Alvin Wyckoff (July 3, 1877 – July 30, 1957) was an American cinematographer who worked on more than 80 films between 1914 and 1945.

Alvin Wyckoff
Alvin Wyckoff, 1942
Born(1877-07-03)July 3, 1877
New York City, New York, US
DiedJuly 30, 1957(1957-07-30) (aged 80)
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1914–1945

Several of Wyckoff's films had sequences filmed in the early Handschiegl Color Process, originally billed as the "DeMille-Wyckoff Process". Wyckoff also worked with DeMille to develop the Lasky-lighting technique, which made selective lighting possible.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "He Is a True Artist". theasc. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Retrospective 2014: Aesthetics of Shadow". berlinale.de. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

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