Eugen Schüfftan(1893-1977)
- Cinematographer
- Visual Effects
- Additional Crew
Eugen Schüfftan moved from his motherland, Germany, to France in 1933
to escape the rising Nazi movement. He moved to the US in 1940 and
became a member of Local 644, the East Coast cinematographers chapter
of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). He
invented the Schüfftan Process for optical special effects that was
used until it was replaced by the simpler matte method. He received the
Academy Award for black and white cinematography in 1962 for
The Hustler (1961).
For a variety of reasons, Schufftan did not receive proper screen
credit for many films he photographed. Director
Edgar G. Ulmer, who worked with Schufftan
on several films, said it was because he wasn't in the ASC (American
Society of Cinematographers) and therefore wasn't allowed to take
screen credit. Ulmer said that on one or two of the films he made with
Schufftan he was forced to credit
Jockey Arthur Feindel, the camera
operator, as the cinematographer because of that.
to escape the rising Nazi movement. He moved to the US in 1940 and
became a member of Local 644, the East Coast cinematographers chapter
of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). He
invented the Schüfftan Process for optical special effects that was
used until it was replaced by the simpler matte method. He received the
Academy Award for black and white cinematography in 1962 for
The Hustler (1961).
For a variety of reasons, Schufftan did not receive proper screen
credit for many films he photographed. Director
Edgar G. Ulmer, who worked with Schufftan
on several films, said it was because he wasn't in the ASC (American
Society of Cinematographers) and therefore wasn't allowed to take
screen credit. Ulmer said that on one or two of the films he made with
Schufftan he was forced to credit
Jockey Arthur Feindel, the camera
operator, as the cinematographer because of that.