2014 - finished the 8 years studies as Diploma Film Student

at FH Dortmund - University of Applied Sience and Arts 

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offical titel : Diplom Designer (FH) Film und Fernsehen 

Graduation Note: German System (1,00) / American System (A++)

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• Lighting with Paint (and Lights) by Jon Fauer

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• The Super 16 Renaissance by Mark Shipmann / Christop Chassee / Jon Fauer

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• Handheld Camera in feature filmmaking by Andreas Höfer / Jörg Güntner

• Feature Film Lighting by Christopher Doyle 

       know for: Hero / in the Mood for Love / Lady in the Water / 2046

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• Lighting by Stephan Goldblatt

       know for: Batman Forever / Lethal Weapon / Closer

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• Lighting from Documentray to Drama by Roger Deakins

       know for: No Country for Old Men / Sicario / Skyfall / A Beautiful Mind 

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• From Script Reading to Camera Settings and Framings                                     Seminar at KHM Cologne by Slawomir Idziak

• Internationaler Shortfilm Seminar  lead by Slawomir Idziak

  during FilmSpringOpen 2009 (25 Days)

       know for: A Short Film About Killing / Blue / Harry Potter 4/Blackhawk Down

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• Special TableTop Seminar– Sunny Breakfast lead by Andreas Zickgraf 

      at FH Dortmund 

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• BeautySpot Workshop lead by Andreas Zickgraf

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• Faces in the Dark – Panavision Genesis

        by Eric Guichard / Robert Alazraki / Marc Koninckx

• Music Video Masterclass by Brett Retner

       know for: Red Dragon / X-Men The Last Stand / Rush Hour

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• Camera and Lighting by Dante Spinotti (Opus Film Studios)

       know for: Heat / L.A. Confidential / Public Eneniems

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• Masterclass Vilmos Zsigmond moderiert durch Benjamin Bergery

       know for: Close Encounter / Deer Hunter / McCabe & Mrs. Miller /

       Heavens Gate / ... 

• Approach to Art by Vittorio Storaro & Carlos Saura

       know for: The Last Emperor / Apocalypse Now / Café Society / Little Buddha

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• 3D Seminar im Rahmen von FilmSpringOpenAir 2011

• Masterclass by Andrzej Wajda

       know for: Ashes & Diamant / Man of Iron / Danton / The Promised Land

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• Music Video Masterclass by Daniel Pearl

       know for: Meatloaf "I'd Do Anything For Love"/ Michal Jackson "Billie Jean"

• Masterclass by John Seale

       know for: Mad Max Fury Road / Harry Potter 1 / Rain Man /

                        The Talent Mr. Ripley / The English Patient

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• The Art of Black and White Cinematography by Gernot Roll

• Masterclass by Christopher Doyle                                                                 Away with Words: Words and Image Intercourse

• The Art of Cinematography by Vittorio Storaro

        know for: The Last Emperor / Apocalypse Now / Café Society / Little Buddha

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• Meeting with Vadim Yusow

       know for: Solaris / Ivans Childhood / Andrej Roblyov

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• Away with Words 2 – Christopher Doyle

       know for: Hero / in the Mood for Love / Lady in the Water / 2046

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• The Art of Black and White Cinematography with Robert Shacklady featearing Alexa Black and White 

• ARRI Lighting Workshop by Tom Stern & Reed Morano

       know for: The Hunger Games / Grand Torino / Mystic River 

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• A Guide to Handheld Camera Operating by Sean Bobbit

       know for: 12 years a slave / Shame / Hunger / The Place beyond the Pines

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• Music Video Masterclass by Samuel Bayer

       know for: Nirvana - Smells like Teen Spirit / The Offspring - Gotta Get Away

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• Masterclass by Caleb Deschanel

       know for: The Black Stallion / Anna and the King / Jack Reacher 

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• Meeting with Thelma Schoonmaker, Nigel Arthur & Ewa Reeves

       know for: being the Main Editor for Martin Scorsese 

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• Meeting with Director Majid Majidi and Cinematorapher Vittorio Storaro

• Christopher Doyle Seminar 2015

       know for: Hero / in the Mood for Love / Lady in the Water / 2046

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• Participant of FilmSpringOpen Workshop  lead by Slawomir Idziak (the film festival of shooting films instead of watching films)

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• Selected participant of the Talent Demo Program of the international Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography - Camerimage

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• Selected participant of the Talent Demo Show Case Programm of the international Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography - Camerimage

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• Masterclass at IFFR Rotterdam - Bela Tarr 

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Herr Kurschildgen und das Meer – LaMer - PreDiploma short film (10min)

Director: Jonas Schweitzer-Faust
Cinematographer: Martin (Martn) Demmer
Production Design done by "Design Masterclass Students"

of the IFS Cologne lead by Uli Harnisch

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Bobby spielt das Leben - Diploma short film (30min)

Director: Matthias Heuser

Cinematographer: Martin (Martn) Demmer

Support by Film und Medien Stiftung NRW with 16.000€/Budget around 20.000 € 

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Sonnenwende - Diploma short film - International Filmschool Cologne – (11min)

Director : Jonas Schweitzer-Faust

Cinematographer: Martin (Martn) Demmer

FBW: Prädikat Wertvoll 

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Plane to the next Busstop (Samolot na Autobus)

Experimentel short feature film (30min)
Main-Writer/Co-Producer/Director/Co-Editor : Kas Zawadowicz
Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Cinematographer/Co-Editor: Martn Demmer
Budget arround 100.000 Euro (12.000 Cash/88.000 in Deals and Support)
30 shooting days at Poland (Sopot) +  224 Days of Editing + 14 Days Grading 

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Diploma short film – Back and Forward Inc. (13min)

Writer/Producer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor : Martin (Martn) Demmer    

Supported by Film und Medien Stiftung NRW with 25.000 € /  Budget 36.600 €

FBW: Prädikat Wertvoll

14 shooting days at Germany NRW (Dortmund and Mülheim)

www.backandforward-inc.com

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Student representatives on the faculty of the FH Dortmund Department Design

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Tutor of the Cinematography Department at the FH Dortmund

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By this i could opserve and learn additional things from already at the industry working people and getting an inside view to work of the director and the cineatographer of serval different Cinema and Commercial productions.

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VTR at Cheri (4 Weeks at MMC Studio Cologne Germany)

Director: Stephan Frears / Cinematographer: Darius Khondji

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VTR at Rush (4 Weeks all over Germany)

Director: Ron Howard  / Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle

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VTR at different Commercial for Clients like:

Hyundai / Mercedes / Opel / Scania / Henkel / Bitburger (beer) /

Krombacher (beer)/ Ikea / Burger King / McDonalds / ...

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Cinematographer / Operator / Director / Editor / Film Concept Designer 

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Since October 2015 i am the Organisator of a international Film Collective

with the titel " Staircase Storys" the Participants are from:

          Warsaw / Sopot / Cracow / London / Bahrain / Barcelona/ Germany

the aim is to combine several shooting together to one long feature film. 

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working as freelance teachter of film language in different situations

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Co-Leader of a Youth Workshop at the Dortmund U - the Kids Reporters

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Jury Member / Kurator and technical DCP supervisor of the TheaterFilmFestival Fiktiva 

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14 Days - 3D Workshop with the  P+S Freestyle Rig

                                                       (Supervised by Michael Laakmann)

ARRI 535   (as well able to load them)
ARRI 3       (as well able to load them)
ARRI SR3  (as well able to load them)
ARRI SR2  (as well able to load them)

Bolex (as well able to load them)

ARRI Alexa       
ARRI Alexa M   
ARRI Alexa Studio 

RED ONE
RED ONE MX

SONY F55
SONY F3
SONY F3 3D Pro Evolution RIG
SONY EX3
SONY Alpha 7S

Canon C300
CANON 7D
Canon 5D MK2

Blackmagic CinemaPoketCamera

I am able to develope film stock by my self (very rough process) 
Home Made 16mm Black and White 
Home Made 16mm and 35mm Color 

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