Max Fassbender
Max Fassbender, even Maks Fassbender ( born October 8, 1868 in Berlin, † unknown, probably 1927-1932 ) was a German cinematographer and pioneer of cinematography.
Life and work
After studying photography, he initially worked as a photographer and timeliness surgeon. Even before the First World War, he established contact with the film and found employment with the production company ' Continental - art film '.
The director Joe May took him for his early, popular Stuart Webb series Thriller, a little later promoted Fassbender to 1919 for permanent cameraman films the success Richard Oswald. The Director - beginners Fritz Lang ( Harakiri ), EA Dupont ( Europe postlagernd ) and Gerhard Lamprecht ( " wife confession " ) secured the knowledge of experienced recording surgeon.
1922 was Max Fassbender in his most elaborate work, Rudolf Meinert History substance " Marie Antoinette ", behind the camera. In October of the following year he went to Switzerland, there to photograph the most ambitious theater work of the country to the silent film era. However, " The Origin of Confederation ", a project financed by US- Swiss epic in theatrical passion play - style, was an artistic and economic fiasco. Only Faßbenders camera work was praised. After his return to Berlin in early October 1924 Max Fassbender could barely get orders; in winter 1925/26, he worked in Poznan in a Polish production.
Fassbender probably died before 1932.