Heerko Groefsema

25/06/2025

Something without AI for a change.
No filters, no shortcuts. Just hand-crafted animation. Like grandma used to make it.
This short piece was a little exercise, exploring the ever-improving particle tools in Cinema 4D. No client, no deadline, just some creative play and curiosity.

For better resolution: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1096238774

"Contained in a shell of dread, the Core whispered light into the void.
They called it Demon Core, yet from its depths rose particles of creation.
What they tried to contain was not just power, but the beginning of everything."

23/01/2024

🎉 Tribute to 80 Years of Dutch EOD 🎉

Excited to share a 3D animation honoring the 80th anniversary of the Dutch Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). This tribute, inspired by the 2D emblem, celebrates the EOD crew.

Symbolism in the Emblem:
🔴 Red signifies international danger, reflecting EOD's nature.
💣 Bomb represents their primary task - rendering unexploded ordnance safe.
🌪️ Three fins symbolize various threats associated with explosive disposal.
💛 Yellow signifies vigilance, caution, and hostility.
⚔️ Sword embodies the battle against an invisible enemy.
🌿 Laurel branch symbolizes peace and security.

Animation Narrative:
Dive into the animation as a bomb threatens a Dutch landscape. Witness the EOD intercepting it mid-flight with a sword, averting destruction.

EOD Operations:
In the Netherlands, EOD clears 2,500 WWII explosives yearly, ensuring safety from present-day threats. Their missions abroad address improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

🎶 Soundtrack Credits:

"Straylight" by LogicMoon (CC BY 4.0)
"Cloth Flaps" by Sauron974 (CC BY 4.0)
"Woosh - InstantDecay" by Joe Wilson (CC BY 4.0)
"Low Metal Thud 2.wav" by F.M.Audio (CC BY 4.0)
"B-25_passing.flac" by Pooleside (CC BY 4.0)
"Violent Fluttering.WAV" by Radio-Brain (CC0 1.0)
"Sound of the wind" by ritacataludo (CC0)
"Metal Hit 2" by Czarcazas (CC BY 3.0)
"hydraulic_lifter_up.mp3" by Pachoba (CC BY 3.0)
"wind2.aif" by man (CC BY 3.0)

EOD Maxon OTOY

11/12/2023

3D still life. Have a slimly Christmas everyone!

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08/04/2020

Happy Easter everyone! # cg

05/02/2019

Whats cooking at Heerko Groefsema? 3D geometry! Geo Boil test in Cinema 4D, rendered in Octane for C4D.

31/10/2018

Embryo Container; personal work. My first steps into using Fusion 360 for hard surface modelling. Then imported and finished in C4D and rendered in Octane.

23/11/2017

This is the latest project Reinier Flaes and I directed for Qlimax 2017. Last weekend the event took place in the Gelredome, with 34.000 people attending. For this year we created the thematic trailer. The first week the trailer was released it had more than 100.000 views. This shows the fans' eagerness to discover the theme for this year.

For Q-Dance we made the thematic trailer of Qlimax 2017. This year the theme was 'The temple of light'. We were given creative freedom to explore this…

18/07/2013

Leader I made for Dutch broadcaster EO. Sound design by Tijs Ham

DE VERANDERING BRIEF De Verandering (translated: The Change) is a television program of EO. The program tells the story about people who started believing in…

19/02/2013

Check out the latest project I did for Eneco together with Wouter Kroese! It's an interactive animation to welcome Eneco's new clients, provide them with extra information and give them a little present.

https://vimeo.com/59792345

ENECO Eneco is an international sustainable energy company, with operations in the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, France and Belgium. Eneco says an emphatic No to…

13/02/2013

After a few months of hard work, we are proud to present you our latest work: The magic world of Vlisco Group.

https://vimeo.com/54780613

A breakdown of the video can be found here: https://vimeo.com/59511074 VLISCO Since 1846 Vlisco has been designing and producing colourful fashion fabrics that…