dirk hilger director / producer / writer

DIRK HILGER
DIRECTOR / PRODUCER / WRITER
(B.V.R. / D.F.J.V.)
PROFILE
Main Fields
Producer, Director, DoP, Photographer, Digital Colorist
Other Experiences
Screenwriting, Compositing, SFX Supervising 2D/3D
Languages
German (native), english (fluently)
Own Equipment
Red One MX, Panasonic AG 3D A1, Panasonic AG AF 101, Sony EX3 & EX1, Nikon & Canon
Optics, Canon 5D, 7D, Final Cut Suite, Grading Suite
Experience Shooting
Countries
Germany, USA, Monaco, Spain, Caribbean, Saint Lucia, Austria, Switzerland, UK
Special Experience
Music Video Clip, Commercials, Conceptual Photography, 3D Shooting, Digital Compositing with
Photorealistic Environments, Helicopter-Shooting, Yacht-Shooting, Sailboat-Shooting, High-EndColor-Grading
Licences
USA VISA Type R/I M (Visa for multiple Entries), International Press Card, Press Card
Immediate Working
Area
Cologne, Germany
Associations
Federal Ass. of TV & Film Directors (B.V.R.), German Society of Journalists (D.F.J.V.)
Awards
2005 DVD Champion, 2011 No #1 VIVA/MTV Charts & No #3 Media Control "Turn this club
around" for RIO, 2010 No #1 VIVA MTV Club Rotation Charts 'Rock to the beat' for Darius &
Finlay, 2010 No #1 VIVA MTV Club Rotation Charts 'Explode' for Darius & Finlay, 2010 No #1
VIVA MTV Club Rotation Charts 'Hold on' for Darius & Finlay, 2009 No #1 VIVA MTV Club
Rotation Charts 'Where is the love' for Barracuda, 2008 No #1 VIVA MTV Club Rotation Charts
'Shine on' for R.I.O. feat. Tony T., 2008 No #1 VIVA MTV Eure Charts 'Because the night' for
Cascada, 2008 No #1 VIVA MTV Club Rotation Charts 'Because the night' for Cascada, 2008 No
#1 VIVA MTV Club Rotation Charts 'I will love again' for Barracuda
Others
Exceptional Venia Legendi for Informatics
WORK
YEAR
PROJECT
TYPE
PARTICIPATION
COMMENTS
2012
Thöni - Aluwelten 3D
(Attraktion!)
Imagefilm
SW, Director
3D Ridemovie / 3D POV
2012
Vanity - Cinetrailer
Advertising
SW, Director, DC
2012
Blaq Swaq & The Audiokillerz
(Radium Records)
Music Video Clip
SW, Director, DC
2012
Playoke - Cinetrailer
Advertising
SW, Director
2011
RIO feat. U-Jean - Turn this club around
(Zooland Records)
Music Video Clip
Creative Producer,
DC
2011
JAMT - Nichts ohne Dich
(3WO S.L.)
Music Video Clip
Director, DoP, DC,
SW
No #3 Media Control
Charts Germany. No #1
VIVA/MTV Club Rotation
Charts
2011
Joey McDowall
(3WO S.L.)
Music Video Clip
Director, DoP, DC,
SW
20092012
Erich von Däniken's – Chariots of the Gods
(Media Invest LI)
Teaser US feature
Supervising
Director, DoP, DC,
SFX, SW
2011
Cascada
(Zooland Records)
Photography
Photographer
2011
Italobrothers - Crying in the rain
(Zooland/AATW)
Music Video Clip
Director, DoP, DC,
SW
2011
Azuro - Ti Amo
(Zooland/AATW)
Music Video Clip
Director, DoP, DC,
SW
2011
Max Planck-Institute Fusion Reactor Build Up
(Max Planck-Institute/More3D)
Docu 3D
DoP (3D)
2011
Procter & Gamble Inscentive 3D
(More3D)
Inscentive
DoP (3D)
2011
Cantarissima
(Team 33 ES)
Photography
Photographer
2011
R.I.O. feat. Tony T. - Like I love you
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC
2010
Darius & Finlay
(Trak Music)
Photography
Photographer
2010
Museum Mörs Walburgis 3D
(Stadt Moers)
Showroom
DoP (3D)
2010
Darius & Finlay - Till Morning
(Sony Music Entertainment)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC
DoP: Frank. P. Husmann
2010
Italobrothers - Radio Hardcore
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SFX,
SW
DoP: Frank. P. Husmann
2010
MyPhone - (Frame/Kampagne 2011)
(Myphone Austria)
Commercial
Director, DC, 2nd
Unit DP, SFX, SW
DoP: Frank. P. Husmann
2010
Manian - Loco
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Commercial
Director, DC, SW,
Photographer
DoP: Frank. P. Husmann
2010
Darius & Finlay - Hold on
(Sony Music Entertainment)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC
DoP: Frank. P. Husmann
2010
Klaas - Our Own Way
(Scream & Shout)
Music Video Clip
Director
2010
Glamland / Glambag
(Glamland Entertainment)
Commercial
Director, DoP, DC
2010
Hifitest.te / Kampagne 2010/2011
(Brieden Verlag)
Commercial
Director, DoP, DC
2010
R.I.O. feat. Tony T. – Hot Girl
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
2010
G.K. Project & Lance – Cold as ice 2010
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DoP, DC,
SW
2010
Rob Mayth – Feel my love
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Frank. P. Husmann
2010
Darius & Finlay feat. Shaun Baker – Explode
(Sony Music Entertainment)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Frank. P. Husmann
2010
Lalee – Goldstaub
(Reklam)
Commercial
Director, DC, SFX
DoP: Michael Jörg
2010
Loveline - Right Now
(AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SFX,
SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
2010
Italobrothers – Love is on fire
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
2010
Darius & Finlay ft. Nicco – Rock to the beat
(Sony Music Entertainment)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC
No #1 VIVA Club Rotation
2009
Der Agent (Pilotfilm)
(World Concerts GmbH)
Docu soap
Line Producer
(Documentary soap about
music)
2009
Manian - Ravers in the UK
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC
DoP: Michael Jörg
2009
Cascada - Fever
(AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SFX,
SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
No #1 VIVA Club Rotation
Cast: Roger Moore, etc.
Executive Prod. Mark
Odesky
Creative Prod. N. Reichart
DoP: Frank. P. Husmann
DoP: Frank. P. Husmann
2009
Klaas meets Haddaway – What is love 2k9
(Scream & Shout)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW,
Photographer
DoP: Michael Jörg
No #1 VIVA Club Rotation
2009
Lisa Bund - Can't Breathe
(Kick Management / A. Schulz)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
2009
Master Blaster – Come clean
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
2009
R.I.O. feat. Tony T. – After the love
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC
DoP: Michael Jörg
2009
Rockstroh - Licht
(Universal Music)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC
DoP: Michael Jörg
2009
Manian – Ravers Fantasy 2k9.
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
> 5 mill. views on YouTube
2009
Italobrothers – Stamp on the ground
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
> 30 mill. views on
YouTube
2009
Alex Manga – Baila sin control
(Team 33 / Blanco y negro Spain)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
No #1 Artist Spain
2009
Yanou - Brighter Day
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
2009
Schäfer Heinrich´s größte Bauernhits
(EMI Music Germany)
Commercial
DC, SFX
DoP: Michael Jörg
2008
Baracuda – Where is the love
(EMI Music Germany)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SFX,
SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
No #1 VIVA Club Rotation
2008
Manian – Welcome to the club
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
> 8 mill. views on YouTube
2008
David Tavaré – Call me baby
(Team 33 / Blanco y negro Spain)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
2008
Atlantis – Zieh dein schönstes Lächeln an
(EMI Music Germany)
Music Video Clip
Director, DoP, DC
2008
Rob Mayth - Heart to Heart
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
2008
Cascada - Live at Clubland
(AATW UK)
TV event
Supervising
Director
2008
Yanou – Children of the sun
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
DC
2008
R.I.O. feat. Tony T. – Shine on
(Zooland / AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, DC, SW
2008
Mayday 2008
(Toptrax/ZYX)
TV event/DVD
Director
2008
Baracuda – I will love again
(EMI Music Germany)
Music Video Clip
Director, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
No #1 VIVA Club Rotation
2008
Jürgen Becker – Ja was glauben Sie denn
(Random House)
TV event/DVD
Director
DoP: Michael Jörg
2008
Cascada – Because the night
(AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
No #1 VIVA Eure Charts
2008
Liz Kay - True Faith
(AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, SW
DoP: Michael Jörg
2007
Cascada - Last Christmas
(AATW UK)
Music Video Clip
Director, SW
DoP: Patrick Pawig
2007
Basta Live (DVD)
(Universal Music Germany)
TV event/DVD
Supervising
Director
DoP: Patrick Pawig
Dir: Anna Dayton
2007
The Nature One DVD
(Toptrax/ZYX)
TV event/DVD
Director, DoP
2007
Postbank – Inscentive Marketing
(Postbank)
Imagefilm/Comm
ercial
Director
2007
Mayday 2007
(Toptrax/ZYX)
TV event/DVD
Director
2007
Babaji – EPK 2007
(Sony Music Entertainment)
EPK
Director
2006
Samsung Q1 – Der unehrliche Finder
(Samsung)
Commercial
Director, SW
DoP: Frank P. Husmann
2006
Henry Maske – Henry Maske Fonds
(Toptrax/ZYX)
Imagefilm/Docu
Director
DoP: Lars Bastian
DoP: Michael Jörg
DoP: Michael Jörg
No #1 hit several countries
DoP: Lars Bastian
2006
Mickie Krause - Live 2006
(EMI Music Germany)
TV event/DVD
Director, DoP
2006
Apollona Versicherungen – Generation 50+
(Apollona GmbH)
Imagefilm/Comm
ercial
Director
2006
FHM – Nachbarin des Jahres
(Sony Music Entertainment)
Docu DVD
Director
2006
Mucki Zuckis – Mucki Zucki
(ZYX)
DVD/Music Video
Clip
Director
2006
Ernst Hutter und die Egerländer – Live
(Universal Music Austria)
TV event/DVD
Director, DoP
2005
Glenn Miller Orchestra – Live
(Universal Music Austria)
TV event/DVD
Director
DoP: Michael Därnbächer
2005
Desiree Nick – Sturzgeburt einer Legende
(Universal Music Germany)
TV event/DVD
Director
DoP: Michael Därnbächer
2005
Sunshine Live - The DVD
(Toptrax/ZYX)
TV event/DVD
Director
DoP: Michael Därnbächer
2005
Schürzenjäger – Live in Köln
(Sony Music Entertainment)
TV event/DVD
Supervising
Director, DoP
2005
Molly Hatched – Live in Hamburg
(SPV)
TV event/DVD
Director
DoP: Michael Därnbächer
2005
Lady Godiva – Live
(Dance Street, ZYX)
TV event/DVD
Director
DoP: Michael Därnbächer
2004
2003
SaarCult - Das Szenemagazin
(Saar TV)
TV Talkshow
Producer,
Anchorman
Prod: MIchael Därnbächer
2002
Foggy – Take the future
(Shift Music)
Music Video Clip
Director, SW
DoP: Jürgen Hoffmann
2000
Dee Age – Mixery
(Universal Music Germany)
Music Video Clip
Director, SW
DoP: Michael Därnbächer
DoP: Lars Bastian
DoP = Director of Photography, DC = Digital Colorist, SFX = Special Effects Supervisor 2D/3D, SW = Screenwriter,
Photographer = only selected conceptual and/or famous work is listed
Participation also as producer for all projects since 2005