The synergy between Production Design, Photography, and the Fine Arts is crucial. Only when they come together do my work and my mind form a complete and harmonious system. Just as the human body cannot function properly without all its organs, these elements are interdependent and cannot thrive without one another.
This website aims to showcase my commitment to living out this philosophy. Although I am still at the early stages of this journey, I hold a strong belief that this is the path that aligns with my true calling.
Bloody Tennis
In Post -Production Director: Nikias Chrysos DOP: Constantin Campean Costume: Mother Production: Augenschein Filmproduktion Production Design: Merlin Ortner Set Dec: Maike Kiefer
Vilsa Nix-Pack
Video Production: @markenfilm_official DOP: @janprahl Producer: Sebastian Schröer Set Dec: @maike_carolin Styling & Tree-Costume Maker: @annaphebey
Schwarzwald
Throwback to this fun photoshoot in Freiburg! We constructed this elaborate set, complete with a prompted Black Forest background, to bring a touch of woodland. Everything else is 100% real! #BlackForest #Freiburg #SetDesign #CreativePhotography #Photoshoot #Germany #blackforest #germany #designproject #travel Photographer: @felixgroteloh Creative Director: @arwed123 Client: @schwarzwaldtourismus Set Dec: @maike_carolin
Schleich
Get ready for an adrenaline-pumping adventure with the 3 Miniatures Build for Schleich! These sets are, measuring a whopping 200 x 130 cm. But that’s not all – the entire family got in on the action, making it a fun and memorable experience for everyone involved. Our goal was to create sets that were as […]
SIEDL
In this Project I did all the pre-viz in Unreal and Twinmotion. All Video Material displayed on the LED’s were tested and presented to the client in Twinmotion. Agency: @rtsriegerteam Executive Producer: Stephanie Solterbeck Producer:innen: @simonekoch0305 x @froooehlich PA | Coord.: @feli_stiel Runner: @tim_behrends x @vero.cvl Director: @juanbrockmann DP: @lukaswillasch Photographer: @lucas_pretzel 1st AD: @vormittags_ 1st AC: @butziano_da_silva DIT | VTR | Making-Of: @unschoenau Gaffer: @wundernikolas Live Compositing: @mexpowers Production […]
EDEKA
Deutschlands erste Munchie-Theke! Director: @maxfolke_ Production: @simonundpaul DoP Felix Stürmeyer Styling @annaphebey Set Dec: @maike_carolin Food: @foodstudio_weymann Agency: @jvmspree Location: @edekatreugut
McDonalds Better M
For the Better M Campaign, I undertook a project to design and construct a recycling machine that specifically focuses on transforming cups into paper. The campaign aims to raise awareness and promote the importance of recycling in our daily lives. To begin this project, I utilized software such as Sketchup and Rhino to meticulously plan […]
Prompt Art
New Media, new World. I always try to stay up to date with the newest development
MB Neon Legacy
Roger Federer and Mercedes-Benz join forces in “Neon Legacy” – A one-off special edition in neon yellow, a color that honors Roger’s extraordinary career by paying homage to the yellow felt of tennis balls. Production: BWGTBLD Director: Anton Tammi DOP: Niklas Johansson Production Design: Merlin Ortner
Vanguard
Credits: Director: Claas Ortmann DOP: Eckehart Pollack Production Designer: Merlin Ortner Production: Zauberberg
Spielbank Academy
Credits: Director: Kai Kurve DOP: Simon Drescher Production Designer: Merlin Ortner Production: E+P Film GmbH
Aldi Gaming
Credits: Director: Directors Duo DOP: Jann Döppert Production Designer: Merlin Ortner Production: Simon & Paul
Telekom iPhone 12
Director: Eugen Merher Production Designer: Merlin Ortner DOP: Frank Lustig Producer: Lilian Tientjen Production: Tempomedia
Rammstein Cover Fotoshooting
Credits: Photo: Jes Larsen/Territorium. Production Design: Merlin Ortner Styling: Vibe Dabelsteen, Make up: Louise Bruun, retouch: The Image Faculty. Production: Lunik.
Rammstein-Deutschland
Credits: Director: Specter Berlin DOP: Armin Franzen Production Designer: Merlin Ortner Production: MMAATTCH
Undine
Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin’s urban development. But when the man she loves leaves her, the ancient myth catches up with her. Undine has to kill the man who betrays her and return to the water. Credits: Director: Christian Petzold DOP: Hans Fromm Production Designer: Merlin Ortner Set Decorator: Tom Hecker Production: […]
“Suspiria”
Director: Luca Guadagnino DOP: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom Prod. Design: Inbal Weinberg Art Director: Merlin Ortner Prod. Company: Amazon Studios / Mut-Films Country: Germany /Italy Prod. Year: 2017
Narziss & Guldmund
The young Goldmund is sent by his father to study in the monastery Mariabronn and meets there on the religious monastic student Narcissus. Narcissus has dedicated himself to the ascetic and austere life in the monastery with heart and soul and Goldmund first tries to imitate him. An intimate friendship soon develops between the two, […]
Phoenix
Director: Christian Petzold DOP: Hans Fromm Prod. Design: K.D. Gruber Supervising Art Director: Merlin Ortner Prod. Company: Schramm Film Koerner & Weber Unit Manager: Dorissa Berninger Country: Germany, Poland Prod. Year: 2013
The young Karl Marx
Director: Raoul Peck DOP: Kolja Brandt Prod. Design: Benoît Barough Art Director: Merlin Ortner Prod. Company: Agat Filn, Velvet Film, Rohfilm Country: Belgien & Germany Prod. Year: 2015
Armani
Credits: Director: Fabien Constant DOP: Arnaud Carney Production Designer: Merlin Ortner Set Decorator: Tom Hecker Production: Tempomedia
Schwarzkopf – panther
Director: Gordon von Steiner Prod. Designer Merlin Ortner Prod. Company: E+P Films GmbH Country: Germany Prod. Year: 2018
Kovacs – My Love
Director: Sandin Puce DOP: Tobias Jail Prod. Design: Merlin Ortner Prod. Company: Acne Production GmbH Country: Germany Prod. Year: 2014
Klarna
Director: Henrik Alm DOP: Björn Knechtel Production Designer: Merlin Ortner Set Decorator: Christin Busse Production: BWGTBILD
Silbermond – B96
Director: Andreas Bruns DOP: Armin Franzen Prod. Design: Merlin Ortner Prod. Company: Doity Country: Germany Prod. Year: 2016
WWF – I am nature
Director: Alex Eslam Prod. Designer Merlin Ortner DOP: Stephan Burchhardt Prod. Company: Who’s MqQueen Pictures Country: Germany Prod. Year: 2014
Fogotten Time
Forgotten Time (the black and white series) The series searches for hope, for the past in the present. Worlds believed to be forgotten are represented in the now. Photographed with a camera that dates back to the early days of photography. The feedback from time, past and future is the central issue. The most important […]
Gold
Director: Thomas Arslan DOP: Patrick Orth Prod. Design: Reinhild Blaschke Art Director: Merlin Ortner Prod. Company: Schramm Film Koerner & Weber Unit Manager: Florian Koerner Country: Canada Prod. Year: 2012
BARBARA
Director: Christian Petzold DOP: Hans Fromm Prod. Design: K.D. Gruber Ass. Prod Designer: Merlin Ortner Prod. Company: Schramm Film Koerner & Weber Unit Manager: Dorissa Berninger Country: Germany Prod. Year: 2011
KRYS
Director: Matthäus Bussmann DOP: Carl Nilsson Prod. Design: Merlin Ortner Prod. Company: 77p, Paris Prod. Year: 2017
ISMNS
I never see myself The perception of reality is shaped by various factors such as age, upbringing, and exposure to media. These factors influence the neurological processes that determine how our brains interpret the information received from our senses. As an artist, I am intrigued by these processes and the resulting perceptions. I explore how […]
