Susanne Abel (1971) was trained in sculpture and masonry in her hometown of Stuttgart. She moved to Berlin in 1994. In 1998 she began freelance work for theater and film. She is fluent in English and French, and speaks some Russian too.
Job experience (highlights):
2007
Art director for the German section of “The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner,” directed by Stephan Komandarev (Pallas Film)
2006
Set dresser for “Free Rainer,” directed by Hans Weingarten (Kahuuna Film Berlin)
2005
Construction foreman for “Becks Fashion Experience,” a fashion show at Berlin’s ewerk
2004
Set dresser for “Der rote Kakadu,” directed by Dominik Graf (X-Filme Berlin)
2003
Set assistant for pilot film “Verschollen,” directed by Hein Dietz (TeamWorx for RTL)
2002
Outside props for “Herr Lehmann,” directed by Leander Hausmann (Boje Buck Produktion GmbH Berlin)
2000
Set design assistant for “Der Felsen,” directed by Dominik Graf (MTM M?nchen)
Set design for the weekly RTL TV series “Hinter Gittern” (Grundy UDA)