Eugen Schüfftan (1893-1977)
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Alias:
Eugen Shufian
Shuftan
E. Schufftan
Eugen Schuefftan
Eugen Schufftan
Eugen Shuftan
Eugene Schufftan
Eugene Shufftan
Eugene Shuftan
Eugène Schufftan
Schuefftan
Schufftan
Schüfftan
Birthplace:
Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
Born:
July 21, 1893
Died:
September 6, 1977
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 film The Hustler.