Our work

With more than 250 successful productions since 2004, our portfolio is quite extensive.

Because less is more, we’re only presenting a few selected works, divided in 4 categories:

1. QUICK REELS

  • quick work sample compilations and showreels.

2. SHOWCASES / TRAILERS

  • brief individual project showcases and trailers.

3. FULL-LENGTH WORKS

  • full-length works — individual projects in full.

4. FILM ARCHIVE:

  • “classic” film works from our early days - before focusing on next-level experiences, we created and produced image films, fiction films, documentaries, TVCs, etc.

1. QUICK REELS

Overview Reel

  • This overview reel summarizes the main types of next-level experiences that playfield 1 creates and produces.

  • playfield 1's credits on all projects displayed in this overview reel:

    • concept

    • creative direction

    • co-production

    • post-production

Film Experience Reel

  • Samples from 5 film projects - including a 360° fulldome feature film and a premium TV documentary series.

    Clients:

    • Red Bull Media House

    • Softmachine Immersive Productions

    • NBC Universal

    • BMW Bob Team

    • Red Bull TV

  • playfield 1's credits on all projects displayed in this film reel:

    • concept

    • creative direction

    • co-production

    • post-production

Interactive & Live Experience Reel

  • Samples from 5 interactive and live event projects - including a special media installation, a retro arcade game and an augmented live stunt art show.

    Clients:

    • Ipsen / MedXplain

    • Commerz Real

    • DFB / Volkswagen

    • Helaba

    • Sport 1

  • playfield 1's credits on all projects displayed in this interactive and live event reel:

    • concept

    • creative direction

    • co-production

    • post-production

2. SHOWCASES / TRAILERS

Into the Microverse

  • Showcase trailer for a 360° fulldome film about microbes, released in 2023.

    Clients:

    • Balance of the Microverse

    • Carl Zeiss Foundation

    • Friedrich-Schiller University Jena

    • Softmachine Immersive Productions

    • concept & script

    • creative direction

    • co-production

    • post-production

  • This award-winning immersive film was produced in a very unique manner: all backgrounds and images are 100% real; only the film’s robotic protagonists are 3D CGI-animations - you can see the full length film screener below, in the “FULL WORKS” section.

Driving Through Time - The Live Experience

  • Showcase clip for a next-level experience produced for the 2023 opening of a private auto museum in Germany.

    Clients:

    • Nationales Auto Museum - The Loh Collection

    • Brand Spiders GmbH

    Language:

    • German

    • concept & script

    • creative direction

    • co-production

    • post-production

  • We created a fiction film that concluded its story / plot live on stage during this extraordinary private car museum opening gala - you can see the full length “web version” of the film below, in the “FULL WORKS” section.

Commerz Real Digital Lab

  • Showcase of a tailor-made interactive media installation and VR experience for a real estate client.

    Client:

    • Commerz Real

    • interactive media co-creation

    • creative co-supervision

    • co-production

    • post-production

Legend of the Enchanted Reef

  • Showcase trailer for a pioneering immersive film production released in 3 formats simultaneously in 2021.

    Client:

    • Softmachine Immersive Productions

    • co-writing / script doctoring

    • co-direction of voice cast

    • co-production

    • post-production

  • This multi-award-winning immersive film production was the world’s first 3-format release: as a 360° fulldome, IMAX and theatrical feature film.

Archaic Festivals

  • Showcase trailer for a 6-episode TV documentary series streamed on Red Bull TV.

    Clients:

    • Red Bull TV

    • Leitmotif Creators

    • episodic conceptual and creative co-direction

    • post-production

  • This award-winning series about extreme rituals and ancient festivals around the globe was the highest rated documentary series on Red Bull TV in 2017.

3. FULL-LENGTH WORKS

Inside Sport 1 - The Live Show

  • Special live show presented at the SCREENFORCE DAYS event in 2017.

    Clients:

    • Sport 1

    • Leitmotif Creators

    • concept & script

    • creative direction

    • co-production

    • post-production

  • This critically acclaimed live show used an original next-level experience concept we call “ALSA” (for “Augmented Live Stunt Art”), which allows actors to be in “virtual realities” live, for an audience to experience in real time.

Into the Microverse - 360° Fulldome Film

  • Full screener for a 360° fulldome film about microbes, released in 2023.

    Clients:

    • Balance of the Microverse

    • Carl Zeiss Foundation

    • Friedrich-Schiller University Jena

    • Softmachine Immersive Productions

    • concept & script

    • creative direction

    • co-production

    • post-production

  • This award-winning immersive film was produced in a very unique manner: all backgrounds and images are 100% real; only the film’s robotic protagonists are 3D CGI-animations - the full screener shown here is in its original 360° fulldome format.

Driving Through Time - The Web Film

  • Film produced for a next-level experience for the 2023 gala opening of a private auto museum in Germany.

    Clients:

    • Nationales Auto Museum - The Loh Collection

    • Brand Spiders GmbH

    Language:

    • German

    • concept & script

    • creative direction

    • co-production

    • post-production

  • The original version of this film was only shown once, during the opening ceremony of the car museum in July 2023 - it had a plot that concluded live on stage during the actual event. This version, however, is the standalone “web version”, which has a self-contained story / plot.

4. FILM ARCHIVE

BMWi Born Electric

  • Launch image film for BMW’s first generation of electric cars in 2012.

    Clients:

    • BMW

    • By Lauterbach

    • creative post-production

RBMH Image Film

  • Official image film for RBMH.

    Clients:

    • Red Bull Media House (RBMH)

    • 2nd Level Films

    • co-direction

    • creative co-production

    • post-production

Uponor Image Film

  • Sustainable future image film.

    Clients:

    • Uponor

    • Brand Spiders GmbH

    • creative concept

Passion for Art

  • Short piece on Maybach’s Art Initiative

    Clients:

    • Maybach

    • By Lauterbach

    • co-direction

    • creative post-production

DFB Soccer Stories

  • One of many short clips for an app with funny “soccer stories” about the German Soccer League, released in 2018.

    Clients:

    • DFB (German Soccer League)

    • Volkswagen

    • Sport 1

    • Leitmotif Creators

    Language:

    • German

    • concept & script

    • creative direction

    • co-production

    • post-production

  • The app offered fun “personalized stories” - you could attach your face to any protagonist!

ILLEGALS

  • Short drama / thriller about human trafficking.

    WARNING! - the film contains mature themes and sensitive content!

    Clients:

    • 13th Street

    • NBC Universal

    • concept & script

    • creative direction

    • production

    • post-production

  • This award-winning film contains mature themes and sensitive content related to human trafficking. It is intended for mature audiences. Viewer discretion is strongly advised, particularly for younger audiences.

Want more work samples or industry-specific work?

Didn’t find what you were looking for?

If you only want to see certain types of productions such as:

  • Immersive 360° fulldome films

  • Special live shows

  • Interactive attractions

  • Hybrid games

  • Theatrical feature films

  • TV documentary films

  • TV commercials

Then CONTACT us with your request, and we’ll provide a tailored work sampler just for you.

After all, with more than 250 productions in our portfolio, it’s very likely that we have samples of what you’re looking for - we just have to take them out from our digital vault.