Shuftan process		Schuftan process Shufftan process
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Subject Field: Cinematography

A photograph, painting or miniature is placed at the side of the camera, and a mirror is mounted in front of the lens so that the image of this secondary scene is reflected into the camera lens. Where the image of the miniature or plate is not desired, that portion of the mirror silvering is scraped away, allowing the camera to see through the clear glass and photograph the primary scene, which is usually the foreground and live action. Clark			Sinonimi Mirror shot See Also Front projection Bibliography Index Home Conceptual tree
Context: In the Shuftan process (developed by Eugen Shufftan and used throughout Fritz Lang's Metropolis [1926, released 1927]) the live action was reflected by a discretely front-silvered mirror; through the transparent areas from which the silver had been removed, the camera saw the sets, which were usually hanging miniatures and painted backdrops. Kawin Attestation: 2 Shufftan Reliability: 3