The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 21 scientific and technical achievements represented by 58 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 7, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
In addition, veteran sound engineer and Dolby Laboratories executive David W. Gray will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar® statuette), presented “to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry.” Gray’s career has encompassed the design, refinement and implementation of groundbreaking cinema sound technologies, including stereo optical soundtracks, digital sound on film and most recently, Dolby Atmos®. He has served for many years on the Academy’s Science and Technology Council and its Theater Standards Committee, among others, as well as chaired the audio study group of Smpte’s pioneering DC28 technology committee, from which the first two...
In addition, veteran sound engineer and Dolby Laboratories executive David W. Gray will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar® statuette), presented “to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry.” Gray’s career has encompassed the design, refinement and implementation of groundbreaking cinema sound technologies, including stereo optical soundtracks, digital sound on film and most recently, Dolby Atmos®. He has served for many years on the Academy’s Science and Technology Council and its Theater Standards Committee, among others, as well as chaired the audio study group of Smpte’s pioneering DC28 technology committee, from which the first two...
- 1/13/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
And the Oscars go to … the Mat-Towercam Twin Peek, the Biscuit Jr., the Mova Facial Performance Capture System, the Ilm PhysBAM Destruction System and the early conceptualization of sparse-tiled voxel data structures.
That may be Greek to most of us, but it makes sense to the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Committee, which on Tuesday announced that those achievements, and 16 others, will be the recipients of this year’s Scientific and Technical Academy Awards.
See photos: Golden Globe Awards: Winners Gallery (Photos)
The awarded achievements include camera mounts and platforms, digital projection technology, advancements that aid in the creation of computer-generated foliage and hair,...
That may be Greek to most of us, but it makes sense to the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Committee, which on Tuesday announced that those achievements, and 16 others, will be the recipients of this year’s Scientific and Technical Academy Awards.
See photos: Golden Globe Awards: Winners Gallery (Photos)
The awarded achievements include camera mounts and platforms, digital projection technology, advancements that aid in the creation of computer-generated foliage and hair,...
- 1/13/2015
- by Deborah Day and Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Honorary Oscars have bypassed women: Angela Lansbury, Lauren Bacall among rare exceptions (photo: 2013 Honorary Oscar winner Angela Lansbury and Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award winner Angelina Jolie) September 4, 2014, Introduction: This four-part article on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Honorary Awards and the dearth of female Honorary Oscar winners was originally posted in February 2007. The article was updated in February 2012 and fully revised before its republication today. All outdated figures regarding the Honorary Oscars and the Academy's other Special Awards have been "scratched out," with the updated numbers and related information inserted below each affected paragraph or text section. See also "Honorary Oscars 2014 addendum" at the bottom of this post. At the 1936 Academy Awards ceremony, groundbreaking film pioneer D.W. Griffith, by then a veteran with more than 500 shorts and features to his credit — among them the epoch-making The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance — became the first individual to...
- 9/4/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Honoring those who help keep us able to stay invested in a story on the big screen, Kristen Bell and Michael B. Jordan hosted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday (February 15).
The "House of Lies" star looked gorgeous in a one-shoulder black gown which exposed a bit of her midriff while her handsome co-host wore a black on black suit with no tie.
At the ceremony, two Oscars were given: The Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Peter W. Anderson for his work on 3-D technology and an Academy Award of Merit to the owners and operators of film-processing labs.
Posting a pic from the event, Kristen tweeted, "Just finished hosting the #SciTechAwards w/that stud muffin @michaelb4jordan. No need to feel sorry for me!"...
The "House of Lies" star looked gorgeous in a one-shoulder black gown which exposed a bit of her midriff while her handsome co-host wore a black on black suit with no tie.
At the ceremony, two Oscars were given: The Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Peter W. Anderson for his work on 3-D technology and an Academy Award of Merit to the owners and operators of film-processing labs.
Posting a pic from the event, Kristen tweeted, "Just finished hosting the #SciTechAwards w/that stud muffin @michaelb4jordan. No need to feel sorry for me!"...
- 2/16/2014
- GossipCenter
They may not be as sexy as the main Academy Awards ceremony -- something the Academy effectively acknowledges by annually selecting the hottest ingenue available to host the evening -- but the Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation honors any number of worthy artists who contribute invaluably to our movie-watching pleasure. This year 52 individuals, covering 19 technical achievements, have been named as honorees, including cinematographer and VFX supervisor Peter W. Anderson, the recipient of this year's honorary Gordon E. Sawyer Award. (His credits range from "The China Syndrome" to "U2 3D.") The awards will be presented on February 15. [Deadline] A spot-on...
- 1/9/2014
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 19 scientific and technical achievements represented by 52 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 15, at The Beverly Hills Hotel.
In addition, visual effects supervisor and director of photography Peter W. Anderson will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar® statuette) for technological contributions that have brought credit to the industry. Post-production and distribution executive Charles “Tad” Marburg will receive the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy.
For the first time in the history of the Scientific and Technical Awards, a large number of individuals, collectively, will be recognized with an Academy Award® of Merit (an Oscar statuette). The award is dedicated to “all those who built and operated film laboratories, for over a century of service to the motion picture industry.
In addition, visual effects supervisor and director of photography Peter W. Anderson will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar® statuette) for technological contributions that have brought credit to the industry. Post-production and distribution executive Charles “Tad” Marburg will receive the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy.
For the first time in the history of the Scientific and Technical Awards, a large number of individuals, collectively, will be recognized with an Academy Award® of Merit (an Oscar statuette). The award is dedicated to “all those who built and operated film laboratories, for over a century of service to the motion picture industry.
- 1/9/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Oscar statuette - Gordon E. Sawyer Award 2014 - for ‘Godzilla,’ ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ visual effects artist Peter Anderson The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that visual effects supervisor and director of photography Peter W. Anderson will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar statuette) "for technological contributions that have brought credit to the industry" at the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in, where else, Beverly Hills. Portions of the presentation will be included in the Oscar 2014 telecast to be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. Listed on the IMDb as Peter Anderson, the next Gordon E. Sawyer Award recipient has been in the film business for nearly four decades. His earliest IMDb film credit is for the visual effects in Berry Gordy and Jack Wormser’s 1975 romantic drama Mahogany, starring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams,...
- 1/9/2014
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 19 scientific and technical achievements will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, Feb. 15. The achievements will be represented by 52 individual award recipients at the event at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Photos: 5 Top Studio Execs on Big Challenges, Oscar Dreams Additionally, visual effects supervisor and director of photography Peter W. Anderson will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for technological contributions that have brought credit to the industry, while postproduction and distribution executive Charles "Tad" Marburg will receive the John A. Bonner Medal
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- 1/8/2014
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named the 19 achievements that will be celebrated by the Academy at the Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation Saturday, Feb. 15.
The awards will be presented separately from the Oscars, and are, indeed, awarded through a different process. The technologies honored do not need to have been invented in the year 2013 to win, rather, they need to have been proven to be vital contributions to filmmaking.
“This year’s honorees have in a myriad of ways enabled today’s moviegoing experience. Their efforts have advanced not only the art and science of motion pictures, but the work of countless global industries,” proclaimed Richard Edlund, the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee Chair, himself an Oscar-winner for his work in visual effects.
Here is the entire list as presented in the press official Academy press release:
To Olivier Maury, Ian Sachs and Dan Piponi for the...
The awards will be presented separately from the Oscars, and are, indeed, awarded through a different process. The technologies honored do not need to have been invented in the year 2013 to win, rather, they need to have been proven to be vital contributions to filmmaking.
“This year’s honorees have in a myriad of ways enabled today’s moviegoing experience. Their efforts have advanced not only the art and science of motion pictures, but the work of countless global industries,” proclaimed Richard Edlund, the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee Chair, himself an Oscar-winner for his work in visual effects.
Here is the entire list as presented in the press official Academy press release:
To Olivier Maury, Ian Sachs and Dan Piponi for the...
- 1/8/2014
- Uinterview
The Us special effects maestro behind 2001: A Space Odyssey and Close Encounters of the Third Kind to receive Locarno’s inaugural Vision Award.
Douglas Trumbull is to receive the first Vision Award at the 66th Locarno Film Festival, which runs August 7-17.
The new prize both highlights and pays tribute to someone whose creative work behind the scenes, as well as in their own right, has contributed to opening up new perspectives in film.
Trumbull will hold two masterclasses to talk about his work on Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
The festival will also screen 2001 and Close Encounters as well as Trumbull’s own film as director, Silent Running.
Locarno artistic director Carlo Chatrian said: “Filmmaker, inventor, creator of visual effects that have haunted audiences’ imaginations and left their mark on some of the milestones in film history; Trumbull...
Douglas Trumbull is to receive the first Vision Award at the 66th Locarno Film Festival, which runs August 7-17.
The new prize both highlights and pays tribute to someone whose creative work behind the scenes, as well as in their own right, has contributed to opening up new perspectives in film.
Trumbull will hold two masterclasses to talk about his work on Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
The festival will also screen 2001 and Close Encounters as well as Trumbull’s own film as director, Silent Running.
Locarno artistic director Carlo Chatrian said: “Filmmaker, inventor, creator of visual effects that have haunted audiences’ imaginations and left their mark on some of the milestones in film history; Trumbull...
- 6/27/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Raquel Welch wigs vs. Ray Harryhausen monsters: One Million Years B.C. [See previous post: "Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Dies."] Without Charles H. Schneer as producer, Ray Harryhausen created the visual effects for the 1966 camp classic One Million Years B.C. — though, admittedly, his work in that movie played second fiddle to Raquel Welch’s physical effects as a blonde-bewigged (?) cavewoman parading around Earth’s pre-history in a cleavage-enhancing fur bikini. Whereas in producer Hal Roach’s 1940 effort One Million B.C., lizards made up as dinosaurs made life difficult for Victor Mature and Carole Landis, in the creationist-style pre-history of the 1966 (sort-of) remake, Raquel Welch and fellow caveman John Richardson had to square off against Harryhausen’s stop-motion models of giant reptiles. (Photo: Raquel Welch One Million Years B.C.) [Please scroll down to check out TCM's beautiful Ray Harryhausen tribute.] Starring James Franciscus and featuring Earth vs. the Flying Saucers‘ Richard Carlson, The Valley of Gwangi (1969) was Harryhausen’s next-to-last mid-level effort. Both The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974), with John Phillip Law,...
- 5/8/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
He brought out dreams to life.
Raymond “Ray” Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) died today at age 92, leaving behind a legacy of pioneering special effects work and a filmography that has deeply influenced writers, artists, and filmmakers for generations.
Dubbed by Starlog as “The Man Who Work Miracles”, he was one of the most influential movie makers who was himself inspired by Willis O’Brien’s stop-motion animation in King Kong. He took O’Brien’s efforts and improved upon them, branding it as Dynamation.
Although he resided in England for the majority of his adult life, Harryhausen was born in Los Angeles. King Kong was the spark that set him on a course towards a career in film, meticulously creating miniatures that could be photographed a few frames at a time followed by the tiniest of movements, followed by more frames, until the model appeared to move across the screen. This...
Raymond “Ray” Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) died today at age 92, leaving behind a legacy of pioneering special effects work and a filmography that has deeply influenced writers, artists, and filmmakers for generations.
Dubbed by Starlog as “The Man Who Work Miracles”, he was one of the most influential movie makers who was himself inspired by Willis O’Brien’s stop-motion animation in King Kong. He took O’Brien’s efforts and improved upon them, branding it as Dynamation.
Although he resided in England for the majority of his adult life, Harryhausen was born in Los Angeles. King Kong was the spark that set him on a course towards a career in film, meticulously creating miniatures that could be photographed a few frames at a time followed by the tiniest of movements, followed by more frames, until the model appeared to move across the screen. This...
- 5/7/2013
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, whose sci-fi and fantasy creations were brought to life in such films as the original Clash of the Titans and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, died in London today, according to his Facebook page. He was 92.
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Born in Los Angeles on June 29, 1920, Harryhausen pioneered the stop-motion animation technique (he himself was inspired by watching the original 1933 King Kong and started out by making stop-motion films in his garage), bringing rubber and clay to life and fueling the imaginations of young moviegoers for decades, reaching back to such matinee favorites as Mighty Joe Young (1949), It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955), Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1955), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Mysterious Island (1961) and the Sinbad movies. Although the multi-award winner never won any Oscars for his hugely influential work (even the stop-motion Tauntauns in The Empire Strikes Back owe a debt to Ray), the...
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Born in Los Angeles on June 29, 1920, Harryhausen pioneered the stop-motion animation technique (he himself was inspired by watching the original 1933 King Kong and started out by making stop-motion films in his garage), bringing rubber and clay to life and fueling the imaginations of young moviegoers for decades, reaching back to such matinee favorites as Mighty Joe Young (1949), It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955), Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1955), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Mysterious Island (1961) and the Sinbad movies. Although the multi-award winner never won any Oscars for his hugely influential work (even the stop-motion Tauntauns in The Empire Strikes Back owe a debt to Ray), the...
- 5/7/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
Legendary special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, who worked on films such as the original “Clash of the Titans,” has died at the age of 92. The stop-motion expert passed away Tuesday in London. Harryhausen, a Los Angeles native, was heavily influenced by the 1933 version of “King Kong,” and began making his own stop-motion films while immersed in L.A.'s budding science fiction community. (He was also lifelong friends with sci-fi author Ray Bradbury.) He went on to work on many prestigious Hollywood projects, including joining the Oscar-winning effects team for the 1949 giant gorilla feature “Mighty Joe Young.” (Harryhausen later made a cameo in the movie's 1998 remake.) His work gained him notoriety in the film community and the opportunity to head his own effects team, pioneering a technique known as Dynamation, which changed the way actors could interact with stop-motion effects. The best examples of that work came in the 1958 film “The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad,...
- 5/7/2013
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Visual-effects legend Ray Harryhausen passed away earlier today at the age of 92. A visionary in the use of stop-animation and practical effects in live-action movies, Harryhausen's work had a tremendous impact on the films of George Lucas, Peter Jackson, and basically every science-fiction filmmaker of the last 60 years. Inspired by seeing King Kong at a young age with his childhood friend Ray Bradbury, Harryhausen dedicated himself to bringing cool monsters and creatures of all sorts to the big screen. Working on movies like Mighty Joe Young, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and 20 Million Miles to Earth, his work helped define mid-century science-fiction cinema. He is probably best known for the skeleton army scene from 1963's Jason and the Argonauts. In 1992, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for "technological contributions [that] have brought credit to the industry." Watch some...
- 5/7/2013
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Ray Harryhausen, whose dazzling and innovative visual effects work on fantasy adventure films like The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and Jason and the Argonauts (1963) augured the explosion of effects-driven cinema over the last 30 years, died in London on May 7 at the age of 92, according to his Facebook page.
Born in Los Angeles in 1920, Harryhausen began his love affair with stop-motion animation early after watching the seminal effects movie King Kong (1933). He started making his own stop-motion films in his family’s garage while connecting with a burgeoning science-fiction fan community in L.A., including life-long friend Ray Bradbury, who would...
Born in Los Angeles in 1920, Harryhausen began his love affair with stop-motion animation early after watching the seminal effects movie King Kong (1933). He started making his own stop-motion films in his family’s garage while connecting with a burgeoning science-fiction fan community in L.A., including life-long friend Ray Bradbury, who would...
- 5/7/2013
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
On these warm summer days, what better way to escape the heat than with a visit to a movie theater. Sure, you can catch one of the many new films, but instead why not revisit or introduce yourself to a classic. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is running a 70mm series of films beginning Monday in Beverly Hills. It kicks off the inaugural event with the uproarious It’S A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. I agree, it’s usually one that we all watch during the holidays but if you’re fortunate enough to see it on the big screen then you need to make a trip to The Academy.
This week I had the chance to speak with the wife of the film’s late director Stanley Kramer over the phone where she nostalgically talked about one of the funniest comedies in film history. Mrs.
This week I had the chance to speak with the wife of the film’s late director Stanley Kramer over the phone where she nostalgically talked about one of the funniest comedies in film history. Mrs.
- 7/6/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the 1963 ensemble comedy “It.s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World“ as the inaugural film in its series “The Last 70mm Film Festival” on Monday, July 9, at 7 p.m. at the Academy.s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Directed by nine-time Oscar® nominee Stanley Kramer, “It.s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” earned six Academy Award® nominations, including Cinematography (Ernest Laszlo), Film Editing (Frederic Knudtson, Robert C. Jones, Gene Fowler, Jr.), Music . Music Score, substantially original (Ernest Gold), Music . Song (Gold, Mack David), Sound (Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director), and took home the Oscar for Sound Effects (Walter G. Elliott).
Prior to the screening, there will be a panel discussion with actors Carl Reiner, Mickey Rooney, Jonathan Winters, Marvin Kaplan, Stan Freberg and Barrie Chase, as well as script supervisor Marshall Schlom, casting director Lynn Stalmaster,...
Directed by nine-time Oscar® nominee Stanley Kramer, “It.s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” earned six Academy Award® nominations, including Cinematography (Ernest Laszlo), Film Editing (Frederic Knudtson, Robert C. Jones, Gene Fowler, Jr.), Music . Music Score, substantially original (Ernest Gold), Music . Song (Gold, Mack David), Sound (Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director), and took home the Oscar for Sound Effects (Walter G. Elliott).
Prior to the screening, there will be a panel discussion with actors Carl Reiner, Mickey Rooney, Jonathan Winters, Marvin Kaplan, Stan Freberg and Barrie Chase, as well as script supervisor Marshall Schlom, casting director Lynn Stalmaster,...
- 6/27/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Arri received an Academy Award of Merit — an Oscar statuette — for its Arrilaser Film Recorder during The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ’ annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation. Also Saturday at the Bevery Wilshire, six scientific and technical achievements were recognized with Scientific and Engineering Awards (Academy Plaques) and one received a Technical Achievement Award (Academy Certificate). The Gordon E. Sawyer Award, an Oscar statuette, was presented to Douglas Trumbull and the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation was awarded to Jonathan Erland. Milla Jovovich hosted the ceremony. Franz Kraus, Johannes Steurer and Wolfgang Riedel
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- 2/12/2012
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Before James Cameron was crowing about the luscious, otherworldly universe known as Pandora, and before Peter Jackson reimagined the beautiful, haunting landscapes of Middle-earth, there was Douglas Trumbull, a 69-year-old special effects superviser whose credits include "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Blade Runner," and 2012 Best Picture nominee, "The Tree of Life." This Saturday, Trumbull will receive an honorary Oscar: the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for filmmakers "whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry." For someone like Trumbull, it should come as no surprise that, more than 40 years after his work on "2001," he is once again looking to turn the industry on its head. In a recent New York Times feature, Trumbull discussed the possibility of screening movies at 120 frames-per-second, which is five times the normal rate. The problem he sees is that at the usual 24 frame-rate, viewers are missing almost half the action...
- 2/1/2012
- by Alex Suskind
- Moviefone
By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: The awards race has kicked into high gear. The National Board of Review kicked things off. The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards extends the madness tonight. And we still have the Golden Globes (with host Ricky Gervais) and, of course, the Oscars on the horizon.
As a result, a lot of little pieces are shifting into place as campaigns jockey for prime position. Let’s run through the Oscar news of the day as we get ready for tonight’s CCMAs, which is bound to pull the awards race into focus … or sending it careening in a completely different direction.
- “The Iron Lady,” with Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, plans a theatrical expansion right before the Golden Globes.
- EW’s Oscar expert Dave Karger wonders if the “War Horse” Oscar momentum is fading.
- Fox Searchlight, meanwhile, is upping its campaign for the...
hollywoodnews.com: The awards race has kicked into high gear. The National Board of Review kicked things off. The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards extends the madness tonight. And we still have the Golden Globes (with host Ricky Gervais) and, of course, the Oscars on the horizon.
As a result, a lot of little pieces are shifting into place as campaigns jockey for prime position. Let’s run through the Oscar news of the day as we get ready for tonight’s CCMAs, which is bound to pull the awards race into focus … or sending it careening in a completely different direction.
- “The Iron Lady,” with Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, plans a theatrical expansion right before the Golden Globes.
- EW’s Oscar expert Dave Karger wonders if the “War Horse” Oscar momentum is fading.
- Fox Searchlight, meanwhile, is upping its campaign for the...
- 1/12/2012
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Beverly Hills, CA – The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted the Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Douglas Trumbull, a visionary filmmaker who has worked as a designer, director, inventor and entrepreneur, for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the motion picture industry.
The award, an Oscar® statuette, will be presented to Trumbull at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire.
Trumbull has distinguished himself as a visual effects pioneer with major contributions to such films as “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “The Andromeda Strain,” “Silent Running,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek – The Motion Picture,” “Blade Runner” and “Tree of Life.”
In the course of his work, Trumbull created, developed or improved numerous filmmaking techniques and tools. These include slit-scan photography, process photography, miniature compositing, interpositive matte painting, large-format filming, high frame rate photography and projection,...
The award, an Oscar® statuette, will be presented to Trumbull at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire.
Trumbull has distinguished himself as a visual effects pioneer with major contributions to such films as “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “The Andromeda Strain,” “Silent Running,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek – The Motion Picture,” “Blade Runner” and “Tree of Life.”
In the course of his work, Trumbull created, developed or improved numerous filmmaking techniques and tools. These include slit-scan photography, process photography, miniature compositing, interpositive matte painting, large-format filming, high frame rate photography and projection,...
- 1/11/2012
- by foxallaccess
- Fox All Access
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that it will present Douglas Trumbull with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for his body of work and technical innovation in cinematic visual effects. Before spearheading the stunning, 20-minute opening act to 2011′s Tree of Life, Trumbull’s prestigious career spanned groundbreaking work films on films including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Blade Runner. It’s the second Oscar for Trumbull, who shared a Scientific and Engineering Award with three others in 1993 when he developed the first modern 65mm camera in 25 years. He has...
- 1/11/2012
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside Movies
Douglas Trumbull, the visual effects pioneer who helped give 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Blade Runner, and Tree Of Life their other-worldly looks is to be honoured with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award at the technical Oscars next month.
A designer, director, inventor and entrepreneur, Trumbull will be feted for his lifetime of technical contributions.
He will be presented with his Oscar at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on 11 February, which will be held at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles.
As well as creating, developing and improving filmmaking techniques and tools, Trumbull founded Future General Corporation, a research and special effects organisation that has become the training ground for many leading filmmakers and visual effects artists.
He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Visual Effects.
A designer, director, inventor and entrepreneur, Trumbull will be feted for his lifetime of technical contributions.
He will be presented with his Oscar at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on 11 February, which will be held at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles.
As well as creating, developing and improving filmmaking techniques and tools, Trumbull founded Future General Corporation, a research and special effects organisation that has become the training ground for many leading filmmakers and visual effects artists.
He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Visual Effects.
- 1/11/2012
- WENN
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The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted the Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Douglas Trumbull, a visionary filmmaker who has worked as a designer, director, inventor and entrepreneur, for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the motion picture industry.
The award, an Oscar® statuette, will be presented to Trumbull at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire.
Trumbull has distinguished himself as a visual effects pioneer with major contributions to such films as “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “The Andromeda Strain,” “Silent Running,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek . The Motion Picture,” “Blade Runner” and “Tree of Life.”
In the course of his work, Trumbull created, developed or improved numerous filmmaking techniques and tools. These include slit-scan photography, process photography, miniature compositing, interpositive matte painting, large-format filming,...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted the Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Douglas Trumbull, a visionary filmmaker who has worked as a designer, director, inventor and entrepreneur, for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the motion picture industry.
The award, an Oscar® statuette, will be presented to Trumbull at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire.
Trumbull has distinguished himself as a visual effects pioneer with major contributions to such films as “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “The Andromeda Strain,” “Silent Running,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek . The Motion Picture,” “Blade Runner” and “Tree of Life.”
In the course of his work, Trumbull created, developed or improved numerous filmmaking techniques and tools. These include slit-scan photography, process photography, miniature compositing, interpositive matte painting, large-format filming,...
- 1/11/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, who was already enjoying his most high-profile year in some time, has been voted the Gordon E. Sawyer Award by the Academy's Board of Governors. Trumbull will receive the award, an Oscar statuette, at the Academy's Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on February 11 at the Beverly Wilshire. Perhaps best-known for creating the outer-space effects in Stanley Kubrick's landmark film "2001: A Space Odyssey," Trumbull also worked on films that include "The Andromeda Strain," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Star Trek - The Motion Picture" and...
- 1/11/2012
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
HollywoodNews.com: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will pay tribute to the life and career accomplishments of special effects inventor and engineer Petro Vlahos on Thursday, July 29, at 8 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Presented by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council, the program will be hosted by Academy governor Bill Taylor and feature an onstage conversation with Vlahos, his friends and colleagues.
Considered to be one of the leading scientific and technical innovators in the motion picture and television industries, Vlahos consistently devised solutions for problems that had resisted years of well-funded, concerted effort by his predecessors and peers.
Vlahos has more than 35 wide-ranging patents for camera-crane motor controls, screen brightness meters, safe squib systems, cabling designs and junction boxes, projection screens, optical sound tracks and even sonar. He also created analog and digital hardware and software versions of Ultimatte,...
Considered to be one of the leading scientific and technical innovators in the motion picture and television industries, Vlahos consistently devised solutions for problems that had resisted years of well-funded, concerted effort by his predecessors and peers.
Vlahos has more than 35 wide-ranging patents for camera-crane motor controls, screen brightness meters, safe squib systems, cabling designs and junction boxes, projection screens, optical sound tracks and even sonar. He also created analog and digital hardware and software versions of Ultimatte,...
- 7/13/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Nathaniel: Welcome to the 5th annual Oscar Symposium. Each year I invite a handful of smart movie types into my virtual home to decipher, debate and occassionally defenstrate the choices made by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. This year's illustrious panel unintentionally mimics the general geography of AMPAS (Los Angeles / New York / London) if not, one feels free to assume, their psychology. Please welcome: Peter Knegt, Guy Lodge, Karina Longworth, Tim Robey and Sasha Stone.
But we aren't hear to predict.
Who doesn't know that Jeff Bridges, Mo'Nique, Kathryn Bigelow, and Christoph Waltz are taking Oscar to bed on March 7th? The Academy received its Bachelor of Arts And Sciences from The School of Redundancy School.
We're here to gab.
Here's a kick off. Adam Shankman of Hairspray, So You Think You Can Dance and Bringing Down the House fame, who is producing the show this year,...
But we aren't hear to predict.
Who doesn't know that Jeff Bridges, Mo'Nique, Kathryn Bigelow, and Christoph Waltz are taking Oscar to bed on March 7th? The Academy received its Bachelor of Arts And Sciences from The School of Redundancy School.
We're here to gab.
Here's a kick off. Adam Shankman of Hairspray, So You Think You Can Dance and Bringing Down the House fame, who is producing the show this year,...
- 2/25/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
By Brian Burkart
James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar may feature photorealistic aliens, but for my money the most magical special effects were created by a single man: Ray Harryhausen. He brought to life some of the most memorable creatures in film history without the assistance of computers.
I was first introduced to Harryhausen’s work in the second grade when I borrowed the picture book Creatures! from my school’s library. The title was part of a book series that featured entries on Dracula, the Wolfman, Frankenstein’s Monster, even King Kong. These books were very popular with the boys in my class and you had to be quick to grab one during our weekly library visit. The photos included in this entry were magnificent and sent my imagination into overdrive. There were pictures of sword wielding skeletons, a Hydra, a dinosaur attacking a rollercoaster, a giant octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge,...
James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar may feature photorealistic aliens, but for my money the most magical special effects were created by a single man: Ray Harryhausen. He brought to life some of the most memorable creatures in film history without the assistance of computers.
I was first introduced to Harryhausen’s work in the second grade when I borrowed the picture book Creatures! from my school’s library. The title was part of a book series that featured entries on Dracula, the Wolfman, Frankenstein’s Monster, even King Kong. These books were very popular with the boys in my class and you had to be quick to grab one during our weekly library visit. The photos included in this entry were magnificent and sent my imagination into overdrive. There were pictures of sword wielding skeletons, a Hydra, a dinosaur attacking a rollercoaster, a giant octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge,...
- 2/15/2010
- by Movies Unlimited
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Ed Catmull, president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, will be honored with the Visual Effects Society's 2010 George Melies Award at the eighth annual VES Awards, which will be held Feb. 28 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The award recognizes individuals who have "pioneered a significant and lasting contribution to the art and/or science of the visual effects industry."
Catmull was vp of Lucasfilm's computer division before co-founding Pixar. He has been involved in the creation of new technology and its use in a series of groundbreaking animation features.
"Ed Catmull has helped redefine the field of animation over the past three decades," said Ves executive director Eric Roth. "Ed has become one of the giants of our industry by pioneering new ways to tell animated stories in a successful studio environment."
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored Catmull with five awards,...
The award recognizes individuals who have "pioneered a significant and lasting contribution to the art and/or science of the visual effects industry."
Catmull was vp of Lucasfilm's computer division before co-founding Pixar. He has been involved in the creation of new technology and its use in a series of groundbreaking animation features.
"Ed Catmull has helped redefine the field of animation over the past three decades," said Ves executive director Eric Roth. "Ed has become one of the giants of our industry by pioneering new ways to tell animated stories in a successful studio environment."
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored Catmull with five awards,...
- 6/29/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disclaimer: This article may contain sarcasm; irony and “LOLs” proceed with caution.
The Final Chapter (read Part 2 here)! We have Howard the Duck, Freejack and Shyamalan flicks on the list; these are never good signs. Nonetheless we are bringing it all to you in full-color and in 3-D. (Ed. Note: Due to the economy, 3-D has been dropped and will be replaced by Smell-o-vision — check for your scratch and sniff cards in about 4-6 weeks.) Best Sound went to rage-zombie veterans Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke, leaving Mark Weingarten who worked on Rejuvenatrix in the dust. The Sound Editing section contains one too many references to Ron Silver, and at least two references to a Roger Corman film.
The visual effects category pulled on our heartstrings this year due to the loss of Stan Winston, who was noted en memoriam along with other heroes, Vampira, Leonard Rosenman and Charles H. Schneer...
The Final Chapter (read Part 2 here)! We have Howard the Duck, Freejack and Shyamalan flicks on the list; these are never good signs. Nonetheless we are bringing it all to you in full-color and in 3-D. (Ed. Note: Due to the economy, 3-D has been dropped and will be replaced by Smell-o-vision — check for your scratch and sniff cards in about 4-6 weeks.) Best Sound went to rage-zombie veterans Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke, leaving Mark Weingarten who worked on Rejuvenatrix in the dust. The Sound Editing section contains one too many references to Ron Silver, and at least two references to a Roger Corman film.
The visual effects category pulled on our heartstrings this year due to the loss of Stan Winston, who was noted en memoriam along with other heroes, Vampira, Leonard Rosenman and Charles H. Schneer...
- 2/26/2009
- by Heather Buckley
- DreadCentral.com
Pixar president Ed Catmull received two standing ovations as he was presented the Gordon E. Sawyer Award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards.
The award, in the form of an Oscar statuette, recognized his lifetime of technical contributions to the motion picture industry.
"It's been a great adventure, discovering new tools that have helped filmmaking and inspiring creativity with all the invention," said Catmull, the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and respected computer scientist. "We don't just make a movie look good, we make each other look good."
The Academy handed out five other awards during the SciTech ceremony Saturday at the Beverly Wilshire: three Scientific and Engineering Awards, a Technical Achievement Award and the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, to computer scientist and motion picture technologist Mark Kimball, for his service and dedication to AMPAS.
The award, in the form of an Oscar statuette, recognized his lifetime of technical contributions to the motion picture industry.
"It's been a great adventure, discovering new tools that have helped filmmaking and inspiring creativity with all the invention," said Catmull, the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and respected computer scientist. "We don't just make a movie look good, we make each other look good."
The Academy handed out five other awards during the SciTech ceremony Saturday at the Beverly Wilshire: three Scientific and Engineering Awards, a Technical Achievement Award and the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, to computer scientist and motion picture technologist Mark Kimball, for his service and dedication to AMPAS.
- 2/8/2009
- by By Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jessica Biel has been tapped to host and present six kudos at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday, February 7, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. The announcement has been made by the Academy through a press release put forth on Tuesday, February 3.
With this appointment, the star of "The Illusionist" is joining Rachel McAdams, Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Garner and Jessica Alba as the show's host. During the ceremony, the 26-year-old is expected to present the Academy's Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Ed Catmull for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics for the film industry.
The Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation won't be televised. However, excerpts from the gala will be integrated into the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony, which will be aired live by the ABC Television Network on Sunday, February 22 from...
With this appointment, the star of "The Illusionist" is joining Rachel McAdams, Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Garner and Jessica Alba as the show's host. During the ceremony, the 26-year-old is expected to present the Academy's Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Ed Catmull for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics for the film industry.
The Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation won't be televised. However, excerpts from the gala will be integrated into the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony, which will be aired live by the ABC Television Network on Sunday, February 22 from...
- 2/4/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Jessica Biel is to be mistress of ceremonies at this Saturday's scientific and technical Oscars presentation. The kudofest takes place at the Beverly Wilshire with taped excerpts airing in the Feb. 22 Oscar telecast.
Jessica Biel is the latest in a string of Hollywood beauties to preside over this element of the Oscars. Last year, it was Jessica Alba, the year before Maggie Gyllenhaal, and then before that Rachel McAdams. Other lovelies who have lent their charms to this affair have included Scarlett Johansson (2004), Jennifer Garner (2003), Kate Hudson (2002), Charlize Theron (2001), Renee Zellweger (2000) and Salma Hayek (1999).
The Academy recognizes achievements on three levels: technical (a certificate), scientific and engineering (a plaque) and merit (an Oscar statuette). This year, six such achievements will be honored. Ed Catmull gets the only Oscar statuette as the recipient of the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of...
Jessica Biel is the latest in a string of Hollywood beauties to preside over this element of the Oscars. Last year, it was Jessica Alba, the year before Maggie Gyllenhaal, and then before that Rachel McAdams. Other lovelies who have lent their charms to this affair have included Scarlett Johansson (2004), Jennifer Garner (2003), Kate Hudson (2002), Charlize Theron (2001), Renee Zellweger (2000) and Salma Hayek (1999).
The Academy recognizes achievements on three levels: technical (a certificate), scientific and engineering (a plaque) and merit (an Oscar statuette). This year, six such achievements will be honored. Ed Catmull gets the only Oscar statuette as the recipient of the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of...
- 2/3/2009
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
Actress Jessica Biel will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday. Biel will present six honours at the Beverly Wilshire event in Beverly Hills, including the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, which will be bestowed on Ed Catmull for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics.
Filmed excerpts from the Scientific and Technical Awards will be integrated into the 81st Academy Awards telecast on 22 February.
Filmed excerpts from the Scientific and Technical Awards will be integrated into the 81st Academy Awards telecast on 22 February.
- 2/3/2009
- WENN
Jessica Biel is going to the Oscars early this year. The beautiful 'Elizabethtown' star will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards this Saturday, two weeks and a day ahead of the main event. The ceremony will take place at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, with excerpts from the event to be featured in the 81st Academy Awards broadcast Sunday night, February 22. Jessica will also present the Academy's Gordon E. Sawyer Award to film biz vet Ed Catmull, whose credits include 'Toy Story' and 'Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan,' for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics for the motion picture industry. Jessica will next be seen on the big screen in 'Easy Virtue' this May starring opposite Colin Firth and Kristen Scott Thomas.
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- 2/3/2009
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Pixar co-founder and president, Ed Catmull will receive an Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — the Gordon E. Sawyer Award. Catmull will receive his Oscar statuette at the Scientific and Technical Awards banquet, to be held on February 7th 2009.
Catmull has contributed to many important developments in computer graphics and computer animation. While at University in the early 1970’s, Catmull developed the concepts of Z-buffering, texture mapping, bicubic patches, and invented algorithms for anti-aliasing and refining subdivision surfaces. At Lucasfilm he helped develop digital image compositing technology and was a key developer of the RenderMan rendering system at Pixar.
source: Variety
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Catmull has contributed to many important developments in computer graphics and computer animation. While at University in the early 1970’s, Catmull developed the concepts of Z-buffering, texture mapping, bicubic patches, and invented algorithms for anti-aliasing and refining subdivision surfaces. At Lucasfilm he helped develop digital image compositing technology and was a key developer of the RenderMan rendering system at Pixar.
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- 1/6/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Pixar Animation Studios co-founder and president Ed Catmull is to be honoured with an Oscar at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentations in Los Angeles on 7 February.
Catmull will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Oscar for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics for the movies.
As well as founding Pixar - the studio behind movie hits like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Cars and Wall-e - Catmull is also the man behind the formation of the computer graphics laboratory at the New York Institute of Technology and the computer division of Lucasfilm Ltd.
Catmull will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Oscar for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field of computer graphics for the movies.
As well as founding Pixar - the studio behind movie hits like Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Cars and Wall-e - Catmull is also the man behind the formation of the computer graphics laboratory at the New York Institute of Technology and the computer division of Lucasfilm Ltd.
- 1/6/2009
- WENN
Veteran motion picture technologist and Oscar winner Gary Demos is bringing his expertise to restoration business Lowry Digital.
Demos has been named senior algorithm scientist at Lowry, which was acquired by Reliance Big Entertainment in April. The company develops and uses image-processing technology for film restoration; for enhancement of moving pictures for current productions and Blu-ray Disc preparation; and for image recovery and repair.
Demos received the 2006 Gordon E. Sawyer Award for lifetime technical achievement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
From the mid-1970s until 1981, Demos was a scientist for Information International, where he contributed to the development of high-speed film scanners and recorders that were used during such productions as "Tron."
In 1981, he co-founded Digital Prods., which pioneered the use of a Cray supercomputer for creating digital visual effects on films like "2010." In 1988, Demos formed DemoGraFX, where he worked on higher-resolution imagery.
Demos and his colleagues earned Technical Achievement Awards from the Academy in 1985 for breakthroughs in CGI, in 1995 for pioneering work with digital film scanning and in 1996 for advancements in digital film compositing.
Lowry Digital has contributed to the restoration of films including "Casablanca," "Singin' in the Rain" and "Sunset Boulevard."...
Demos has been named senior algorithm scientist at Lowry, which was acquired by Reliance Big Entertainment in April. The company develops and uses image-processing technology for film restoration; for enhancement of moving pictures for current productions and Blu-ray Disc preparation; and for image recovery and repair.
Demos received the 2006 Gordon E. Sawyer Award for lifetime technical achievement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
From the mid-1970s until 1981, Demos was a scientist for Information International, where he contributed to the development of high-speed film scanners and recorders that were used during such productions as "Tron."
In 1981, he co-founded Digital Prods., which pioneered the use of a Cray supercomputer for creating digital visual effects on films like "2010." In 1988, Demos formed DemoGraFX, where he worked on higher-resolution imagery.
Demos and his colleagues earned Technical Achievement Awards from the Academy in 1985 for breakthroughs in CGI, in 1995 for pioneering work with digital film scanning and in 1996 for advancements in digital film compositing.
Lowry Digital has contributed to the restoration of films including "Casablanca," "Singin' in the Rain" and "Sunset Boulevard."...
- 8/18/2008
- by By Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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