VFX artist at Framestore London Just finished my animated shortfilm SEN, which is available to watch on: senshortfilm.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mvper2fmbd2c🎥🎬 A still from my animated shortfilm SEN senshortfilm.com17 Sep 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvper2fmbd2chttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mv3nkcawba24Quick breakdown of all the various layers that went into the composit for shot 5 of my animated short SEN. senshortfilm.com09 Sep 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3nkcawba24https://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mujrmnbie22nThe drycleaning came back all wrinkly. I went to confront them, but they said it wasn't their fold.02 Sep 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujrmnbie22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mtekv6bvp32uEverything starts with a rough concept. Here some of the first images I created for my shortfilm "SEN" 🎥🎬 senshortfilm.com #indiefilm #shortfilm #animator #concept #moodboard #sci_fi #fantasyart #animatedshort18 Aug 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtekv6bvp32uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mssxn376yb25This little robot is the protagonist of my now released shortfilm "SEN"! Follow his adventure on senshortfilm.com11 Aug 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssxn376yb25https://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3msfr6eqs6p2rOne of my go-to lighting techniques to add shape and scale landscapes: cloud shadows! This was especially necessary on shot #5 of my short film SEN. I only had snow to work with, which naturally tends to become a flat, blown-out field of white. More info on SEN can be found here: senshortfilm.com06 Aug 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfr6eqs6p2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mrpr3tpw4l2m28 Jul 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpr3tpw4l2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mrposvo5u32mMeet Rusty! He's old, decayed and muddy. But behind the rust, there's some wisdom. Will you listen to him? Go watch SEN on senshortfilm.com28 Jul 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrposvo5u32mhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mqqxf2jfwd2tBreakdown of how I faked light interaction of the portal activation FX with the Environment inside of Nuke. I used a simple lighting pass with a point light illuminating parts of the Environment, no textures no shaders. I multiplied it with the rendered env and with a blurred version of the FX.16 Jul 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqxf2jfwd2thttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mqmmqom3jb2o📽️ SEN was made entirely solo — modeling, animation, lighting, rendering, compositing... No studio, no budget. Just time. Have a watch at senshortfilm.com #indieanimation #Digital3DArt https://senshortfilm.com14 Jul 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmmqom3jb2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mqmkkw6tj323Glassdoor has gotten so cluttered with sign-in restrictions and locked content that it's barely usable anymore. Luckily I've found this cool plugin, which removes all of that garbage: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/clear-glass/fbagenhjkcfdhjifnlcmgdmocbconfol Works on all chromium based browsers, I'm using it on Brave.14 Jul 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmkkw6tj323https://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mq326az2yc2dWhoever came up with these horrible date selection menus? Why is this even a thing? It takes longer to scroll through than just typing the goddamn date!07 Jul 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq326az2yc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mq2xcmwrlv2nA scrapped feature of my animated short was melting snowflakes on the robot. I had done some RnD in 2021, but ended up scrapping it since it meant additional complexity across all shots blowing up the scope.07 Jul 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2xcmwrlv2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mprirpv7as23me: *burps* Google Meet: "Did you say something? Your microphone is turned off."03 Jul 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprirpv7as23https://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mpnqu5kv5q2oAnother still from my animated shortfilm SEN senshortfilm.com02 Jul 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnqu5kv5q2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mpje23iwic2uIs it acceptable to add a meme to my CV under "Software Skills" ?30 Jun 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpje23iwic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mp4pz3weca2nThe first concept vs the final model of my shortfilms robot character. senshortfilm.com25 Jun 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4pz3weca2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mp45n2eipg2kA quick breakdown of the mud FX on my animated short SEN. You can see the two layers it's composed of. senshortfilm.com25 Jun 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp45n2eipg2khttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3moxqsidlo72rThe portal in SEN distorts the background. I used a custom STMap that I rendered out from Houdini driving an iDistort in Nuke. Here a little breakdown: senshortfilm.com23 Jun 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxqsidlo72rhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3molcofohg22aI love the fact that Adobe is the only large company in the content creation tech sector that has a dedicated r/FuckAdobe subreddit.18 Jun 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3molcofohg22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mog5k7oapu2zIn a couple of the shots in my animated short SEN the camera gets pretty close to the ground in the crater. The original crater asset doesn't fully hold up at this distance, which is why I created some separate "mudclump" assets to scatter on a per-shot basis.16 Jun 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog5k7oapu2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3moajsh6j2s2qI don't get people who scroll tiktok ON SPEAKER on public transport. Something must have gone wrong in raising you if you think subjecting people to noise for your entertainment is acceptable.14 Jun 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3moajsh6j2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mnyx2tnj6p2e🎥🎬 A still from my animated shortfilm SEN senshortfilm.com11 Jun 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnyx2tnj6p2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mnukaq4qvz2i🎥🎬 A still from my animated shortfilm SEN senshortfilm.com09 Jun 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnukaq4qvz2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mnhdsewtde2i🎥🎬 A still from my animated shortfilm SEN senshortfilm.com04 Jun 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhdsewtde2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mncwyc5xiz2e🎥🎬 A still from my animated shortfilm SEN senshortfilm.com02 Jun 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncwyc5xiz2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mmz5cvlxss2w29 May 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmz5cvlxss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/maximgehricke.com/post/3mmvqnyte5l25In 2025 I got to work on the FX of ᴡʜᴇᴇʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜱᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ɪɪɪ Apart from adding channeling magic across many shots, I also built the balefire beam FX. Here's a reel from my website:28 May 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:5ims7bblierubxzzk57fv7f5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvqnyte5l25