Pierre Antoine Kandorfer (born August 17, 1943) is a German–American author and journalist. He is best known for his work as a media professional and the founder of Aviation Television. In 1970, he won the first film prize in the "Films of the Youth" category at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in Germany. He was also the director of the European Syndication of etv Hollywood Inc., the Producer of the official NASA/ESA footage at the first Spacelab Mission, and the Producer of the Special Assignment Series Soccer World Cup. He is also the author of 20 books.
Pierre Antoine Kandorfer | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1943 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, journalist |
Biography edit
Beginning with "Praxis des Wissenschaftsfilms (Schriftenreihe zur Film — und Fernsehkunde) (German Edition)" – or "Practice of Science Films (Publication Series to the Film — and Television Studies) (German Edition)" in English – Dr. Kandorfer has been releasing books since 1978 with the book "Lehrbuch der Filmgestaltung" (Textbook of Filmmaking"), published in 7 editions.[1]
In 1980, when he was working in the German film industry, he published "Pocket Book of Movie Technology" (Publication Series to the Film and Television Customers of the Institute of Film and Television Science, Dr. Pierre Kandorfer, Cologne) (German edition).[2][3][4]
In 1998, Kandorfer lost all his lifetime investments after a fraud that his business partner committed.[5] As a consequence, he was forced to sell his residence in Los Angeles at a depreciated value. Kandorfer relocated to California City, where he was involved in the production of a movie series at Red Rock Canyon.[6][7]
Publications edit
- Heart and Soul of America – American spirit, American dream, American way of life
- When Everything is Just a Show – Fake, Lies, and Deceit Become the New Normal
- Where is our Moral Compass? Values, Morals, and Principles – The Foundation of our Society
- A Love Letter to America – The Secret of the American Spirit
- What is the Purpose of My Life? Seeking a Life Worth Living For
- Less is More – Simple Life to Happiness
- Fight Back Manual – Last Bet Strategies for Survival of the Western Civilization
- No More Doubt – Science Confirms the Bible
- Idiots from Hell – Defying Lunatics
- Whom Can We Still Trust? Find out before is too late
- End Game – When Truth Doesn't Matter Anymore
- Find Peace of Mind or Lose Your Mind – How to survive the collapse of our values, morals, and principles
- You Don't Know Who You Really Are – How to Discover Your True-Self
- The Greatest Mysteries of all Times – Deceptions Between Science and Science Fiction
- Liberals Hijacking America – A Satirical Eye-Opener
- Dead or Alive – Surviving the Collapse of our Society
- Good, Kind, and Happy – Open Secret to our Life
- What's Up? Cheers, Jeers, and Tears
- Digital Video Production HandbookClouds over Beverly Hills
- Getting Old is What You Make Out of It – Attitude is Everything
- Never Give Up Your Dream: Inspiration, Motivation, Persistence, Breakthrough
References edit
- ^ Zahnärztliche Mitteilungen (in German). Deutscher Arzte-Verlag. July 1978.
- ^ Holzmann, Gabriela (13 December 2016). Schaulust und Verbrechen: Eine Geschichte des Krimis als Mediengeschichte (1850–1950) (in German). Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-476-02787-0.
- ^ Seaborg, Glenn Theodore (1993). Journal of Glenn T. Seaborg, 1971-1979: January 1, 1985 – December 31, 1985. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California.
- ^ Hagener, Malte; Töteberg, Michael (16 December 2016). Film – An International Bibliography. Springer. ISBN 978-3-476-03686-5.
- ^ "Dr. Pierre A. Kandorfer, Ph.D.: Cal City's most prolific author". Mojave Desert News. 9 November 2018.
- ^ "lehrbuch der filmgestaltung theoretisch von pierre kandorfer – ZVAB". Zentrales Verzeichnis Antiquarischer Bücher.
- ^ Schwab, Ulrike (2006). Erzähltext und Spielfilm: zur Ästhetik und Analyse der Filmadaption (in German). LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 978-3-8258-9057-5.