Timo Buchner – VFX Producer & Founder of Buchner VFX

As an experienced VFX producer, 3D specialist, and AI developer, I stand for high-quality visual effects, CGI productions, and innovative post-production technologies. With over two decades of industry experience, two published reference books, and the development of my own AI for video editing, I offer companies, agencies, and creatives professional solutions at the highest technical and creative level. My remote studio Buchner VFX, based in Wilhelmshaven, combines modern 3D tools with AI-supported workflow design – for efficient, scalable, and visually impressive results.

Timo Buchner

Thats me

Name: Timo Buchner

Date of birth:  13.10.1980

Place of residence:  Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Marital status:  Married to Diana Patricia Salazar Ulloa


Professional career

2000– Founding Buchner IT Ltd, Coburg
Specialization in Flash-based 3D websites. Head of a team of nine employees. Use of Macromedia Flash for interactive content and Realflow 3D for three-dimensional effects in web applications.


2007 - Today – Founder and VFX Producer from Buchner VFX
Place: Wilhelmshaven


Fields of activity:

CGI productions & visual effects for film, TV, advertising & industry

Specialization in VFX for the gaming industry

Automotive rendering for marketing & development

Development of AI-supported VFX tools, including for DaVinci Resolve


Own AI for Video Editing

With the aim of making creative processes more efficient, I have developed my own AI for automated video editing. This innovative technology optimizes time-consuming post-production processes and helps creatives to focus more on the artistic core of their projects.

Education & training

VFX Academy – Own online training VFX Artists

Passing on specialist knowledge to beginners and advanced users in the field of VFX.


Tools & Technology

Past: Realflow 3D, Macromedia Flash (past), Realsoft 3D

Today: Maya, Mari, Cinema 4D, Blender, Substance Painter, & Marmoset

More Tools:  DaVinci Resolve Studio, Nuke, Syntheyes and 3DEqualizer


Publications

"VFX: Visual Effects - Geschichte, Gegenwart und Zukunft der visuellen Effekte"
On Amazon (
ASIN: B0F55HRPS7)


"Arnold Render – Die Render Engine Nummer 1"
On Amazon and Europe wide (
ISBN: 9783819210136)


"Timo Buchner - Producing ohne Plan B. Meine Denkweise als VFX Producer"

Not a teaching manual, but a statement (ISBN:9783819281136)


Personal

I live with my wife Diana in a suburb of Wilhelmshaven. My passion for digital images, effects and technology has been with me for over two decades - and drives me every day to develop creative and efficient solutions for our customers worldwide.