Sebastian Mayer is a CG Supervisor and Houdini specialist whose work has shaped campaigns for some of the world's most recognised brands — built on over twenty years of hands-on experience in advertising and film.

His work spans campaigns for Nike, PlayStation, Audi, Nissan, Honda, Eurostar, Vodafone, Castello, Huawei and JW Anderson. It has been featured in publications such as Vogue, selected for Annecy and Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, and won awards at Animago and the iF Design Award. Additionally he has contributed to projects recognized at Cannes Lions and D&AD.

Known for his hands-on approach and meticulous attention to detail, Sebastian leads teams of technical artists and has extensive on-set experience with some of the industry’s leading directors — including Matthijs van Heijningen, Michael Gracey and Patrick Daughters. He has supervised projects around the world for studios including MPC, Framestore, Untold Studios, Glassworks, Electric Theatre Collective and worked with design driven studios like Man vs Machine.

Sebastian balances design sensibility with technical problem-solving, developing tools and workflows that enable ambitious visual storytelling. He stays ahead of the curve by integrating emerging technologies into production — turning experimentation into practical creative advantage.

Expertise & Toolset

Supervision & Leadership

• CG and project supervision
• On-set supervision and client-facing sessions
• Team leadership, mentoring, and shot review
• Translating creative direction into technical strategy and execution

Design & Craft

• Visual design, composition, camera and layout
• Motion design and animation
• Environments
• Lookdev, lighting, scene assembly, rendering

Technical

• Houdini: procedural modelling, volumes, Vellum, KineFX, Apex, FLIP simulations, Solaris, Copernicus
• Nuke: compositing and lighting workflows
• Pipeline and workflow design

Tools & Development

• Python and VEX for tools and HDAs
• React and web-based production tools
• Cursor for rapid prototyping and tool development