Christian
Kaufmann

// Animation Film Director & Motion Designer // Freelance

Hi! I’m Christian, a freelance animation film director and motion designer. Here you’ll find a selection of my work. If you have a project in mind, let’s talk!


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Animation
Motion
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Der Vorkoster - Rebrush

Design  Package & Toolkit for TV Show “Der Vorkoster”, Client: WDR, 2025

I was commissioned by WDR to rebrush the design for the popular show Der Vorkoster. Using a key visual provided by WDR, I developed a unique design and animation language, creating the opener, transitions, and on-screen elements. I also built an After Effects toolkit to allow the production team to adapt the elements flexibly. The project was executed entirely in After Effects, and the AI-generated visuals for the food items were provided by WDR.

My Tasks: Art Direction, Motion Design, Toolkit




Toolkit:
As part of the project briefing, I also created an After Effects toolkit that allows the team to populate graphical elements flexibly for each episode. The toolkit’s elements adapt in size and animation speed based on the team’s inputs. In total, eleven main elements with various sub-elements were created according to the team’s requirements. The toolkit was implemented using After Effects expressions.



Team:
Concept, Animation & Design - Christian Kaufmann
Redaktion - Katrin Niemann
On Air Design WDR Contact- Frauke Weißhuhn
commissioned by WDR

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