Ira Alan Tiffen (born December 24, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is an optics designer and glass artist who worked at the Tiffen Company from 1973 to 2004. He has been the recipient of both an Academy Award and an Emmy Award for his technical achievements in motion picture photography and video imaging.
Ira Tiffen was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Nathan and Helen Tiffen. His father was born February 19, 1925, and his mother was born April 13, 1929. He started his career at 19 years of age working at Tiffen[1] on his vacation time, making filters in the lab. When he graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering in 1973, he began his full-time job at Tiffen managing the department for laminating filter glass.
Later careeredit
Ira Tiffen worked in various departments of Tiffen, specializing in manufacturing and product development, and eventually became the Vice President of Research and Development in the late 1980s. He would later go on to receive an honorary doctorate from Columbia College.[2] He left Tiffen in 2004, and in 2007 began making glass art as a glass artist.[3] In 2012 he took on the position of Vice President of Motion Picture Filters at Schneider Kreuznach.[4] In 2015, he was interviewed by the RocketJump Film School.[5]
In 1998, Tiffen, along with his father and brother, were presented the Emmy Engineering Award for their contributions to the design and manufacturing of camera lens filters. More specifically, the award was for the Tiffenlaminating process, which involves fusing together two layers of clear glass using a micro-thin bonding layer, which the award description says "provided the basis for an unprecedented level of color, contrast, resolution, and flare control".[7]
^Coalition, ProVideo (May 7, 2009). "Whatever Happened to Ira Tiffen? by Art Adams - ProVideo Coalition". ProVideo Coalition. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
^"Optical Filters in a Digital World, with Ira Tiffen". B&H Explora. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
^AleLeo (May 5, 2017). "IRA Tiffen leads a workshop on objectives and filters in Madrid and Barcelona". Audiovisual panorama. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
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Personal Website
IMDb Awards
IMDB Review of 1993 Academy Award Winners
Oscar Winners, Ira Tiffen
November 26, 2023
tiffen, alan, tiffen, born, december, 1951, brooklyn, york, optics, designer, glass, artist, worked, tiffen, company, from, 1973, 2004, been, recipient, both, academy, award, emmy, award, technical, achievements, motion, picture, photography, video, imaging, b. Ira Alan Tiffen born December 24 1951 in Brooklyn New York is an optics designer and glass artist who worked at the Tiffen Company from 1973 to 2004 He has been the recipient of both an Academy Award and an Emmy Award for his technical achievements in motion picture photography and video imaging Ira TiffenBornIra Alan Tiffen 1951 12 24 December 24 1951 age 71 Brooklyn New York United StatesNationalityAmericanOccupation s Optics Designer and ManufacturerKnown forWork with camera filtersWebsiteiratiffen wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Later career 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editIra Tiffen was born in Brooklyn New York to Nathan and Helen Tiffen His father was born February 19 1925 and his mother was born April 13 1929 He started his career at 19 years of age working at Tiffen 1 on his vacation time making filters in the lab When he graduated from New York University with a bachelor s degree in Chemical Engineering in 1973 he began his full time job at Tiffen managing the department for laminating filter glass Later career editIra Tiffen worked in various departments of Tiffen specializing in manufacturing and product development and eventually became the Vice President of Research and Development in the late 1980s He would later go on to receive an honorary doctorate from Columbia College 2 He left Tiffen in 2004 and in 2007 began making glass art as a glass artist 3 In 2012 he took on the position of Vice President of Motion Picture Filters at Schneider Kreuznach 4 In 2015 he was interviewed by the RocketJump Film School 5 Awards editIn 1993 Tiffen was awarded with the Academy Award for Technical Achievement for the production of the Ultra Contrast Filter Series 6 In 1998 Tiffen along with his father and brother were presented the Emmy Engineering Award for their contributions to the design and manufacturing of camera lens filters More specifically the award was for the Tiffen laminating process which involves fusing together two layers of clear glass using a micro thin bonding layer which the award description says provided the basis for an unprecedented level of color contrast resolution and flare control 7 Since 1988 he has been the author of a Camera Filters section in the American Cinematographer Manual Tiffen has been an Associate Member of the American Society of Cinematographers ASC since 1992 and a Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers SMPTE since 2002 8 9 References edit Tiffen Honorary Degree Recipients Coalition ProVideo May 7 2009 Whatever Happened to Ira Tiffen by Art Adams ProVideo Coalition ProVideo Coalition Retrieved January 21 2018 https www schneideroptics com pdfs filters press IraTiffen pdf bare URL PDF Filters amp Story Interview with Ira Tiffen RocketJump Film School Retrieved January 21 2018 About Ira Tiffen Glass Artist 1998 Emmy Engineering Awards Optical Filters in a Digital World with Ira Tiffen B amp H Explora Retrieved January 21 2018 AleLeo May 5 2017 IRA Tiffen leads a workshop on objectives and filters in Madrid and Barcelona Audiovisual panorama Retrieved January 21 2018 External links editPersonal Website IMDb Awards IMDB Review of 1993 Academy Award Winners Oscar Winners Ira Tiffen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ira Tiffen amp oldid 1099169882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
