Alfred Hirschmeier

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Alfred Hirschmeier (born March 19, 1931 in Berlin-Pankow ; † March 27, 1996 in Potsdam ) was a German stage and set designer who designed most of his 65 film scenographies for DEFA , where he is still one of the most important film architects today applies. In addition to his work for film, he also designed about a dozen sets for theatrical performances.

Life

The son of the shoemaker Felix Hirschmeier and his wife Hedwig completed a painting traineeship in the DEFA studio after completing secondary school. After a year he began his studies as a stage and costume designer at the master school for arts and crafts in Berlin, which he graduated with a diploma in 1952. From 1953 he worked for DEFA as a production designer, initially as an assistant, and worked on Kurt Maetzig's Thälmann films , among other things .

Young vegetables became his first independent plant in 1956. Hirschmeier subsequently became one of the most respected production designers in GDR cinema. He prepared himself especially for historical scenes with careful studies, the results of which reflected detailed drawings. He also worked on some German productions such as Die Grünstein -variant .

From 1977 to 1982 Alfred Hirschmeier was a member of the Presidium of the Association of Film and Television Workers in the GDR. From 1990 until his death he was a professor at the University of Film and Television Potsdam , where he successfully launched the scenography course .

The Akademie der Künste (Berlin) annually awards the Alfred Hirschmeier scholarship donated by the Berlin set designer and film architect Jan Schlubach to talented young film scenographers. Academy members of the Film and Media Art section make the selection.

His written estate is in the archive of the Academy of Arts in Berlin.

Filmography

cinemamovies

TV films and series

Awards

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alfred Hirschmeier Archive Inventory overview on the website of the Academy of Arts in Berlin.
personal data
SURNAME Hirschmeier, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German scene and stage designer
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin-Pankow
DATE OF DEATH March 27, 1996
Place of death Potsdam