Pavel Prokopchik

Pavel began his career in the VFX industry in 2012 as a color grader and eventually transitioned into compositing. In recent years, he has served as an onset supervisor and lead compositor for some of the largest commercial projects in Germany. One of these projects, Mercedes-Benz: Magical Garage part 2, won a German Commercial Film award 2023 in the “Visual Effects” category.


Since 2016, Pavel has been based in Berlin. His skill set includes on-set supervision, team leadership, and expertise in Nuke, Photoshop, Autodesk Maya and Houdini.


Pavel has expanded into AI workflow engineering and creative tooling. At ministudio.ai he built both the AI backend powering their consumer webapp and an internal desktop tool for the studio’s content creation team. He works with ComfyUI for generative image workflows and uses AI coding tools such as Claude Code and OpenAI Codex to design and build production-ready automation and applications.

Betano – Genau So

/ on set supervisor /

Director: Rodrigo Saavedra

DOP: Anna Smoronova


I had the pleasure of working as the on-set VFX supervisor for this Betano commercial, filmed in Bucharest with former FC Bayern players Stefan Effenberg and Raimond Aumann.

Mercedes – CLA

/ compositing lead /

Director: Sermed Darah

DOP: Mathieu Plainfosse


I had a wonderful opportunity to work as an on set vfx supervisor for this Wick commercial, which was shot in one of the biggest water tanks in Europe at Nu Boyana film studios in Sofia, Bulgaria. The amazing CG bear was brought to life by the exceptionally skilled team at Spellwork

Wick – Epic Breath

/ on set supervisor /

Director: Sermed Darah

DOP: Mathieu Plainfosse


Awards: Gold at Lia awards


I had a wonderful opportunity to work as an on set vfx supervisor for this Wick commercial, which was shot in one of the biggest water tanks in Europe at Nu Boyana film studios in Sofia, Bulgaria. The amazing CG bear was brought to life by the exceptionally skilled team at Spellwork

Magic Garage 2 – Mercedes EQE

/ on set supervisor / lead compositor /

Director: Rodrigo Valdes

DOP: Mauro Chiarello


Awards: Best Visual effects at Deutscher Werbefilmpreis


The opening shot and the drive sequence were shot in the Netherlands. All the studio shots were filmed at the Castel film studios in Bucharest, Romania. It was a long and intense shoot with many weeks in post production. 175 vfx shots in total and 23TB of data.

Magic Garage 1 – Mercedes EDT

/ on set supervisor / lead compositor /

Director: Rodrigo Valdes

DOP: Mauro Chiarello


Shot in Kiev in December 2022 this is one of my favourite commercials I've worked on so far. 5 crazy shooting days, amazing locations and huge set extensions.

Mercedes – New Way to Buy

/ on set supervisor /

Director: James F. Coton

DOP: Simon Chaudoir


Mercedes model D commercial shot at Buftea studio in Bucharest, Romania. Motion control, dynamic lights with dmx control and an amazing team of professionals.

Audi – M21 Campaign

/ compositing artist /

Director: Felix Müller

DOP: Frederick Gomoll


Audi M21 concept car campaign. Cool looking car, beautiful landscapes and amazing cinematography. 3D cars, retouches, cleanup, overlays… compositor's bread and butter.