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7 0 W o r l d w i d e<br />
In 1955, Thomas Popp began his career to<br />
become a precision mechanic and successfully<br />
finished his vocational training three and<br />
a half years later - not only as the best of his<br />
age group and the best graduate of ARRI –<br />
but also as the best precision mechanic in all<br />
of Munich. For his achievement, Thomas<br />
Popp was awarded not only by the Chamber<br />
of Commerce but by ARRI company founder<br />
August Arnold personally – an event that<br />
could be compared to receiving knighthood.<br />
In 1966, he acquired an additional degree<br />
as a state approved technician at the Oscarvon-Miller<br />
Polytechnikum, followed by another<br />
degree as master of business administration<br />
in 1973.<br />
It is a story about how fast fifty-five years of working<br />
experience can fly by – yet, it is no retrospective, but<br />
rather a close-up of someone who does not really fit<br />
into the scheme of “retirement”…<br />
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Thomas Popp –<br />
5 2006 at Camerimage<br />
6 2002 with<br />
Jean Luis Deriaz<br />
7 2010 at Marburger<br />
Kamerapreis<br />
8 Jost Vacano with the<br />
ARRIFLEX 35 III<br />
In the sixties and seventies, working as a<br />
design engineer, Thomas Popp was primarily<br />
involved in the development of the very<br />
successful ARRITECHNO 35, the ARRIFLEX<br />
35 BL and the ARRIFLEX 35 III. According to<br />
the requirements from Jost Vacano, he developed<br />
independently, based on the 35<br />
IIC-X-Ray, the 35 IIIC. Sophisticated image<br />
challenges demanded a very mobile, versatile<br />
camera: thus the worldwide renowned<br />
film classic DAS BOOT was realized, which<br />
has set significant standards to date.<br />
“In practical use – For practical use“ was<br />
ARRI’s motto right from the beginning: “We<br />
never wanted to hide behind the drawing<br />
to live the<br />
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board,“ comments Thomas Popp. This also<br />
included unfamiliar tasks: from September<br />
to December 1985 and in cooperation with<br />
architect Erich Durnes, Thomas Popp renovated<br />
the ARRI cinema in record time – on<br />
schedule to host the Bambi Film Award<br />
Celebration.<br />
A new era began: in addition to high-quality<br />
mechanical engineering, more and more<br />
electronics entered the camera construction<br />
and assembly. As the responsible project<br />
manager, Thomas Popp concentrated on<br />
the ARRIFLEX 535. In 1989 he took over the<br />
product management for the ARRI medical<br />
technology; a product area that incorporated<br />
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