Dieter Trattmann
Dieter Trattmann | |
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Born | Dieter Ewald Trattmann |
Occupation | Director, producer, editor, real estate investor |
Dieter Trattmann (b. Switzerland) is a director/editor and producer who resides in California.
Life and career[]
Dieter Trattmann was born and raised in Switzerland.[1] In the late 1970s, he became fascinated with music and film and moved to London where he attended the London Film School. In 1983, he went to work for Productions in London, beginning his career in film by directing a commercial for MTV. In 1986, he moved to EMI/Picture Music International, where he continued his film career, specializing in music videos during the 1980s and 1990s and directing work for Donna Summer, the Thompson Twins, Cliff Richard and Placido Domingo. He worked on contracts with EMI/Capitol, Polygram, Island, Atlantic, Arista, Virgin, Chrysalis, RCA, Geffen, Sony and others.
In 1989, he moved to Los Angeles where he signed with the A&R Group as a director. He worked for CBS on a number of hit shows including CSI. In 2004, Trattmann went to work for Lifestyle/Fashion TV as Senior Editor. In 2015, he was credited as a producer for the film Como você quer o seu casamento?.[2] Over the span of his career, Trattmann has directed and edited over 200 commercials, music videos and live concerts, plus worked on a number of films and TV series shows. Trattmann currently lives in Los Angeles, where he is also involved in real estate investment.
Awards[]
- 2003 - The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honor for contribution to the 30th Daytime Emmy Awards
- 1985 - UK Music Video Awards for Best Live Concert, Thompson Twins - "Into the Gap Live" (director)
- 1987 - , Best Director for Cliff Richard - "My Pretty One"
- 1989 - - Best International Video for Climie Fisher - "Rise to the Occasion"
References[]
- ^ Dieter Trattmann, archived from the original on 25 May 2015, retrieved 23 May 2015
- ^ Como você quer o seu casamento?, retrieved 23 May 2015
External links[]
- American Cinema Editors
- American entertainment industry businesspeople
- American film producers
- Businesspeople from California
- Cinema of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Film directors from California
- Film producers from California
- Living people
- American film editors