Media production · since 2011

Gegenschuss

Animation, Film & AI Visuals

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Every story has another angle.
We shoot it.

Gegenschuss is a Cologne-based media production studio - from live-action shoots to 2D & 3D animation and AI-powered visuals - with a focus on corporate films and life-science content for brands that need both craft and speed.

Trusted by Bayer · Pfizer · Henkel · Miele · Deutsche Telekom.

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15+YearsFounded in Cologne, 2011
40+Productions / yearExplainer · Brand · Life Science
24hResponseFast Track always available
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Who We Are

A studio that makes work that works.

For 15 years we have helped brands - from local Mittelstand to global pharma - turn complicated ideas into films that audiences actually watch through to the end.

Our team blends animation directors, live-action filmmakers, motion designers and AI specialists. Every project is led by a senior, on the floor, until delivery.

How We Work

Senior craft,
no handoffs.

A small, senior team handles your project from kickoff through final master. No producers passing files to juniors. No surprise reviews. No mystery on day 22.

01

Brief & alignment

One workshop. We map your audience, message and constraints, then return a written treatment in 5 working days.

02

Pre-production

Script, storyboard, style frames. You sign off on the look before a single frame is animated or shot.

03

Production

Animation, shoot, AI generation - whatever the project calls for. Daily progress posts in a shared channel.

04

Delivery & rollout

Master file plus every cutdown, aspect ratio and language version your distribution needs. Delivered on time.

Selected Work

Films that earn
their attention.

Nobody needs a film just to have a film. Not to burn through a budget. Not because "that's what you do." A great brand film does something: it grabs attention, explains the unexplainable, or makes people actually want what you're selling. And here's the kicker - nothing sticks in someone's head quite like stunning moving image. So make it count, or don't make it at all.

01Mode of action · clinical · device

Life science

Animations and films for pharma, medtech, and biotech - built around the molecule, the device, and the regulatory story. Reviewed by scientists, not just by us.

MoA animation · 3D device viz · Patient onboarding · KOL panels

See work in life science →

02Hardware · software · launch

Product & tech

From tabletop product films to cinematic launch reels for B2B and B2C tech. We turn datasheets into something a buyer can actually feel.

Launch films · Tabletop & macro · UI motion · Trade-show loops

See work in product & tech →

04Annual report · investor · internal

Corporate

Boardroom-grade communications: CEO statements, annual highlights, all-hands films, M&A reveals. Confidential by default; pristine on delivery.

Annual films · Investor day · CEO statements · All-hands

See work in corporate →

04Adaptation · AI · versioning

Campaign

One master campaign, every market. AI-assisted versioning, retouching and format adaptation at scale - with senior eyes on every asset.

Multilingual versioning · AI visuals · Automated retouch · All formats

See work in campaign →

Vertical · series · always-on

Social

TikTok, Reels, Shorts. Series-built, hook-first, native to each platform. Same craft as the hero film, scaled for a feed that doesn’t wait.

Series strategy · Vertical hero · Cutdown engine · Always-on calendar

06Animation · motion · 60-180s

Explainer

Complex topics, made clear: explainer films and e-learning that people actually finish - from software demos to compliance training.

Concept to script · Storyboard · 2D / 3D animation · Voice + sound

See work in explainer →

Gegenschuss Labs

Not everything we build ends up on a screen.

We build the tools that make production faster: custom tools and pipelines, automated workflows and AI pipelines. Same studio, different discipline.

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› the studio behind the studio
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› build · automate · advise
$ ready when you are ▸
01 · Build

Tools & pipelines

Bespoke scripts and tools for one concrete step in your production. Built, documented, handed over.

02 · Automate

Production automation

The repeating steps, automated: versioning, formats, renders. Less handwork, fewer mistakes.

03 · Advise

AI workflows & setup

We set up your stack and show the team how to work with it. Setup, not dependency.

Start a project

Got a brief?
Let’s talk.

Tell us what you’re working on. We’ll come back within 24 hours with first thoughts and a rough plan.

info@gegenschuss.com
+4922178966436
Mauenheimerstr. 127, 50733 Köln