Robin LochmannA collection of my recent CGI work. This showreel is a compilation of projects I created entirely as a solo artist, featuring a mix of personal work and client projects.
Software used • Cinema 4D • Octane Renderer • ZBrush • Substance Painter • Marvelous Designer • Rokoko • Character Creator • iClone • Adobe After Effects
No AI was used in the creation of any of the shots featured in this reel.
CGI Showreel | Robin LochmannRobin Lochmann2026-08-05 | A collection of my recent CGI work. This showreel is a compilation of projects I created entirely as a solo artist, featuring a mix of personal work and client projects.
Software used • Cinema 4D • Octane Renderer • ZBrush • Substance Painter • Marvelous Designer • Rokoko • Character Creator • iClone • Adobe After Effects
No AI was used in the creation of any of the shots featured in this reel.
Music by Robot Koch x Snakes Of Russia.Scene building in Cinema4DRobin Lochmann2026-07-11 | World building for the short film ChrysalisMaking the bug for ChrysalisRobin Lochmann2026-06-24 | The insect in Chrysalis was sculpted in ZBrush, painted in Substance Painter, and animated with a custom bone rig in Cinema 4D. This is how it went from a rough digital sculpture to one of my favourite shots in the film.
Watch the full film and the making-of documentary on my channel now.
#ZBrush #SubstancePainter #Cinema4D #CGI #characterdesign #3DanimationCreating the characters for Chrysalis.Robin Lochmann2026-05-15 | This is how they went from reference images to fully animated 3D figures with simulated cloth.
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#characterdesign #Cinema4D #MarvelousDesigner #rokoko #motioncapture #costumedesignMaking the Dog For ChrysalisRobin Lochmann2026-04-21 | The dog in Chrysalis is a rusty mechanical animal on stilts, cobbled together from scrap metal. This is how I built and animated it in Cinema 4D. This is a part of the full making-of documentary about the entire creative process.
Watch the full film and the making-of documentary on my channel now.
#cinema4d #CGI #characterdesign #3Danimation #rigging #filmmakingCreating analogue tiles for a filmRobin Lochmann2026-04-09 | The title for the short film Chrysalis was made with paper, water and India ink. No software, no plugins. After 3 years of building everything digitally, making the title by hand was really fun. Chrysalis short film and the full making-of documentary on my channel. #shortfilm #titlesequence #analogue #filmmaking #handmade #CGI #animation #ChrysalisRobot Koch For ChrysalisRobin Lochmann2026-03-30 | How the score for Chrysalis came together. This is a part of the full making-of documentary about the entire creative process. Watch the full film and the making-of documentary now.
#filmscore #composer #robotkoch #filmmaking #animation #shortfilmMaking-Of Trailer - Documentary is online nowRobin Lochmann2026-03-26 | The making-of documentary for Chrysalis is online now. 16 minutes on how one person built a surreal short film over three years without AI. Watch the full film and the making-of documentary now.
Music by @RobotKoch77 · Sound design by @philippe_glandien
This is the making-of documentary for the short film Chrysalis. 📽️ The film combines real landscape footage with digitally animated characters and fully CGI scenes. In this documentary, I go through the full creative process; from shooting real footage and building characters to recording custom motion capture, animation, cloth simulations, compositing, and working with the composer and the sound designer.
All of the imagery was created by one person, in their free time, over the course of three years. This documentary was partly made as a record of a way of working that already feels like it’s changing very quickly.
A film by Robin Lochmann https://linktr.ee/robin_lochmann Music by Robot Koch https://linktr.ee/robotkoch Sound design and mix by Philippe Glandien https://linktr.ee/philippe_glandien
🛠️ THE PIPELINE: Animation and World-building: Cinema 4D, iClone Character Mocap: Rokoko Smartsuit Cloth Simulations: Marvelous Designer Rendering: Octane Render Sculpting & Texture: ZBrush, Substance Painter Post: After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Shooting footage 01:46 Character concepts 02:56 Character animation and motion capture 03:32 Creating the clothing 04:26 Designing a robot dog 05:05 A little detour 06:21 World building in C4D 07:44 Music with Robot Koch 08:57 Designing insects 10:07 AI vs CGI 10:47 Analogue titles 11:43 Creative shyness 12:16 Simulations inside C4D 13:36 Sound design and mixing 14:37 Compositing and final touches 15:28 OutroFilm Trailer - Chrysalis is online now #shortfilm #CGI #animation #surreal #Cinema4D #noAIRobin Lochmann2026-03-24 | Chrysalis is online now. A surreal short film about ritual, transformation and renewal. Built by one person over three years without AI. Watch the full film now.
Music by @RobotKoch77 · Sound design by @philippe_glandienCHRYSALIS - 3 Year Solo Animated Short Film (No AI)Robin Lochmann2026-03-24 | Chrysalis is a surreal short film of ritual and renewal told through an atmospheric journey of a ceremonial act and self-sacrifice.
Hand-crafted over three years in my spare time as a solo project, this film is a time capsule of human-made digital art. None of the imagery was created using AI tools. It was built using a traditional 3D/VFX workflow, blending real landscape footage with animated characters.
CREDITS: A film by Robin Lochmann: https://linktr.ee/robin_lochmann Music by Robot Koch: https://linktr.ee/robotkoch Sound design and mix by Philippe Glandien: https://linktr.ee/philippe_glandien Vocalists: Delhia de France and Kate Fleur Young
THE PIPELINE: Animation and world building: Cinema 4D, iClone Character Mocap: Rokoko Smartsuit Cloth Simulations: Marvelous Designer Rendering: Octane Render Sculpting & Texture: ZBrush, Substance Painter Post: After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci ResolveRECOLLECTION - a short CGI experiment with Cinema 4dRobin Lochmann2026-03-21 | Experimenting with a face rig and cloth simulations. Tools used: - Cinema 4D - Marvelous designer - Octane Render - iCloneMaking album visuals for Skysia #cg #3dart #c4dRobin Lochmann2026-01-13 | ...Making of concert visuals for Skysia #shorts #cgiart #3Dart #maxon #cg #cgartist #cgboostRobin Lochmann2026-01-06 | ...Biome - a short animated film for the The BMW FoundationRobin Lochmann2024-11-04 | The BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders Innovation Forum 2024 is an event that brings industry leaders together to discuss how to innovate for a sustainable future with a focus on the interaction of technology and nature. Biome was designed specifically for this event and for a gigantic 15 meter LED screen in this uniquely wide format. The brief was to create artistic and somewhat experimental visuals to inspire leaders and change makers to embrace sustainable practices and envision a future where technological advancement and ecology thrive together.
Tools used: Cinema 4D, Octane Renderer, World Creator, forester.
BMW foundation - bmw-foundation.org 3D and animation - https://linktr.ee/robin_lochmann Art Direction - behance.net/chiquitaclaDon Toliver Biker Gang BTS #shortsRobin Lochmann2024-08-05 | Here is a little breakdown of how I made the motorcycle gang for Don Toliver’s Hardstone Psycho album launch in Berlin. #dontoliver #vfxbreakdown #vfx #vfxshortsLenny Kravitz vfx breakdownRobin Lochmann2024-07-16 | Modifying monuments for Lenny Kravitz’s new album #BlueElectricLight #lennykravitz #letloverule #vfx #vr #ar #ai #vfxbreakdown #makingof #behindthescene #shorts13. November 2023Robin Lochmann2023-11-13 | ...Lets see, this will probably date horribly. #aiart #art #ai #digitalart #runwayml #aivideo #3dRobin Lochmann2023-11-09 | ...26. October 2023Robin Lochmann2023-10-26 | ...Making and animating Trivecta concert visuals #shorts #3d #makingof #c4d #render #cg #cgi #vfxRobin Lochmann2023-10-15 | ...13. October 2023Robin Lochmann2023-10-13 | ...HIVE - a short experimental animation filmRobin Lochmann2023-07-08 | A short experimental animation film by Robin Lochmann robinlochmann.com Music by Alexandros Miaris alexandrosmiaris.comStill Life #shorts #3dartist #digitalart #stilllife #art #darkart #bizarreRobin Lochmann2023-03-25 | ...Lullaby #short #surrealism #trippy #weird #imagination #3dartist #digitalart #digitalartworkRobin Lochmann2023-02-26 | #short #surrealism #trippy #weird #imagination #3dartist #digitalart #digitalartwork #cgart #bizarreBeacon #lighthouse #surrealism #trippy #weird #digitalart #digitalartwork #bizarre #vfx #cgi #shortsRobin Lochmann2023-02-19 | ...Ensemble #louvre #paris #vfx #3D #trippy #surrealism #weird #shortsRobin Lochmann2023-01-22 | ...re: forest stationRobin Lochmann2022-11-13 | #shorts #berlin #alexanderplatz #kreuzberg #xberg #filter #ubahn #bvg #nature #vfx #vr #ar #ai #digitalartRescueRobin Lochmann2022-09-24 | #shorts #deepsea #deepdiving #underwaterlife #amazingnature #nature #vfx #3D #cgi #digitalartKotti filter / Berlin filterRobin Lochmann2022-08-27 | #shorts #berlin #kotti #kottbussertor #kreuzberg #xberg #filter #ubahn #bvgKOTTI FILTER / BERLIN FILTERRobin Lochmann2022-08-27 | The Kottbusser Tor we all dream of #berlin #kotti #kottbussertor #kreuzberg #xberg #filter #ubahn #bvgDelegateRobin Lochmann2022-06-28 | This is my submission for the #madewithrokoko loop challenge. The brief was to make a perfect loop using motion capture from the Rokoko motion library. Most of the work went into modeling and texturing the robots.The BuildRobin Lochmann2022-06-28 | The aim of this render was to create a dramatic scifi scene in the middle of the ocean with an epic sense of industrial scale. A half built mech robot slowly comes to life, perhaps a little earlier than intended.SLURPRobin Lochmann2022-06-28 | #shorts a weird little animationAfterRobin Lochmann2022-06-28 | #shorts Experiments in digital portraitsOodlesRobin Lochmann2022-06-28 | #shorts Experiments in digital portraitsgeo_bloc_02Robin Lochmann2022-06-28 | #shorts Experiments in digital natureDOMINIONRobin Lochmann2022-06-28 | #shorts Dominion is a slice of nature, trapped in a confined space that endlessly loops through it's contrasting states.VECTOR EQUILIBRIUMRobin Lochmann2022-06-28 | Statues come to life as geometric shapes erupt from the ground in this experimental short.
Director / VFX / Editor: Robin Lochmann VFX: Alex MacKay Producer: Manoj Thomas DOP: Leif Thomas Sound Design: Eutechnik / Brian Smith Make-up Artist: Eavan Derbyshire Set Designer: Antoine-John Capeyron
Models:
Bettina Lösch Onur Erkan Alexandra Brechlin Markus Kenzie
Lights: Frank Nagel Gaffer / Grip: Gregory Norton Camera Assistant: Simon Wandelt Stills: Michael McInerney Make-up Assistant: Maria CukorTHEM - short film trailerRobin Lochmann2022-06-28 | Trailer for the short film THEM.
More info here: themshortfilm.com https://www.instagram.com/them_shortf... facebook.com/themshortfilmAndrew Bayer feat AsbjØrn - Superhuman - The making ofRobin Lochmann2022-06-27 | Behind the scenes of Andrew Bayer feat AsbjØrn - Superhuman music video production.
More info here: themshortfilm.com https://www.instagram.com/them_shortf... facebook.com/themshortfilmTrippy Trees - plus vfx breakdownRobin Lochmann2022-06-27 | Just a little experiment - I shot a tree stump on my phone, tracked it and reconstructed the shape in 3d to create some unusual organic growth on itüber den dächern - Ferdinand Dreyssig (music video)Robin Lochmann2009-12-11 | Video for German Techno act Ferdinand Dreyssig Directed and edited by Robin Lochmann.Eutechnik (Aka Nexus) - Collapsible StructuresRobin Lochmann2009-10-29 | Crew:
Music: Nexus - Collapsible Structures
Director/Editor: Robin Lochmann
Producr: Frederik Poppenk
DOP: Alex Fuchs
Costume: Christiane Pronold
Gaffer: Tommy Burkhard
Production Assistant: Ferdinand Dreyssig
Costume Assistant: Carolin Reif
Cast:
Old Man: Mathias Eysen
Bubbleheads:
Felix Richter
Antje Klippstein
Richard Bray
Maria Schrade
Ferdinand Dreyssig
Dylan Bakker
Jun The Japanese Housemate
Nikolas Schrape