Eugen Schüfftan
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Eugen Schüfftan (21 July 1893, in Breslau, Silesia, Germany, now Wroclaw, Poland – 6 September 1977, in New York City) was a German cinematographer.
He invented the Schüfftan process, a special effects technique that employed mirrors to insert actors into miniature sets. One of the early 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.
Selected filmography[]
See also[]
- List of German-speaking Academy Award winners and nominees
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- German cinematographers
- Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners
- Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States
- Film people from Wrocław
- 1893 births
- 1977 deaths
- People from the Province of Silesia
- Polish emigrants to the United States
- German film biography stubs
- Polish film biography stubs
- Cinematographer stubs