Gerald Joseph Hirschfeld

Background

Hirschfeld, Gerald Joseph was born on April 25, 1921 in New York City. Son of Ralph and Kate (Zirker) Hirschfeld.

Education

Student, Columbia University, 1938—1940.

Career

Cinematic instructor, New Institute for Film, Brooklyn, 1947-1949; freelance director photography for television and Film, New York City, 1949-1954; director photography, vice president, MPO Videotronics, Inc., New York City, 1954-1972; free-lance director and cameraman, cinematographer,, New York City and Hollywood, California, since 1972. Cinema instructor American Film Institute, Los Angeles, 1980, Tahoe Film and Video Workshop, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 1984, Washington Film and Video Association, 1987. Staff member International Film and Video Workshops, Rockport, Maine, 1996-1999, cinema instructor Southern Oregon U., since 1998.

Achievements

• Gerald Joseph Hirschfeld has been listed as a noteworthy Cinematographer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Image Control: Motion Picture and Video Camera Filters and Lab Techniques, Second Edition

    (Image Control explains the devices and means that can be ...)

  • Image Control: Motion Picture Filters and Lab Techniques

    (Explains the devices and means available to create a scre...)

  • Image Control: Motion Picture and Video Camera Filters and Lab Techniques, Second Edition by Gerald Hirschfeld (2005-07-15)
  • Image Control: Motion Picture Filters and Lab Techniques by Gerald Hirschfeld (1992-10-15)

Membership

With Signal corpus, United States army, 1941-1945. Member International Photographer's Union, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, American Society Cinematographers, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: woodworker, miniaturist. Fax: 541-488-8742. E-mail: [email protected].

Connections

Married Sarnell Ogus, June 5, 1945 (divorced June 1972). Children— Alec, Marc, Eric, Burt. Married Julia Warren Tucker, July 28, 1981.

Father:

Ralph Hirschfeld

Mother:

Kate (Zirker) Hirschfeld

Spouse:

Sarnell Ogus

Spouse:

Julia Warren Tucker

child:

Marc Hirschfeld

child:

Burt Hirschfeld

child:

Eric Hirschfeld

child:

Alec Hirschfeld