Tiffany Taira

Tiffany Taira is an accomplished Director of Photography and Manager of PU-Video Production at Pixar Animation Studios, holding the position since 2008, where Tiffany co-founded the internal media production initiative PU-Video/PUTube and developed the associated production and post-production pipeline. Tiffany's experience includes a role as an Editorial Intern in Pixar's animation department, contributing to early content creation for internal media and training sites. Additionally, Tiffany has worked as a freelance Director of Photography since 1998, contributing to numerous short films, features, documentaries, and music videos, while utilizing various film and HD formats. Tiffany holds an MFA in Cinema-Television Production from the University of Southern California and a BA in Art, with a focus on Studio Painting/Drawing and Art History, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.