Eugen Schüfftan
Personal Info
Know For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-07-21 (84 years old)
Deathday
1977-09-06
Place of Birth
Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
Also known As
Eugene Shufftan
Eugen Schuefftan
Schuefftan
E. Schufftan
Eugene Schufftan
Eugen Schufftan
Eugène Schufftan
Schufftan
Schüfftan
Eugene Shufftan
Eugen Shufian
Eugene Shuftan
Eugen Shuftan
Shuftan
Eugen Schüfftan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eugen Schüfftan (21 July 1893, Breslau, Silesia, Germany, now Wroclaw, Poland – 6 September 1977, New York City) was a German Jewish cinematographer. He invented the Schüfftan process, a special effects technique that employed mirrors to insert actors into miniature sets. One of the first uses of the process was for Metropolis (1927), directed by Fritz Lang. The technique was widely used throughout the first half of the 20th century until it was supplanted by the travelling matte and bluescreen techniques. Schüfftan won the 1962 Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White for his work on the...
Production
1930
as Director of Photography
1961
as Director of Photography
1932
as Director of Photography
1931
as Director
1931
as Director of Photography
1926
as Additional Photography
1960
as Director of Photography
1946
as Producer
1944
as Technical Supervisor
1944
as Director of Photography
1938
as Director of Photography
1944
as Production Design
1964
as Director of Photography
1959
as Director of Photography
1963
as Director of Photography
1960
as Director of Photography
1937
as Director of Photography
1930
as Director of Photography
1933
as Director of Photography
1931
as Director of Photography
1931
as Director
1966
as Director of Photography
1931
as Director of Photography
1940
as Director of Photography
1948
as Set Decoration
1948
as Art Direction
1937
as Director of Photography
1944
as Director of Photography
1938
as Director of Photography
1953
as Director of Photography
1936
as Director of Photography
1936
as Director of Photography
1937
as Director of Photography
1954
as Director of Photography
1966
as Camera Operator
1961
as Director of Photography
1927
as Visual Effects
1934
as Director of Photography
1940
as Director of Photography
1933
as Director of Photography
1946
as Director of Photography
1946
as Production Supervisor
1927
as Visual Effects Supervisor
1927
as Special Effects
1953
as Director of Photography
1943
as Director of Photography
1950
as Director of Photography
1930
as Director of Photography
1964
as Director of Photography
1965
as Director of Photography
1937
as Director of Photography
1959
as Director of Photography
1948
as Director of Photography
1934
as Director of Photography
1936
as Director of Photography
1938
as Director of Photography
1952
as Director of Photography
1944
as Technical Advisor
1939
as Director of Photography
1954
as Special Effects
1932
as Director of Photography
1945
as Director of Photography
1946
as Visual Effects
1933
as Director of Photography
1953
as Director of Photography
1931
as Cinematography
1958
as Director of Photography
1929
as Director of Photography
1984
as Special Effects
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