Alfred Hirschmeier
Alfred Hirsch Meier ( born March 19, 1931 in Berlin- Pankow, † 27 March 1996 in Potsdam ) was a German scenes and stage designer who designed the majority of its approximately 65 Filmszenografien for DEFA, where he remained until today as one of the most important film Architects applies. In addition to his work for the film, he also designed about a dozen sets for theater performances.
Life
The son of the shoemaker Felix Hirsch Meier and his wife Hedwig completed post-high school a painter traineeship at the DEFA Studio. After a year he began his studies as a set and costume designer at the Master School of the Arts and Crafts Berlin, from which he graduated in 1952 with a diploma. From 1953 he worked for the DEFA as a Designer, first as an assistant, and worked inter alia on Kurt Maetzig Thalmann films.
Young vegetables in 1956 his first independent work. Hirsch Meier was in the sequel to the prestigious Designer of the East German cinemas. Especially on historical scenes he prepared himself and meticulous studies, whose results reflect detailed drawings. He also acted in some West German productions such as The greenstone variant.
1977-1982 was Alfred Hirsch Meier Bureau Member of the Association of Film and Television of the GDR. From 1990 until his death he was professor at the Academy of Film and Television in Potsdam, where he was able to successfully call the scenography course in life.
The Academy of the Arts ( Berlin) annually awards the donated by the Berlin designer and set designer Schlubach Alfred Hirsch Meier Scholarship to talented young Filmszenografen. Academy members of the section of film and media arts make this selection.