Edgar Ziesemer

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Edgar S. Ziesemer (born July 18, 1895 in Berlin ; † October 21, 1971 there ) was a German cameraman .

Life

Edgar Ziesemer received his photography training at the Technical University. In 1916 he went to Deutsche Bioscop and began working as a cameraman. Between 1918 and 1920 Ziesemer worked as a simple cameraman for May Film . From 1921 to 1924 he owned his own production company. In 1925 Ziesemer returned behind the camera.

As head cameraman, initially under the patronage of more experienced cameramen, Ziesemer now worked regularly for cinema. Until 1938 he shot a number of less important films, mostly for smaller private companies, less often for large companies like UFA . 1939–1941 he photographed several fairy tale films for the Hubert Schongers production company , from 1940 onwards Ziesemer concentrated on working on industrial and documentary films. Even after the Second World War , his main field of activity was documentary and later also television film.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1918: The Flying Dutchman
  • 1920: But you were lucky (also direction, production)
  • 1922: In the Heights of Silence (also direction and production)
  • 1923: Under the Spell of the Sea (also director, screenplay and production)
  • 1926: Derby
  • 1926: Dagfin
  • 1926: Public Prosecutor Jordan
  • 1926: a great night
  • 1927: Heaven on earth
  • 1927: Venus in tails
  • 1927: your last love affair
  • 1927: harassed women
  • 1928: The dance student
  • 1928: The yacht of the seven sins
  • 1929: The man game
  • 1929: Black Forest girl
  • 1929: Scapa Flow
  • 1930: I once loved a girl in Vienna
  • 1932: Cavaliers from Kurfürstendamm
  • 1934: Aether-Brettl (short film)
  • 1934: the blue diamond
  • 1934: A girl from a good family
  • 1936: angels with small flaws
  • 1936: thunder, lightning and sunshine
  • 1936: A small gold ring
  • 1936: The funny widows ball
  • 1936: My wife, the pearl
  • 1937: Sherlock Holmes
  • 1937: bus S
  • 1937: The tramps
  • 1937: Monika
  • 1938: The naked sparrow
  • 1938: Holm's murderous matter
  • 1938: flirtation and love
  • 1939: The brownies
  • 1939: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • 1940: Hansel and Gretel
  • 1940: Frieder and Catherlieschen
  • 1940: Air raid alarm, what to do? (Documentary)
  • 1941: The brave little tailor
  • 1941: Deutsches Volksbildungswerk (documentary film)
  • 1941: Luck Overnight (Documentary)
  • 1942: Pulp and paper (industrial film)
  • 1942: negative and positive (industrial film)
  • 1943: Save coal, but how? (Short documentary)
  • 1943: Order Hacker (documentary film)
  • 1950: Ambassador of Music (documentary film)
  • 1951: The Golden Ribbon (short documentary film)
  • 1953: Robert and Clara Schumann (short film)
  • 1954: Heavenly Music (documentary)

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , pp. 541f.

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personal data
SURNAME Ziesemer, Edgar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ziesemer, Edgar S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1971
Place of death Berlin