Tom Ferryman
Tom Fährmann (born May 24, 1956 in Duisburg , actually Thomas Fährmann ) is a German cameraman , photographer and screenwriter .
Life
Tom Fährmann is the son of the children's book author Willi Fährmann and grew up in Xanten on the Lower Rhine . After graduating from the Stiftsgymnasium Xanten , he studied art education at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster from 1975 to 1981 and then from 1982 to 1985 at the University of Television and Film in Munich . In addition to his work as a cameraman for cinema and TV films, Fährmann was also involved in the development of advertising films for C&A , Joop and Jil Sander . In 1997 he published the illustrated book " Beyond the Image ". Since December 2015 he has been a professor at the University of Television and Film Munich in the camera department.
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: black and no sugar (camera)
- 1987: Zoe (screenplay and director)
- 1995: The Sandman (camera)
- 1996: It happened in broad daylight (camera)
- 1996: The Super Woman (camera)
- 1998: The Campus (actor, camera)
- 1999: St. Pauli Nacht (camera)
- 2001: Wambo (camera)
- 2003: The Miracle of Bern (camera and development of optical special effects)
- 2005: The Canterville Ghost (screenplay)
- 2007: Ulzhan - The Forgotten Light (camera)
- 2009: The Popess (camera)
- 2011: At the end of a far too short day ( Death of a Superhero , camera)
- 2013: The woman who dares
- 2015: Ms. Müller has to go!
Awards and nominations
- 1987: Golden Unicorn of the Alpinale Bludenz (for black and without sugar )
- 1996: Nomination for the German Camera Prize (for The Sandman )
- 1997: Bavarian Film Prize Camera (for The Campus )
- 2003: Nomination for the European Camera Film Award (for The Miracle of Bern )
- 2008: German Camera Prize for Ulzhan - The Forgotten Light
Fährmann was also a member of the film crew of the 1996 and 2002 Adolf Grimme Prize films, Der Sandmann und Wambo .
literature
- Maik Wieczorek: The influence of the cameraman on German cinema. A case study for the film “The Miracle of Bern” and its cameraman Tom Fährmann. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, Saarbrücken 2011, ISBN 978-3-639-35273-3
Web links
- official homepage
- Tom Fährmann on the website of the University of Television and Film Munich
- Tom ferryman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tom Fährmann at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Fear kills creativity" , Bayerische Staatszeitung , January 8, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferryman, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferryman, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German screenwriter, photographer and cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Duisburg |