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'''Ira Alan Tiffen''' (born December 24, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) worked at the ] Company from 1973 to 2004. '''Ira Alan Tiffen''' (born December 24, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York) is an optics designer and glass artist who worked at the ] Company from 1973 to 2004. He has been the recipient of both an ] and an ] for his technical achievements in motion picture photography and video imaging.


==Early life== ==Early life==
⚫ Ira Tiffen was born in ], 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 ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiffen.com|title=Tiffen - Home| website=www.tiffen.com | access-date=2024-08-10}}</ref> on his vacation time, making ] in the lab. When he graduated from ] with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1973, he began his full-time job at Tiffen managing the department for ] filter glass.
Ira Tiffen was born in ], New York, to ] and Helen (Rapchik) Tiffen.
His father was born February 19, 1925, and his mother was born April 13,
⚫ 1929. He started his career at around 19 years of age working at ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiffen.com|title=Tiffen|work=Tiffen}}</ref> on his vacation time, making ] in the lab. When he graduated college from ] with a bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering in 1973, he begun his full-time job at Tiffen managing the department for ] filter glass.


==Later career== ==Later career==


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 ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbiacollege.edu/about/honorary-degree-recipients|title=Honorary Degree Recipients|publisher=}}</ref> He left Tiffen in 2004, and in 2007 began making ] as a ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.provideocoalition.com/whatever_happened_to_ira_tiffen/|title=Whatever Happened to Ira Tiffen? by Art Adams - ProVideo Coalition|last=Coalition|first=ProVideo|date=2009-05-07|work=ProVideo Coalition|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2012 he took on the position of Vice President of Motion Picture Filters at ].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.schneideroptics.com/pdfs/filters/press/IraTiffen.pdf | title=Ira Tiffen New VP of Motion Picture Filters for Schneider Optics | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701151249/https://www.schneideroptics.com/pdfs/filters/press/IraTiffen.pdf | archive-date=2014-07-01 | date=2012-09-04}}</ref> In 2015, he was interviewed by the ] Film School.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://school.rocketjump.com/learn/cinematography-container/interview-ira-tiffen|title=Filters & Story: Interview with Ira Tiffen|work=RocketJump Film School|access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref>
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
==Awards==
go on to receive an honorary doctorate from ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.columbiacollege.edu/about/honorary-degree-recipients|title=Honorary Degree Recipients|author=Home|publisher=}}</ref> and in 1993, he won an ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/BasicSearchInput.jsp|title=Academy Awards Database - AMPAS|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |ref=harv |url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1463375817927 |title= Oscars}}</ref> the Technical Achievement Award, for the production of the Ultra Contrast Filter Series for motion picture photography, as well as

an ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theasc.com/magazine/oct98/emmy/sidebar/pg1.htm|title=1998 Emmy Engineering Awards|publisher=}}</ref> He left Tiffen in 2004, and in 2007 began making ] as a ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iratiffen.com/about.html|title=About Ira Tiffen - Glass Artist|publisher=}}</ref> designing his own
In 1993, Tiffen was awarded with the ] for the production of the Ultra Contrast Filter Series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iratiffen.com/about.html|title=About Ira Tiffen - Glass Artist|publisher=}}</ref>
art from glass. In 2012 he took on the position of Vice President of Motion Picture Filters at ],<ref>https://www.schneideroptics.com/pdfs/filters/press/IraTiffen.pdf</ref> i .

In 1998, Tiffen, along with his father and brother, were presented the ] for their contributions to the design and manufacturing of camera lens filters. More specifically, the award was for the ] ] 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theasc.com/magazine/oct98/emmy/sidebar/pg1.htm|title=1998 Emmy Engineering Awards|publisher=}}</ref>

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 ] (ASC) since 1992, and a Fellow of the ] (SMPTE) since 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/video/tips-and-solutions/optical-filters-digital-world-ira-tiffen|title=Optical Filters in a Digital World, with Ira Tiffen|work=B&H Explora|access-date=2018-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.panoramaaudiovisual.com/en/2017/05/05/ira-tiffen-encabeza-un-taller-sobre-objetivos-y-filtros-en-madrid-y-barcelona/|title=IRA Tiffen leads a workshop on objectives and filters in Madrid and Barcelona|last=AleLeo|date=2017-05-05|work=Audiovisual panorama|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en-US}}</ref>


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Ira Tiffen
BornIra Alan Tiffen
(1951-12-24) December 24, 1951 (age 73)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Optics Designer and Manufacturer
Known forWork with camera filters
Websiteiratiffen.com

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.

Early life

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 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

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. He left Tiffen in 2004, and in 2007 began making glass art as a glass artist. In 2012 he took on the position of Vice President of Motion Picture Filters at Schneider Kreuznach. In 2015, he was interviewed by the RocketJump Film School.

Awards

In 1993, Tiffen was awarded with the Academy Award for Technical Achievement for the production of the Ultra Contrast Filter Series.

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".

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.

References

  1. "Tiffen - Home". www.tiffen.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  2. "Honorary Degree Recipients".
  3. Coalition, ProVideo (May 7, 2009). "Whatever Happened to Ira Tiffen? by Art Adams - ProVideo Coalition". ProVideo Coalition. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  4. "Ira Tiffen New VP of Motion Picture Filters for Schneider Optics" (PDF). September 4, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2014.
  5. "Filters & Story: Interview with Ira Tiffen". RocketJump Film School. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  6. "About Ira Tiffen - Glass Artist".
  7. "1998 Emmy Engineering Awards".
  8. "Optical Filters in a Digital World, with Ira Tiffen". B&H Explora. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  9. 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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