Rudolf Pfenninger

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Rudolf Pfenninger (born October 25, 1899 in Munich , German Empire ; † June 14, 1976 in Baldham , Germany ) was a German film architect , draftsman , sound engineer and animation filmmaker .

Live and act

The son of the painter Emil Pfenninger had come into contact with all aspects of art from early childhood. From 1918 Pfenninger dealt with film experiments, from 1921 he worked as a draftsman on cartoons. Pfenninger began to experiment in this area, especially at the beginning of the sound film. He was particularly well known for his attempts to make audio frequencies visible in film graphics. Even before the Scotsman Norman McLaren , he made attempts to transfer the sound directly to an optical track (photoelectric cell). Pfenninger thus succeeded in creating what is known as 'drawn music', which is based on an electroacoustic implementation of drawn, geometric figures. In addition, Rudolf Pfenninger staged short, experimental cartoon films and created a veritable ballet on a synthetic sound strip.

When the National Socialists came to power, Pfenninger's phase of avant-garde film experiments ended and he made a name for himself as a trick technician and special effects artist for conventional cinema entertainment ( water for canitoga ). Immediately after this film, in 1939, Rudolf Pfenninger was appointed chief architect by Bavaria Film . For the next 13 years, the man from Munich concentrated almost exclusively on designing film sets.

In later years Pfenninger was busy with the illustration of commercials .

Filmography

Sound or animation

  • 1925: Between Mars and Earth (commercial, animation)
  • 1932: Serenade (short animation, sound)
  • 1932: Barcarole (short animation, sound)
  • 1932: Little Rebellion (short animation, sound)
  • 1932: The miracle of drawn clay (short cartoon, sound, animation, direction, screenplay)

As a film architect (complete)

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 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 214.

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personal data
SURNAME Pfenninger, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film architect, draftsman, sound engineer and animation filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich , German Empire
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1976
Place of death Baldham , Germany