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Four new members have joined the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy said Wednesday.
They include cinematographer and cinematography branch governor Paul Cameron, whose credits include Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Collateral and Man on Fire; production designer Tom Duffield, a governor in the production design branch whose credits include Patriots Day, Hell or High Water and Ed Wood; and short films and feature animation branch governor Marlon West, who is head of effects animation and a VFX supervisor at Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios. His credits include Encanto, Frozen and Hercules.
The council is also welcoming back former co-chair Paul Debevec, a computer graphics and virtual production innovator and VFX branch governor who serves as a director of research for product innovation at Netflix and is an adjunct research...
Four new members have joined the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy said Wednesday.
They include cinematographer and cinematography branch governor Paul Cameron, whose credits include Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Collateral and Man on Fire; production designer Tom Duffield, a governor in the production design branch whose credits include Patriots Day, Hell or High Water and Ed Wood; and short films and feature animation branch governor Marlon West, who is head of effects animation and a VFX supervisor at Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios. His credits include Encanto, Frozen and Hercules.
The council is also welcoming back former co-chair Paul Debevec, a computer graphics and virtual production innovator and VFX branch governor who serves as a director of research for product innovation at Netflix and is an adjunct research...
- 11/2/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Just as it had to make adjustments this week for its own 2021 Oscar show due to events out of their control, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is also applying necessary changes, while moving forward, to one of its most important programs.
With the impressive support of 19 partner companies in its fourth year, the wide-ranging industry Academy Gold internship enhancement and mentorship program for students and young professionals from underrepresented communities will continue this summer despite the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. AMPAS said Wednesday that the summer edition will be virtual, with an extension program into the fall for those whose summer internships could not take place because of the current circumstances.
“We are so thankful for our industry partners, who share the Academy’s commitment to creating meaningful opportunities that move the needle on inclusion in our community,” said Academy governor and Education and Outreach Committee chair Nancy Utley.
With the impressive support of 19 partner companies in its fourth year, the wide-ranging industry Academy Gold internship enhancement and mentorship program for students and young professionals from underrepresented communities will continue this summer despite the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. AMPAS said Wednesday that the summer edition will be virtual, with an extension program into the fall for those whose summer internships could not take place because of the current circumstances.
“We are so thankful for our industry partners, who share the Academy’s commitment to creating meaningful opportunities that move the needle on inclusion in our community,” said Academy governor and Education and Outreach Committee chair Nancy Utley.
- 6/17/2020
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Eastman Kodak's wholly owned post subsidiary, LaserPacific Media, is extending its digital services.
The entity is forming a digital-mastering services business unit that will handle new titles as well as the remastering of film elements from studio libraries to create digital elements for new distribution formats as well as preservation requirements.
To lead the business, LaserPacific has brought on a pair of respected industry veterans: Ron Burdett, who will serve as Gm, and supervising mastering colorist Lou Levinson.
"There is a need for extremely high-quality masters now that there are new display technologies in the home and delivery formats like Blu-ray," LaserPacific president Leon Silverman said. "As a result, the studios are going back into their libraries and remastering titles that have already been mastered. Because we are moving from a videotape to file-based world ... it makes sense to have the file-based, not tape-based, master elements of the highest possible quality.
The entity is forming a digital-mastering services business unit that will handle new titles as well as the remastering of film elements from studio libraries to create digital elements for new distribution formats as well as preservation requirements.
To lead the business, LaserPacific has brought on a pair of respected industry veterans: Ron Burdett, who will serve as Gm, and supervising mastering colorist Lou Levinson.
"There is a need for extremely high-quality masters now that there are new display technologies in the home and delivery formats like Blu-ray," LaserPacific president Leon Silverman said. "As a result, the studios are going back into their libraries and remastering titles that have already been mastered. Because we are moving from a videotape to file-based world ... it makes sense to have the file-based, not tape-based, master elements of the highest possible quality.
- 11/12/2008
- by By Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the production and post industries move toward the digital realm, an increasing number of cinematographers and filmmakers have cited the need for color consistency from production through post and mastering, as well as for higher-quality dailies.
To address these issues, LaserPacific Media Corp. today is unveiling AccurateImage (aIM), a new end-to-end color-calibrated feature film process. The system was developed by LaserPacific's engineering team with parent company Kodak's color scientists. The goal is to offer a consistent and trustworthy method of carrying and communicating a look from previs and dailies through print film and home entertainment deliverables, without having to start over at different stages of the process. It also is designed to present "release quality in dailies," LaserPacific president Leon Silverman said.
Various service companies and manufacturers have been exploring and introducing methods of addressing color consistency.
The aIM system received high marks from its first tester, director of photography Daryn Okada, who ran aIM through its paces on production of "Harold and Kumar 2", which recently wrapped.
To address these issues, LaserPacific Media Corp. today is unveiling AccurateImage (aIM), a new end-to-end color-calibrated feature film process. The system was developed by LaserPacific's engineering team with parent company Kodak's color scientists. The goal is to offer a consistent and trustworthy method of carrying and communicating a look from previs and dailies through print film and home entertainment deliverables, without having to start over at different stages of the process. It also is designed to present "release quality in dailies," LaserPacific president Leon Silverman said.
Various service companies and manufacturers have been exploring and introducing methods of addressing color consistency.
The aIM system received high marks from its first tester, director of photography Daryn Okada, who ran aIM through its paces on production of "Harold and Kumar 2", which recently wrapped.
- 4/25/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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