Herman F. Zimmerman

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Herman F. Zimmerman (born April 19, 1935 in Springfield , Illinois ) is an American art director and production designer . He is best known for his work on the Star Trek television series and films.

Career

Originally Herman Zimmerman wanted to be an actor and therefore studied acting and directing at Northwestern University , but then switched to stage technology and, after completing his studies, became a lecturer in drama at the university there. In addition to his work as a lecturer, he also worked as a technical director and set designer at the local theater. Herman Zimmerman began his television career in 1965 as assistant art director at NBC Studios with the series Zeit der Sehnsucht . From 1971 to 1989 he worked as an art director on various television series, dramas, thrillers and other productions. He moved to Paramount Pictures in 1987 with the start of the science fiction television series Spaceship Enterprise: The Next Century . He was also a production designer for the series Deep Space Nine , Enterprise and the movies from Star Trek V: On the Edge of the Universe to Star Trek: Nemesis . At the beginning of the 1990s he also worked as a consultant and supported the Paramount Park Design and Entertainment team in adapting the theme parks acquired by Paramount Communication . In 1995 he conceived the Star Trek exhibition Star Trek Exhibition for Edinburgh ( Scotland ), which then presented the history of Star Trek as a mobile museum for three years at various locations in Europe. He also worked as a consultant for the Star Trek Experience exhibition and visitor attraction at the Las Vegas Hilton .

Awards

Herman Zimmerman was nominated four times for an Emmy , namely for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series in 1993, 1997, 1998 and 1999; However, he did not win it. The nominations were all for the television series Deep Space Nine . However, the Art Directors Guild (ADG) awarded him the Excellence in Production Design Award (1997 ) for this series and the Lifetime Achievement Award (2013) for his life's work .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Homepage filmreference - Herman F. Zimmerman Biography (1935-). filmreference.com, accessed March 15, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Star Trek Database - Zimmerman, Herman. CBS Entertainment, accessed March 15, 2014 .
  3. ↑ The Deadline Team: Art Directors To Honor 'Star Trek' Production Designer Herman Zimmerman. October 11, 2012, accessed March 16, 2014 .
  4. ↑ a b Herman Zimmerman. Art Directors Guild, accessed March 16, 2014 .
  5. ↑ a b Wiki Memory Alpha - Herman Zimmerman. Retrieved March 16, 2014 .
  6. ↑ 17th ADG Winners. (PDF; 36 KB) (No longer available online.) Art Directors Guild, archived from the original on February 2, 2014 ; accessed on March 16, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.adg.org
  7. ↑ Hollywood honors Herman Zimmerman. Trekzone Network, February 6, 2013, accessed March 16, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Zimmerman, Herman F.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American art director
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Springfield (Illinois)