I’m an experienced
freelance
Producer | Director | Editor |
Trainer
–based in Berlin, available
worldwide–
who also works as a
Mastering Supervisor
Specializing in documentaries with a focus on humans and music, as well as bringing stories to life with emotional audiovisual editing.
Services
Production
With my extensive experience as a filmmaker, I can make your creative dreams come true: whether it's a short clip or a full-length movie, I'll be there to share your vision and also know about festivals & markets.
Montage / Editing
"In the blink of an eye" adds to that movie magic. I provide quick but tasteful visual storytelling for all kinds of projects as well as trailers or promo clips. I am a certified expert of Final Cut Pro and Davinci Resolve Studio.
TV & DCP Mastering
I create the digital cinema standard following the global DCI regulations for you. I’ll make sure it’s solid and also provide transfer & subtitling—or you can book a course with me to learn professional mastering yourself.
Training & Seminars
Book my courses for your company, institution, closed group or just 1-on-1. I have a long history with teaching and holding webinars about all aspects of filmmaking, post-production and sales, for beginners and advanced alike.
About Me
The cinema is my passion
I love telling stories on a larger scale. Movies have to engage and should not simply be art. Being a big fan of the Hollywood of the 90s & 00s, makes me what you call a film buff.
Years of experience and involvement built my strong cinematic vision, with a focus on pacing, montage, music and comedy.
By the way, I hold a degree in applied physics, so I also know about all the technicalities behind the craft of digital filmmaking.
❝ From script to screen, emotional storytelling with a smile, because you can’t create movies without loving them. ❞
❝ From script to screen, emotional storytelling with a smile, because you can’t create movies without loving them. ❞
Milestones of my career
Milestones of my career
My debut feature, the classical music mockumentary Noseland, starring John Malkovich, Sir Roger Moore and famous classical soloists, premiered at Karlovy Vary festival in 2012, won Most Entertaining Documentary in the US, went viral on hulu, had a wide int'l festival run, and a theatrical release in Europe.
My second feature doc collab, Cairo Jazzman,, premiered at Rotterdam festival in 2017, earned me two nominations for Best Editing in Madrid, also had an international festival & theatrical run and got distribution deals, as with QwestTV.
2-day seminar on DCP creation for Oscar® nominee Cartoon Saloon in 2021 together with the developer of DCP-o-matic.
Recommendations
❝ An extremely talented and reliable filmmaker, who often read our minds on things. He is an good-natured team player with a strong vision, enthusiasm and a good sense of humor. ❞
– Manfred Zechmann (Graphic Designer, Producer)
❝ Quick but precise, super professional and helpful in every way. Sebastian saved our project last minute. His understanding of all the aspects, the technical, artistic and economical, is invaluable. ❞
– Beatrice Behn (Filmmaker, Journalist)
