Almost Alive | Hyperrealistic Figures & SFX Studio Berlin

Almost Alive is a studio for hyperrealistic plastics and sculptures, SFX makeup, and dummy making for museums, film, and television.

Projects

Figure making

The Universal Theory

Hyperrealistic dummies of actors Hanns Zischler and Gottfried Breitfuss, plus a child dummy, made from silicone, real hair, and a foam body for Timm Kröger's film “The Universal Theory,” which won three German Film Awards in 2024.

Sculpture making

An Opera Out of Time

Hyperrealistic hands made from silicone and real hair for artist Petrit Halilaj as part of the exhibition “An Opera Out of Time” at Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart (Berlin), on view from September 11, 2025 to May 31, 2026.

Figure making

Hide & Seek

Hyperrealistic human sculpture made from silicone, PU foam, and real hair for Max Siedentopf's sculpture “Hide & Seek” from 2024.

Figure making

Don't worry, be happy!

Hyperrealistic hands for Max Siedentopf's installation at Soho House, shown during Berlin Art Week 2022.

Figure making

Totenfrau

Hyperrealistic dummy heads of actors Martina Spitzer and Shenja Lacher for season one of the Netflix series “Totenfrau” by Nicolai Rohde (2023).

Dummy making

Blue My Mind

Silicone mermaid tail, operable with rods, commissioned for Lisa Brühlmann's feature film “Blue My Mind” (2018), produced by Tellfilm.

Sculpture making

Abfahrt

Sculptures for Omer Fast's film “Abfahrt,” exhibited at Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.

Mask making

Riesensorgenkopf Orizon

Hyperrealistic oversized mask made from foam, latex, and synthetic hair for an Orizon commercial production (2015).

About us

Since 2004, we have worked together as a collective of makeup artists. Over the years, we have realized projects for German and international productions in our own workshop, ranging from mask making and hair work to hyperrealistic figure building. Our work includes complex SFX projects as well as on-set makeup for feature films, music videos, and commercial productions. Since 2025, we have been part of the creative collective Ceeju.