D artist and motion designer based in Hamburg. I create 3D animations as well as fluid and particle simulations for advertising, product films and social media content – for any medium. For over 20 years I have been turning ideas into 2D and 3D animation, from first concept to final render.
Work
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Mercedes Spec Ad – Vehicle in an Alpine Landscape
Personal spec-ad project: a Mercedes vehicle simulation in an alpine landscape – a showcase of vehicle simulation, storytelling and editing.
Vehicle animation, VFX -
Cloth Simulation – Braided Rubber Bands in Cinema 4D
Personal project: a cloth simulation of braided rubber bands, built entirely with native Cinema 4D tools – a real eye-catcher.
Experimental animation -
Coffee Splash from an Espresso Machine with Houdini
Personal spec-ad project: a coffee fluid simulation like a CGI shot from a TV commercial, simulated in Houdini and brought together in Cinema 4D.
Fluid simulation -
VOSS Spec Ad – Premium Water in Motion
Personal spec-ad project for the premium brand VOSS: a realistic fluid simulation as a showcase of visual and technical skills.
Fluid simulation, VFX, Particle animation -
Bulgari Spec Ad – Bottle in a Lava Landscape
Personal spec-ad project: a Bulgari bottle in a volcanic landscape of flowing lava and ash – a showcase of particle and VFX skills.
Particle animation, VFX -
Whitewater Simulation: Alien in a River
Personal project: an alien crawls through a river, generating realistic whitewater dynamics – a showcase of Houdini fluid skills.
Fluid simulation -
Liquid animation with X-Particles
Personal project: a liquid animation simulated with Insydium X-Particles and rendered with Octane in Cinema 4D.
Fluid simulation, Experimental animation -
Oldesloer Spec Ad – Bottle in Coastal Sand
Personal spec-ad project: an Oldesloer bottle set in a beach scene of millions of sand particles – a nod to its North German origin.
Particle animation, Experimental animation -
Air Jordan Spec Ad – Sneaker Dissolving into Particles
Personal spec ad: an Air Jordan 1 dissolves into a stream of particles, revealing a white, unpainted shoe – simulated with X-Particles.
Particle animation -
Whiskey Spec Ad – Splash from Armenia
Personal spec-ad project for an Armenian whiskey: a fluid simulation with ice and splash, built in Houdini.
Fluid simulation -
Liquid simulation made of 7 million particles
Personal project: a liquid simulation built from 7 million particles, simulated in Houdini and rendered with Octane in Cinema 4D.
Particle animation, Fluid simulation -
Cloth Simulation – RINGANA Moisturiser Draped in Fabric
Personal project: a cloth simulation staging a RINGANA product in flowing fabric – built entirely in Cinema 4D.
Experimental animation -
Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX Spec Ad – Driving through a CGI Landscape
Personal spec ad for the Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX: a realistic vehicle animation through a vast mountain and coastal landscape, created with World Creator, Cinema 4D and Octane.
Vehicle animation -
Fake Out-of-Home for Nike – Sneaker on the Screen
Personal spec-ad project: a Fake Out-of-Home clip for Nike, where a sneaker appears to break out of a building-sized video wall.
VFX, Experimental animation -
Cosmetics Product Spot – Green Splash with LiquiGen
Personal project: a product spot for a cosmetics tube with green liquid splashing up around it – simulated with LiquiGen, rendered with Octane in Cinema 4D.
Fluid simulation -
X-Particles: Oranges in a Juice Splash
Personal project: an orange juice splash simulation as an example of a food demo that could run in a TV commercial.
Fluid simulation -
Bosch Sensors – Colourful Smoke with Houdini and Embergen
Client work for Bosch: a particle animation of colorful smoke and mist around a sensor product, simulated with Houdini and Embergen.
Particle animation, VFX -
Elegant Liquid Simulation with X-Particles
Personal project: a golden, elegant-looking liquid simulation with splashes and droplets, simulated with X-Particles in Cinema 4D.
Fluid simulation -
Crown Splash Simulation with Houdini FLIP
Personal project: a crown splash simulation in a coffee mug – fully CGI, simulated with Houdini FLIP Fluids.
Fluid simulation -
Cherries and Milk – Houdini FLIP Fluids
Personal project: cherries flying through a creamy milk splash, accompanied by clear water splashes – simulated with Houdini FLIP Fluids.
Fluid simulation -
PLATH Group – Product Film for SDI CORE
Client work for PLATH Group, commissioned by PanFilm: a CGI product film for SDI CORE, shown at the IDEX defence technology exhibition.
VFX -
PLATH Group – Product Video on Intelligence Technology
Client work for PanFilm: 3D animation and motion graphics for a PLATH Group product video about the SDI Core, shown in the keynote of Intelligence Day 2024 in Oslo.
VFX -
Ehrmann Spec Ad – Blueberries in a Splash
Personal spec ad for the dairy brand Ehrmann: blueberries and a creamy splash, simulated with Houdini FLIP Fluids.
Fluid simulation -
LAB SERIES – Water Splash for a Cleanser
Client work for LAB SERIES: clear water shoots up the tube of the Anti-Age Maxi LS Cleanser and forms a splash crown – simulated with LiquiGen and Houdini.
Fluid simulation -
Growing Particle Form with X-Particles
Personal project: an organic form made of countless particles that grows like a blossom while shifting from blue-green to glowing red – simulated with X-Particles.
Particle animation, Experimental animation -
PLATH Group – Image Film with CGI, Tracking and Motion Graphics
Client work for PLATH Group, commissioned by PanFilm: set supervision, motion tracking, CGI elements and a worldwide location overview as motion graphics.
VFX -
Pepsi Spec Ad – Can in a Cola Splash
Personal spec ad for Pepsi Zero Sugar: an ice-cold can lands in cola and triggers a splash – simulated with Houdini FLIP Fluids.
Fluid simulation -
Twisted Cords – Twisting Ropes in Cinema 4D
Personal project: colourful braided cords wind and twist around each other – an experimental animation in Cinema 4D, rendered with Octane.
Experimental animation -
Mercedes CLS – Driving at Dusk
Personal project: a Mercedes CLS on a country road at dusk – a vertical car animation created in Cinema 4D and rendered with Octane.
Vehicle animation -
Tension – Dystopian Fantasy Scene
Personal project: a dystopian fantasy scene – a particle animation wrapped in a short, atmospheric clip, created with Cinema 4D, X-Particles and Octane.
Experimental animation, Particle animation -
Astronaut in Whitewater – Houdini Test
Personal project: an astronaut runs through churning water, kicking up spray and foam – a whitewater test with Houdini.
Fluid simulation -
Pepsi Spec Ad – Breakdown with X-Particles
Personal spec ad for Pepsi Zero Sugar: a breakdown showing the path from the X-Particles setup through meshing to the final render of a cola splash.
Fluid simulation -
Crumbling Bust – Destruction with X-Particles
Personal project: a stone bust crumbles from the bottom up into dust and fragments – a destruction simulation with X-Particles in Cinema 4D.
Particle animation, Experimental animation -
Escape – Cinematic CGI Scene with Volumetrics
Personal project: a cinematic CGI scene combining volumetrics from Embergen with Cinema 4D and Octane Render.
Experimental animation, Particle animation, VFX, Fluid simulation -
Chocolate Ice Cream – Thick Chocolate with X-Particles NeXus
Personal project: thick chocolate spreads over an ice cream bar – simulated with the NeXus solver of X-Particles in Cinema 4D.
Fluid simulation, Particle animation -
Houdini: Chocolate Between Cookies
Personal project: a fluid simulation of melting chocolate between floating cookies, simulated in Houdini.
Fluid simulation -
Cherries in Water – the Water Pass with Houdini FLIP
Personal project: halved cherries float with clear water splashes through a dark red space – the water pass for “Cherries and Milk”, simulated with Houdini FLIP.
Fluid simulation -
Vehicle Spec Ad – Mercedes G-Class Off-Road
Personal spec-ad project: a vehicle simulation of a Mercedes G-Class driving off-road, built entirely in Cinema 4D and rendered with Octane.
Vehicle animation, VFX -
La Roche-Posay Spec Ad – Flowing Cream
Personal spec ad for La Roche-Posay Toleriane: a white, creamy liquid flows around the bottle and spreads out on a blue surface – simulated with Houdini.
Fluid simulation -
Desi – Mascot for Desical
Client work for Desical: Desi, a young cow, developed, modelled, rigged and animated as a 3D mascot – with facial animation and an AI voice for Instagram.
Character animation -
Toffifee Spec Ad – Nougat in a Caramel Cup
Personal spec ad for Toffifee: a hazelnut drops into the caramel cup and creamy nougat flows in – in the classic look of a confectionery commercial, simulated with Houdini.
Fluid simulation -
FEROH Dry Construction System – A House from Building Blocks
Client work for Plan B, Kiel: a 3D explainer film for the FEROH dry construction system, which puts a house together like building blocks – created entirely in Cinema 4D and rendered with Octane.
3D product explainer -
Hallesche FEELfree – TV Commercial
Client work for ELEVEN VFX STUDIO: a TV commercial for Hallesche insurance – my part was everything involving the sphere, plus the throw towards the camera as a match frame into the end card.
VFX, TV commercials -
Bild der Frau – TV Commercial Issue 24/2018
Client work for the commercial production company Hummelwerk: a TV commercial for the women's magazine Bild der Frau with golden 3D typography – created in Cinema 4D, Octane and After Effects.
TV commercials -
Stanfour “Learning to Breathe” – 3D Shots (Cutdown)
Client work for Q-Film Filmproduktion: 3D shots for the music video “Learning to Breathe” by the band Stanfour – a space capsule on its way from the moon back to Earth.
Music video, VFX -
Hallesche FEELfree – TV Commercial with 3D Lettering in Space
Client work for ELEVEN VFX STUDIO: second version of the TV commercial for Hallesche insurance – my part was everything involving the sphere, plus the throw towards the camera as a match frame into the end card.
TV commercials, VFX
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Cyberpunk Sports Car – Night Drive through a Shower of Sparks
Personal project in cyberpunk style: a sports car with glowing wheels drives at night through a wet cityscape, accompanied by sparks and light trails – created with Cinema 4D, X-Particles and Octane.
Vehicle animation, Particle animation