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Dr. Sassi V. Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
Los Angeles, CA,  USA, (office)


1998 Promotion / TU-Berlin (Dr.-Ing.) Architecture/Engineering Science, ~Ph.D.
1995-98 Dissertation: Architecture and Simulation (Computer Animation)
1993-95 Chief designer and Management lead in the Architecture Office R. Franzke, Berlin
1987-93 Hochschule der Künste FB 2, Berlin "UdK" (Dipl.-Ing.) Architektur/Kunst ~Master of Fine Arts
1982-87 Fachhochschule Dortmund (Dipl.-Ing.) Architektur ~Bachelor of Science (Architecture)
1981-82 Fachoberschule für Bautechnik, Siegen ~College of Construction
1978-81 Bauzeichnerlehre, Hilchenbach ~Technical Drawer, Construction
1976-78 Gewerbeschule Metall Elektro, Weidenau ~Business College, technical skills in metal/electric

              (All education: Germany)

 

Group Exhibitions Selection

 

1989     

- Comacchio (ITALY) Architecture/Catalog

1990     

- Zeche Rheinelbe, Results of the Logo-Competion, IBA Emscher

1991     

- FBK (Free Berlin Art Exhibition) Painting/Catalog     

- Government Gallery Berlin Schöneberg, Challenge Exhibition/Catalog

1992   

- FBK (Free Berlin Art Exhibition) Painting/Catalog     

- Kunsthalle Moabit “ Denkspur “, Catalog-Documentation

1992     

- Statthaus Böcklerpark, Galery QUERFORMAT B, Catalog# 5.

1993     

- FBK (Free Berlin Art Exhibition) Painting/Catalog     

- Alpiersbacher Art Galerie, Germany     

- Statthaus Böcklerpark, Gallery QUERFORMAT B, Catalog# 6.     

- Annual Exhibition University of Art Berlin FB2 1994     

- FBK (Free Berlin Art Exhibition) Painting/Catalog     

- Statthaus Böcklerpark, Gallery QUERFORMAT B, Catalog# 7.

1995     

- FBK (Free Berlin Art Exhibition) Painting/Catalog     

- Statthaus Böcklerpark, Gallery QUERFORMAT B, Catalog# 8.

1996      

- “SOS“ HdK Berlin , Exhibition for realized Projects,
- Hoenow, Architectural Project Show.     

- Statthaus Böcklerpark, Gallery QUERFORMAT B, Catalog# 9.

 

 

Solo Exhibition Selection

1991     

- HEWLETT PACKARD Gallery Lützowplatz/ Berlin   

- Tartuffel Berlin, Restaurant Gallery .

1992   

- Roxy Café Gallery.   

- VIDEO VISION Filmproduction & Gallery Berlin. Kurfürstendamm

1993     

- Tartuffel Restaurant.Gallery.

1995     

- Archidamo Art Galerie Dortmund, Germany

2000     

- DEBIS PCM Toptegel Office Gallery of the Daimler Chrysler PC Office

2003     

- Wallraff Richartz Museum, Cologne, creator of the exhibition and design of the IFSS-Exhibition.

2004     

- Berlin Wannsee, IFSS Congress Exhibition (Incl. Multi-Media DVD)

2005     

- Present: Permanent Exhibition Office Gallery Spice Con
 

doc-media.communication® 
1998-2007 Multimedia and 3D, Berlin, Munich (CEO, Founder)
 

Berlin Paint Studio Berlin, Germany

1990 - 2015

Half of all paintings, the ones not sold during exhibitions, were auctioned to

support animal shelters in Berlin, Spain and California.


Film And Theater, etc.


1974-78

- Multimedia Lightshow (Art Light Show) 10 Slide Projectors u. 500 handcolored Slides.

  Truckload of spots, etc. 70 Concerts (Light) und ca. 60 Disco Event Light Shows

1987     

- Set Design For the Siegerländer Theatre AG : Four Set designs: von Aykborn

1988     

- Light-show-conception. Balcony View / Event house: Zeche Bochum     

1989     

- “Party “ Short video HDK (Script/Directing) 10min U-matic
- Wim Wenders' project at the DFFB (Berlin), People in Hotels, with Iva Švarcová,

  Set design “DAUHA“, A feature film in 12 stories.

1990     

- Sartre, Set design for „Les Chemins de liberté“

1991     

- ZKM Project-film (HdK-Berlin) 60min/(20min my part) U-matic

1992     

- Technical counsel/VFX : “The Stranger must fly“ (Feature Film, Germany/Poland) Several Awards

1993     

- “Virtual Worlds“ Short Video For my Diploma HDK 12min (Idea/Realization)

1995/6   

- Technical FX counsel: “The rain soldier“ (Feature Film, Deutschland/Polen) Several Awards

1998   

- Short Video for my dissertation „Architecture und Simulation“ 7min     

1999    

- Visual: “Turiner Str./Cologne“ 4min (3D Modeling/Editing) DVmini (Academy of Art, Duesseldorf, Klaus Bluhm)     

- Visualization: “Helgoländerufer“ Short Clip     

- LOGOmotion d-m.c (6min)     

- IFSS e.V. Animation Architecture 3D 20 Minutes (Concept, Modeling, Animation, Edit)     

- Title-sequence “Café Kranzler“. (SFB-Documentary 60min)

2001

- Urotech_Medicine technology Animation/Visualization.

2002     

- Commercials JB electronics Script/Artdirecting/Producer

2003     

- DVD interactive exhibition Wallraff Richartz Cologne IFSS eV 20min Animation     

- TV-Opener Gene Egidio     

- Teaser spiceCon

2004    

-  Present time: technical advice/solution to around 2000 project, in Film, Video and 3D animation.
-  Present Time, Mentor for Cinema 4D and producer of over 1,200 instructional videos.   

- Joma -Sport Commercial Togo     

- Kippscher - (scientific cartoon-animation)     

- CTT Werberclip (CineCongeTelegraph)     

- Member of the PXC

2005     

- Trailer for Projekt4Film: Maria; Garden of Peace     

- Teaser for Projekt4Film: Kasimir; The Stranger must fly; Saloon Kitty     

- 12 Animations for the Dwyer Group, 3d and counseling/summer-event     

- 3D modeling for the NAB trailer for the SGI Company     

- Counseling in several short movies inside PXC     

- Max Planck Institute: Animation for the Einstein Year (Concept, R&D)
2006
- Present time: Joining the Cineversity team. Maxon Computer US  

2009     

- ‘JET’ production of a short movie. Dir/DOP/Animation/Score/Edit/Post (Junior Extra Terrestrial)   

- Award of Merit, Bronze [JET]

2010     

- Festival Circuit with JET., over twenty official Selection     

- Gold Kahuna Award of Excellence [JET]     

- Platinum Award Remi, IFF Worldfest Houston. Cinematography     

- Winner Short Film Columbia Gorge     

- Nominee Action on Film [JET]     

- Finalist [Family Festival L.A. [JET]     

- Finalist IFF Sedona [JET]

2011    

- Telly Award Bronze for use in 3D (Cinematography)     

- Telly Award Bronze How To Video Series (Cinematography)     

- Remi IFF Worldfest Houston Bronze Tutorial Series (Cinematography) How To   

- Best of Festivals Kids Film Festival [JET]

2013     

- Remi IFF Worldfest Platinum Award Music Video De Los Angeles, for Cinematography  

2014   

- ‘LAndsCApe’ (Los Angeles) Short: (Script/Dir/DOP/Edit) (produced in 2013)

2015     

- ‘Three’ Gold Remi Award [Film+Art] Score: Moby; Short: (Script/Dir/DOP/Edit)

2016     

- ‘Nelson Ghost Town’, IIFF Worldfest: Bronze [Video Art] Short: (Script/Dir/DOP/Edit)
2017 

-Start working on a Photo/Art series: Walk in the Park. 
2018
- Script feature film about Spy: identity returns.
2020
- Book (WIP) for niche techniques in Cinema 4D

- Script for a road movie, a day trip to your self, a crime story.
2021
- Continue to be a mentor for 3D productions, so far around

   2,600 Film, TV and 3D animation/MoGraph productions since 2004.
- Before you even start! [work-title]; (A book for the next generation of 3D Artists, WIP)
2022
- Member of the VES (Visual Effects Society)
- Telly Award Bronze for Vectorworks-Redshift Webinar
2023
- Senior Trainer, Maxon Training Team, Los Angeles
- Gold Remi Award, International Film Festival 
Houston, Color, Artist's Intent
- Summer Academy, Feature Film and Commercial Masterclass, 
Colour.Training, Alumnus

2024

- ASC Masterclass (Aug 10-11), The American Society of Cinematographers, Hollywood

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