Eugen Hamm
Eugene Hamm (* April 3, 1869 in Kehl, † May 6, 1944 in Berlin) was a German cinematographer.
Life
He studied until 1890, seven years at the School of Applied Arts in Karlsruhe with Hermann Goetz as well as in Munich, Salzburg, Offenburg and court photographer Emil Bieber in Berlin.
In the Wertheim department store in Berlin, he became head of the department of art photography. In 1911 he turned to the French film company Pathé two literary adaptations by Victor Hugo. In 1912 he accompanied Emperor Wilhelm II as a cameraman on his yacht SMY Hohenzollern. 1912/1913 he worked for Pathé as a press photographer in the Balkan War.
From 1914 to 1917 Hamm was a war reporter for the Berlin Eiko film, from 1917, he stood in the same function in the service of the General Staff. He then returned to his job back as a feature film cinematographer. His most significant achievement was the resulting revolution in Grodno Drama Sanin.
From 1926 he turned again mainly newsreels and cultural films. In the Third Reich, he headed the student council camera within the realm student council film. He should not be confused with the painter Eugene Hamm ( 1885-1930 ).