Year
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Recipient(s)
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Department
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1930/1931 (4th)
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1931/1932 (5th)
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1932/1933 (6th)
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1934 (7th)
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1935 (8th)
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- To Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio for the development of anti-directional negative and positive development by means of jet turbulation, and the application of the method to all negative and print processing of the entire product of a major producing company.
- To William A. Mueller of Warner Bros.-First National Studio Sound Department for his method of dubbing, in which the level of the dialogue automatically controls the level of the accompanying music and sound effects.
- To Mole-Richardson Company for their development of the "Solar-spot" spot lamps.
- To Douglas Shearer and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department for their automatic control system for cameras and sound recording machines and auxiliary stage equipment.
- To Electrical Research Products, Inc., for their study and development of equipment to analyze and measure flutter resulting from the travel of the film through the mechanisms used in the recording and reproduction of sound.
- To Paramount Productions, Inc., for the design and construction of the Paramount transparency air turbine developing machine.
- To Nathan Levinson, Director of Sound Recording for Warner Bros.-First National Studio, for the method of intercutting variable density and variable area soundtracks to secure an increase in the effective volume range of sound recorded for motion pictures.
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- Laboratory
- Sound
- Lighting
- Stage Operations
- Sound
- Laboratory
- Sound
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1936 (9th)
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- To RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc., for their development of a method of recording and printing sound records utilizing a restricted spectrum (known as an ultra-violet light recording).
- To Electrical Research Products, Inc., for the ERPI "Type Q" portable recording channel.
- To RCA Manufacturing Co., Inc., for furnishing a practical design and specifications for a non-slip printer.
- To United Artists Studio Corp., for the development of a practical, efficient and quiet wind machine.
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- Sound
- Sound
- Laboratory
- Stage Operations
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1937 (10th)
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- Photography
- Sound
- Sound
- Laboratory
- Stage Operations
- Sound
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1938 (11th)
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- Sound
- Special Photographic
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1939 (12th)
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- To George H. Anderson of Warner Bros. Studio for an improved positive head for sun arcs.
- To John Arnold of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio for the M-G-M mobile camera crane.
- To Thomas T. Moulton, Fred Albin, and the Sound Department of the Samuel Goldwyn Studio for the origination and application of the Delta DB test for sound recording in motion pictures.
- To Farciot Edouart, Joseph E. Robbins, William Rudolph, and Paramount Pictures, Inc., for the design and construction of a quiet portable treadmill.
- To Emery Huse and Ralph B. Atkinson of the Eastman Kodak Company for their specifications for chemical analysis of photographic developers and fixing baths.
- To Harold Nye of Warner Bros. Studio for a miniature incandescent spot lamp.
- To A. J. Tondreau of Warner Bros. Studio for the design and manufacture of an improved soundtrack printer.
- For important contributions in cooperative development of new improved Process Projection Equipment: F. R. Abbott, Haller Belt, Alan Cook, and the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company for faster projection lenses; The Mitchell Camera Company for a new type process projection head; Mole-Richardson Company for a new type automatically controlled projection arc lamp; Charles Handley, David Joy and the National Carbon Company for improved and more stable high-intensity carbons; Winton Hoch and the Technicolor Motion Picture Corp., for an auxiliary optical system; Don Musgrave and Selznick International Pictures, Inc., for pioneering in the use of coordinated equipment in the production, Gone with the Wind.
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- Lighting
- Camera Cranes
- Laboratory
- Stage Operations
- Laboratory
- Lighting
- Laboratory
- Special Photographic
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1940 (13th)
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- To Warner Bros. Studio Art Department and Anton Grot for the design and perfection of the Warner Bros. water ripple and wave illusion machine.
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1941 (14th)
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- Film
- Sound
- Special Photographic
- Stage Operations
- Sound
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1942 (15th)
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- To Robert Henderson and the Paramount Studio Engineering and Transparency Departments for the design and construction of adjustable light bridges and screen frames for transparency process photography.
- To Daniel J. Bloomberg and the Republic Studio Sound Department for the design and application to motion picture production of a device for marking action negative for pre-selection purposes.
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- Special Photographic
- Laboratory
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1943 (16th)
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- Sound
- Photography
- Special Photographic
- Sound
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1944 (17th)
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- Laboratory
- Sound
- Sound
- Stage Operations
- Photography
- Sound
- Stage Operations
- Sound
- Laboratory
- Special Photographic
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1945 (18th)
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1946 (19th)
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- Laboratory
- Stage Operations
- Lighting
- Sound
- Lighting
- Sound
- Sound
- Stage Operations
- Stage Operations
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1947 (20th)
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- Sound
- Lighting
- Special Photographic
- Sound
- Lighting
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1948 (21st)
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- Lighting
- Stage Operations
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1949 (22nd)
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- Special Photographic
- Stage Operations
- Stage Operations
- Camera
- Editorial
- Photography
- Projection
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1950 (23rd)
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1951 (24th)
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- Laboratory
- Stage Operations
- Stage Operations
- Stage Operations
- Editorial
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1952 (25th)
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- Special Photographic
- Sound
- Photography
- Editorial
- Sound
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1953 (26th)
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1954 (27th)
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- Special Photographic
- Photography
- Sound
- Sound
- Sound
- Sound
- Sound
- Projection
- Stage Operations
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1955 (28th)
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- Lenses and Filters
- Props
- Camera Cranes
- Lighting
- Projection
- Special Photographic
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1956 (29th)
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- To Richard H. Ranger of Rangertone, Inc., for the development of a synchronous recording and reproducing system for quarter-inch magnetic tape.
- To Ted Hirsch, Carl Hauge, and Edward H. Reichard of Consolidated Film Industries for an automatic scene counter for laboratory projection rooms.
- To the Technical Departments of Paramount Pictures Corp., for the engineering and development of the Paramount light-weight horizontal-movement VistaVision camera.
- To Roy C. Stewart and sons of Stewart-Trans Lux Corp., Dr. C.R. Daily, and the Transparency Department of Paramount Pictures Corp., for the engineering and development of the HiTrans and Para-HiTrans rear projection screens.
- To the Construction Department of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio for a new hand-portable fog machine.
- To Daniel J. Bloomberg, John Pond, William Wade, and the Engineering and Camera Departments of Republic Studio for the Naturama adaptation to the Mitchell camera.
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- Sound
- Laboratory
- Camera
- Special Photographic
- Stage Operations
- Photography
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1957 (30th)
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1958 (31st)
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- To Willy Borberg of the General Precision Laboratory, Inc., for the development of a high-speed intermittent movement for 35mm motion picture theatre projection equipment.
- To Fred Ponedel, George Brown, and Conrad Boye of the Warner Bros. Special Effects Department for the design and fabrication of a new rapid-fire marble gun.
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- Projection
- Stage Operations
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1959 (32nd)
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- Laboratory
- Stage Operations
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1960 (33rd)
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- Photography
- Stage Operations
- Laboratory
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1961 (34th)
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- To Hurletron, Inc., Electric Eye Equipment Division, for an automatic light changing system for motion picture printers.
- To Wadsworth E. Pohl and Technicolor Corp., for an integrated sound and picture transfer process.
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1962 (35th)
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- To Electro-Voice, Inc., for a highly directional dynamic line microphone.
- To Louis G. MacKenzie for a selective sound effects repeater.
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1963 (36th)
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1964 (37th)
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- Lighting
- Special Photographic
- Stage Operations
- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Photography
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1965 (38th)
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1966 (39th)
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- To Panavision, Incorporated, for the design of the Panatron Power Inverter and its application to motion picture camera operation.
- To Carroll Knudson for the production of a Composer's Manual for Motion Picture Music Synchronization.
- To Ruby Raksin for the production of a Composer's Manual for Motion Picture Music Synchronization.
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- Stage Operations
- Editorial
- Editorial
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1967 (40th)
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- Lenses and Filters
- Camera
- Sound
- Sound
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1968 (41st)
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1969 (42nd)
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- Sound
- Lighting
- Camera
- Stage Operations
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1970 (43rd)
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- To Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., for the development and introduction of a series of compact tungsten halogen lamps for motion picture production.
- To B.J. Losmandy for the concept, design, and application of micro-miniature solid state amplifier modules used in motion picture recording equipment.
- To Eastman Kodak Company and Photo Electronics Corporation for the design and engineering of an improved video color analyzer for motion picture laboratories.
- To Electro Sound Incorporated for the design and introduction of the Series 8000 Sound System for motion picture theatres.
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- Lighting
- Sound
- Laboratory
- Sound
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1971 (44th)
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- Lighting
- Photography
- Camera
- Laboratory
- Camera
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1972 (45th)
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- To Photo Research Corporation, a division of Kollmorgen Corporation, and PSC Technology Inc., Acme Products Division, for the Spectra Film Gate Photometer for motion picture printers.
- To Carter Equipment Company, Inc. and Ramtronics for the RAMtronics light-valve photometer for motion picture printers.
- To David Degenkolb, Harry Larson, Manfred Michelson, and Fred Scobey of DeLuxe General Incorporated for the development of a computerized motion picture printer and process control system.
- To Jiro Mukai and Ryusho Hirose of Canon, Inc., and Wilton R. Holm of the AMPTP Motion Picture and Television Research Center for the development of the Canon Macro Zoom Lens for motion picture photography.
- To Philip V. Palmquist of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., Dr. Herbert Meyer of the Motion Picture and Television Research Center, and to Charles D. Staffell of the Rank Organization for the development of a successful embodiment of the reflex background projection system for composite cinematography.
- To E.H. Geissler and G.M. Berggren of Wil-Kin Inc., for the engineering of the Ultra-Vision Motion Picture Theater Projection System.
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- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Lenses and Filters
- Props
- Projection
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1973 (46th)
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- Lenses and Filters
- Lenses and Filters
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1974 (47th)
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- To The Elemack Company, Rome, Italy, for the design and development of their Spyder camera dolly.
- To Louis Ami of Universal City Studios for the design and construction of a reciprocating camera platform used when photographing special visual effects for motion pictures.
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- Camera Cranes
- Stage Operations
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1975 (48th)
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- To Lawrence W. Butler and Roger Banks for the concept of applying low inertia and stepping electric motors to film transport systems and optical printers for motion picture production.
- To David Degenkolb and Fred Scobey of Deluxe General Incorporated and John C. Dolan and Richard Dubois of the Akwaklame Company for the development of a technique for silver recovery from photographic wash-waters by ion exchange.
- To Joseph Westheimer for the development of a device to obtain shadowed titles on motion picture films.
- To Carter Equipment Company, Inc. and Ramtronics for the engineering and manufacture of a computerized tape punching system for programming laboratory printing machines.
- To Hollywood Film Company for the engineering and manufacture of a computerized tape punching system for programming laboratory printing machines.
- To Bell & Howell for the engineering and manufacture of a computerized tape punching system for programming laboratory printing machines.
- To Fredrik Schlyter for the engineering and manufacture of a computerized tape punching system for programming laboratory printing machines.
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- Special Photographic
- Laboratory
- Special Photographic
- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Laboratory
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1976 (49th)
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- Lenses and Filters
- Lenses and Filters
- Lenses and Filters
- Lenses and Filters
- Photography
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1977 (50th)
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- To Ernst F. Nettman of the Astrovision Division of Continental Camera Systems, Incorporated, for the engineering of its Periscope Aerial Camera System.
- To EECO (Electronic Engineering Company of California) for developing a method for interlocking non-sprocketed film and tape media used in motion picture production.
- To Dr. Bernhard Kühl and Werner Block of OSRAM, GmbH, for the development of the HMI high-efficiency discharge lamp for motion picture lighting.
- To Panavision, Incorporated for the design of Panalite, a camera-mounted controllable light for motion picture photography.
- To Panavision, Incorporated for the engineering of the Panahead gearhead for motion picture cameras.
- To Piclear, Inc, for originating and developing an attachment to motion picture projectors to improve screen image quality.
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- Camera
- Systems
- Lighting
- Lighting
- Stage Operations
- Laboratory
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1978 (51st)
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- To Karl Macher and Glenn M. Berggren of Isco Optische Werke for the development and introduction of the Cinelux-ULTRA Lens for 35mm Motion Picture Projection.
- To David J. Degenkolb, Arthur L. Forde, and Fred J. Scobey of DeLuxe General, Incorporated, for the development of a Method to Recycle Motion Picture Laboratory Photographic Wash Waters by Ion Exchange.
- To Kiichi Sekiguchi of CINE-FI International for the development of the CINE-FI Auto Radio Sound System for Drive-In Theaters.
- To Leonard Chapman of Leonard Equipment Company, for the design and manufacture of a small, mobile, motion picture camera platform known as the Chapman Hustler Dolly.
- To James L. Fisher of J.L. Fisher, Incorporated, for the design and manufacture of a small, mobile, motion picture camera platform known as the Fisher Model Ten Dolly.
- To Robert Stindt of Production Grip Equipment Company, for the design and manufacture of a small, mobile, motion picture camera platform known as the Stindt Dolly.
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- Lenses and Filters
- Laboratory
- Systems
- Camera Cranes
- Camera Cranes
- Camera Cranes
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1979 (52nd)
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- To Michael V. Chewey, Walter G. Eggers, and Allen Hecht of M-G-M Laboratories for the development of a Computer-controlled Paper Tape Programmer System and its applications in the motion picture laboratory.
- To Irwin Young, Paul Kaufman, and Fredrik Schlyter of Du Art Film Laboratories, Incorporated, for the development of a Computer-controlled Paper Tape Programmer System and its applications in the motion picture laboratory.
- To James S. Stanfield and Paul W. Trester for the development and manufacture of a device for the repair or protection of sprocket holes in motion picture film.
- To Zoran Perisic of Courier Films, Ltd., for the Zoptic Special Optical Effects Device for motion picture photography.
- To A. D. Flowers and Logan R. Frazee for the development of a device to control flight patterns of miniature airplanes during motion picture photography.
- To Photo Research Corporation, a division of Kollmorgen Corporation for the development of the Spectra Series II Cine Special Exposure Meter for motion picture photography.
- To Bruce Lyon and John Lamb for the development of a Video Animation System for testing motion picture animation sequences.
- To Ross Lowell of Lowel-Light Manufacturing, Incorporated, for the development of compact lighting equipment for motion picture photography.
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- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Projection
- Special Photographic
- Stage Operations
- Photography
- Cartoon Process
- Lighting
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1980 (53rd)
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- To Carter Equipment Company for the development of a continuous contact, total immersion, additive color motion picture printer.
- To Hollywood Film Company for the development of a continuous-contact, total immersion, additive color motion picture printer.
- To fr: André Debrie for the development of a continuous contact, total immersion, additive color motion picture printer.
- To Charles Vaughn and Eugene Nottingham of Cinetron Computer Systems, Incorporated, for the development of a versatile general purpose computer system for animation and optical effects motion picture photography.
- To John W. Lang, Walter Hrastnik, and Charles J. Watson of Bell and Howell Company for the development and manufacture of a modular continuous contact motion picture film printer.
- To Worth Baird of LaVezzi Machine Works, Incorporated, for the advanced design and manufacture of a film sprocket for motion picture projectors.
- To Peter Regla and Dan Slater of Elicon for the development of a follow-focus system for motion picture optical effects printers and animation stands.
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- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Systems
- Laboratory
- Projection
- Photography
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1981 (54th)
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- To Hal Landaker for the concept and to Alan Landaker for the engineering of the Burbank Studios' Production Sound Department 24-frame color video system.
- To Bill Hogan of Ruxton, Ltd., and Richard J. Stumpf and Daniel R. Brewer of Universal City Studios' Production Sound Department, for the engineering of a 24-frame color video system.
- To John DeMuth, for the engineering of a 24-frame video system.
- To Ernst F. Nettman, of Continental Camera Systems, Inc., for the development of a pitching lens for motion picture photography.
- To Bill Taylor of Universal City Studios for the concept and specifications for a Two Format, Rotating Head, Aerial Image Optical Printer.
- To Peter D. Parks of Oxford Scientific Films for the development of the OSF microcosmic zoom device for microscopic photography.
- To Louis Stankiewicz and H.L. Blachford for the development of Baryfol sound barrier materials.
- To Dennis Muren and Stuart Ziff of Industrial Light and Magic, Incorporated for the development of a Motion Picture Figure Mover for animation photography.
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- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Camera
- Special Photographic
- Camera
- Stage Operations
- Stage Operations
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1982 (55th)
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- To Richard W. Deats for the design and manufacture of the "Little Big Crane" for motion picture production.
- To Cons Tresfon and Adriaan De Rooy of Egripment, and to Ed Phillips and Carlos DeMattos of Matthews Studio Equipment, Incorporated, for the design and manufacture of the "Tulip Crane" for motion picture production.
- To Bran Ferren of Associates and Ferren for the design and development of a computerized lightning effect system for motion picture photography.
- To Christie Electric Corp. and LaVezzi Machine Works, Inc., for the design and manufacture of the Ultramittent film transport for Christie motion picture projectors.
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- Camera Cranes
- Camera Cranes
- Stage Operations
- Projection
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1983 (56th)
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- To William G. Krokaugger of Mole-Richardson Company for the design and engineering of a portable, 12,000 watt, lighting-control dimmer for use in motion picture production.
- To Charles L. Watson, Larry L. Langrehr, and John H. Steiner for the development of the BHP (electro-mechanical) fader for use on continuous motion picture contact printers.
- To Elizabeth D. De La Mare of De La Mare Engineering, Incorporated, for the progressive development and continuous research of special effects pyrotechnics originally designed by Glenn W. De La Mare for motion picture production.
- To Douglas Fries, John Lacey, and Michael Sicrist for the design and engineering of a 35mm reflex conversion camera system for special effects photography.
- To Jack Cashin of Ultra-Stereo Labs, Incorporated, for the engineering and development of a 4-channel, stereophonic, decoding system for optical motion picture soundtrack reproduction.
- To David J. Degenkolb for the design and development of an automated device used in the silver recovery process in motion picture laboratories.
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- Lighting
- Laboratory
- Stage Operations
- Camera
- Sound
- Laboratory
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1984 (57th)
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- To Nat Tiffen of Tiffen Manufacturing Corporation for the production of high-quality, durable, laminated color filters for motion picture photography.
- To Don Trumbull, Jonathan Erland, Stephen Fog, and Paul Burk of Apogee, Inc., for the design and development of the "Blue Max" high-power, blue-flux projector for traveling matte composite photography.
- To Jonathan Erland and Robert Bealmear of Apogee, Incorporated, for an innovative design for front projection screens and an improved method for their construction.
- To Howard J. Preston of Preston Cinema Systems for the design and development of a variable speed control device with automatic exposure compensation for motion picture cameras.
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- Lenses and Filters
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Camera
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1985 (58th)
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- To David W. Spencer for the development of an Animation Photo Transfer (APT) process.
- To Harrison & Harrison, Optical Engineers, for the invention and development of Harrison Diffusion filters for motion picture photography.
- To Larry Barton of Cinematography Electronics, Inc., for a precision speed crystal-controlled device for motion picture photography.
- To Alan Landaker of The Burbank Studios for the Mark III Camera Drive for motion picture photography.
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- Cartoon Process
- Lenses and Filters
- Camera
- Camera
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1986 (59th)
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- To Lee Electric (Lightning) Ltd., for the design and development of an electronic, flicker-free, discharge lamp control system.
- To Peter Parks of Oxford Scientific Films' Image Quest Division for the development of a live aero-compositor for special effects photography.
- To Matt Sweeney and Lucinda Strub for the development of an automatic capsule gun for simulating bullet hits for motion picture special effects.
- To Carl E. Holmes of Carl E. Holmes Company and to Alexander Bryce of The Burbank Studios for the development of a mobile DC power supply unit for motion picture production photography.
- To Bran Ferren of Associates and Ferren for the development of a laser synchro-cue system for applications in the motion picture industry.
- To John L. Baptista of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Laboratories, Inc., for the development and installation of a computerized silver recovery operation.
- to David W. Samuelson for the development of programs incorporated into a pocket computer for motion picture cinematographers, and to William B. Pollard for contributing new algorithms on which the programs are based.
- To Hal Landaker and Alan Landaker of The Burbank Studios for the development of the Beat System low-frequency cue track for motion picture production sound recording.
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- Lighting
- Special Photographic
- Stage Operations
- Lighting
- Special Photographic
- Laboratory
- Photography
- Sound
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1987 (60th)
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- To Ioan Allen of Dolby Laboratories, Inc., for the Cat. 43 playback-only noise reduction unit and its practical application to motion picture sound recordings.
- To John Eppolito, Wally Gentleman, William Mesa, Les Paul Robley, and Geoffrey H. Williamson for refinements to a dual screen, front projection, and image-compositing system.
- To Jan Jacobsen for the application of a dual screen, front projection system to motion picture special effects photography.
- To Thaine Morris and David Pier for the development of DSC Spark Devices for motion picture special effects.
- To Tad Krzanowski of Industrial Light and Magic, Inc., for the development of a Wire Rig Model Support Mechanism use to control the movements of miniatures in special effects.
- To Dan C. Norris and Tim Cook of Norris Film Products for the development of a single-frame exposure system for motion picture photography.
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- Sound
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Stage Operations
- Stage Operations
- Camera
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1988 (61st)
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- To Grant Loucks of Alan Gordon Enterprises Incorporated for the design concept, and to Geoffrey H. Williamson of Wilcam for the mechanical and electrical engineering, of the Image 300 35mm High-Speed Motion Picture Camera.
- To Michael V. Chewey III for the development of the motion picture industry's first paper tape reader incorporating microprocessor technology.
- To BHP, Inc., successor to the Bell & Howell Professional Equipment Division, for the development of a high-speed reader incorporating microprocessor technology for motion picture laboratories.
- To Hollywood Film Company for the development of a high-speed reader incorporating microprocessor technology for motion picture laboratories.
- To Bruce W. Keller and Manfred G. Michelson of Technical Film Systems for the design and development of a high-speed light valve controller and constant current power supply for motion picture laboratories.
- To Dr. Antal Lisziewicz and Glenn M. Berggren of ISCO-Optic GmbH for the design and development of the Ultra-Star series of motion picture lenses.
- To James K. Branch of Spectra Cine, Incorporated, and to William L. Blowers and Nasir J. Zaidi for the design and development of the Spectra CineSpot one-degree spotmeter for measuring the brightness of motion picture screens.
- To Bob Badami, Dick Bernstein, and Bill Bernstein of Offbeat Systems for the design and development of the Streamline Scoring System, Mark IV, for motion picture music editing.
- To Gary Zeller of Zeller International Limited for the development of Zel-Jel fire protection barrier for motion picture stunt work.
- To Emanual Trilling of Trilling Resources Limited for the development of Stunt-Gel fire protection barrier for motion picture stunt work.
- To Paul A. Roos for the invention of a method known as Video Assist, whereby a scene being photographed on motion picture film can be viewed on a monitor and/or recorded on videotape.
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- Camera
- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Laboratory
- Lenses and Filters
- Photography
- Editorial
- Stage Operations
- Stage Operations
- Systems
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1989 (62nd)
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- To Dr. Leo Cattozzo for the design and development of the CIR-Catozzo Self-Perforating Adhesive Tape Film Splicer.
- To Magna-Tech Electronics Company for the introduction of the first remotely controlled Advance/Retard function for magnetic film sound dubbing.
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1990 (63rd)
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- To William L. Blowers of Belco Associates, Incorporated and Thomas F. Denove for developing and manufacturing the Belco/Denove Cinemeter. This digital/analog exposure meter was specifically and uniquely designed for the cinematographer.
- To Iain Neil for optical design; Takuo Miyagishima for the mechanical design; and Panavision, Incorporated for the concept and development of the Primo Series of spherical prime lenses for 35mm cinematography.
- To Christopher Gilman, Harvey Hubert Jr. of the Diligent Dwarves Effects Lab for the development of the Actor Climate System, consisting of heat-transferring undergarments.
- To Jim Graves of J&G Enterprises for the development of the Cool Suit System, consisting of heat-transferring undergarments.
- To Bengt O. Orhall, Kenneth Lund, Bjorn Selin, and Kjell Högberg of AB Film-Teknik for developing and manufacturing the Mark IV film subtitling processor, which has increased the speed, simplified the operation, and improved the quality of subtitling.
- To Richard Mula and Pete Romano of HydroImage, Incorporated, for the development of the SeaPar 1200 watt HMI Underwater Lamp.
- To Dedo Weigert of Dedo Weigert Film GmbH for the development of the Dedolight, a miniature low-voltage tungsten-halogen lighting fixture.
- To Dr. Fred Kolb Jr. and Paul Preo for the concept and development of a 35mm projection test film.
- To Peter Baldwin for the design; Dr. Paul Kiankhooy and the Lightmaker Company for the development of the Lightmaker AC/DC HMI Ballast.
- To the All-Union Cinema and Photo Research Institute (NIKFI) for continuously improving and providing 3D presentations to Soviet motion picture audiences for the last 25 years.
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- Photography
- Lenses and Filters
- Stage Operations
- Stage Operations
- Laboratory
- Lighting
- Lighting
- Film
- Lighting
- Systems
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1991 (64th)
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- To Robert W. Stoker Jr., for the design and development of a cobweb gun, for applying non-toxic cobweb effects on motion picture sets with both safety and ease of operation.
- To James Doyle for the design and development of the Dry Fogger, which uses liquid nitrogen to produce safe, dense, low-hanging fog effects.
- To Dick Cavdek, Steve Hamerski, and Otto Nemenz International, Incorporated for the optomechanical design and development of the Canon/Nemenz Zoom Lens.
- To Ken Robings and Clairmont Camera for the optomechanical design and development of the Canon/Clairmont Camera Zoom Lens.
- To Century Precision Optics for the optomechanical design and development of the Canon/Century Precision Optics Zoom Lens.
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- Stage Operations
- Stage Operations
- Lenses and Filters
- Lenses and Filters
- Lenses and Filters
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1992 (65th)
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- Lenses and Filters
- Sound
- Lenses and Filters
- Special Photographic
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1993 (66th)
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- Lighting
- Lighting
- Stage Operations
- Sound
- Laboratory
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1994 (67th)
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- To B. Russell Hessey of Special Effects Spectacular, Inc. and Vincent T. Kelton for the hardware design, and George Jackman of De La Mare Engineering, Inc., for the pyrotechnic development which together comprises the non-gun safety blank firing system.
- To Frieder Hochheim, Gary H. Swink, Dr. Joe Zhou, and Don Northrop for the development of the Kino Flo Portable, Flicker Free, High Output Fluorescent Lighting System for motion picture set illumination.
- To Emmanuel Previnaire of Flying-Cam for his pioneering concept and for the development of mounting a motion picture camera on a remotely-controlled miniature helicopter.
- To Jacques Sax of Sonosax for the design and development of the Sonosax SX-S portable audio mixer.
- To Clay Davis and John Carter of Todd-AO Corporation for the pioneering effort of computer-controlled list management style ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement).
- To Stephen W. Potter, John Asman, Charles Pell, and Richard Larson of LarTec Systems for the advancement and refinement of the computer-controlled list management style ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) system via the LarTec ADR System that has established itself as a standard of the industry.
- To Audio Tracks, Inc., for the design and development of the ADE (Advanced Data Encoding) System which creates an encoded timecode track and database during the initial transfer of the production sound "dailies."
- To Colin Broad of CB Electronics for the design and development of the EDL (Edit Decision List) Lister which creates an encoded timecode track and database during the initial transfer of the production sound "dailies."
- To Dieter Sturm of Sturm's Special Effects Int'l for the creation and development of the Bio-Snow 2 Flake.
- To David A. Addleman and Lloyd A. Addleman for the development of the Cyberware 3030 3D Digitizer.
- To Mark R. Schneider, Herbert R. Jones, Christopher D. Conover, and John R.B. Brown for the development of the Polhemus 3 Space Digitizing System.
- To Jack Smith, Michael Crichton, and Emil Safier for pioneering computerized motion picture budgeting and scheduling.
- To Stephen Greenfield and Chris Huntley of Screenplay Systems for the development of the "Scriptor" software.
- To Art Fritzen of the California Fritzen Propeller Company as the designer and sole manufacturer of the Eight-Bladed Ritter Fan Propellers.
- To Dr. Mike Boudry of the Computer Film Company for his pioneering work in the field of film input scanning.
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- Lighting
- Photography
- Sound
- Sound
- Sound
- Sound
- Sound
- Stage Operations
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Editorial and Pre-production
- Editorial and Pre-production
- Stage Operations
- Special Photographic
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1995 (68th)
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- To Pascal Chedeville for the design of the L.C. Concept Digital Sound System for motion picture exhibition.
- To James Deas of the Warner Bros. Studio Facility for the design and subsequent development of an Automated Patchbay and Metering System for motion picture sound transfer and dubbing operations.
- To Clay Davis and John Carter of Todd-AO Corporation for their pioneering efforts in creating an Automated Patchbay System for motion picture sound transfer and dubbing operations.
- To Al Jensen, Chuck Headley, Jean Messner, and Hazem Nabulsi of CEI Technology for producing a self-contained, flicker-free Color Video-Assist Camera.
- To Peter Denz of Präzisions-Entwicklung Denz for developing a flicker-free Color Video-Assist Camera.
- To David Pringle and Yan Zhong Fang for the design and development of "Lightning Strikes," a flexible, high-performance electronic lightning effect system.
- To BHP, Incorporated., for their pioneering efforts in developing Digital Sound Printing Heads for motion pictures.
- To Joe Finnegan (a.k.a. Joe Yrigoyen) for his pioneering work in developing the Air Ram for motion picture stunt effects.
- To Gary Demos, David Ruhoff, Can Cameron, and Michelle Feraud for their pioneering efforts in the creation of the Digital Productions Digital Film Compositing System.
- To Douglas Smythe, Lincoln Hu, Douglas S. Kay, and Industrial Light and Magic for their pioneering efforts in the creation of the ILM Digital Film Compositing System.
- To the Computer Film Company for their pioneering efforts in the creation of the CFC Digital Film Compositing System.
- To Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse for the concept; Kodak Pathe CTP Cine for the prototype; and Eclair Laboratories and Martineau Industries for the development and further implementation of the Toulouse Electrolytic Silver Recovery Cell.
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- Sound
- Sound
- Sound
- Camera
- Camera
- Stage Operations
- Sound
- Stage Operations
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Laboratory
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1996 (69th)
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- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Cartoon Process
- Photography
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Camera Cranes
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1997 (70th)
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- To Clark F. Crites for the design and development of the Christie ELF 1-C Endless Loop Film Transport and Storage System.
- To Dan Leimeter and Bob Weitz for the development and implementation of a Portable Adjustment Tool for T-Style Slit Lens Assemblies.
- To Philip C. Cory for the design and development of the Special Effects Spark Generator.
- To James M. Reilly, Douglas W. Nishimura, and Monique C. Fisher of the Rochester Institute of Technology for the creation of A-D Strips, a diagnostic tool for the detection of the presence of vinegar syndrome in processed acetate-based motion picture film.
- To Jim Frazier, for the design concept, and Iain Neil and Rick Gelbard for the further design and development of the Panavision/Frazier Lens System for motion picture photography.
- To James F. Foley, Charles Converse and F. Edward Gardner (of UCISCO); and to Robert W. Stoker, Jr. and Matt Sweeney for the development and realization of Liquid Synthetic Air.
- To Jack Cashin, Roger Hibbard, and y Jacobson for the design, development, and implementation of a projection system analyzer.
- To Richard Chuang, Glenn Entis and Carl Rosendahl for the concept and architecture of the Pacific Data Images (PDI) Animation System.
- To Greg Hermanovic, Kim Davidson, Mark Elendt, and Paul Breslin for the development of the procedural modeling and animation components of the Prisms software package.
- To James J. Keating, Michael Wahrman, and Richard E. Hollander for their contributions that led to the Wavefront Advanced Visualizer computer graphics system.
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- Projection
- Sound
- Stage Operations
- Laboratory
- Lenses and Filters
- Stage Operations
- Projection
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
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1998 (71st)
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- To Garrett Brown and Jerry Holway, for the creation of the Skyman flying platform for Steadicam operators. This cable-driven, manned camera platform allows the operator to spin 360 degrees for unimpeded pans while controlling the downhill speed via brakes. As a device for achieving otherwise impossible shots, Skyman has had a definite influence on later cable-suspended camera systems.
- To Jim Rodnunsky, Jim Webber, and Bob Webber of Cablecam Systems, and Trou Bayliss, for the design and engineering of Cablecam. This radio-controlled, cable-driven camera platform with its ultra-smooth synthetic cables and powerful hydraulic motors, enables runs in excess of 3000 feet with a quick return to start. Operating unmanned, it can function at speeds and through perils that would be unsafe for onboard operators.
- To David DiFrancesco, N. Balasubramanian, and Tom Noggle, for their pioneering efforts in the development of laser film recording technology. This pioneering laser film recorder, designed and used for motion pictures, demonstrated the potential of this technology for recording digital data onto intermediate film stock.
- To Mike MacKenzie, Mike Bolles, Udo Pampel, Joseph Fulmer of Industrial Light & Magic for their pioneering work in motion-controlled, silent camera dollies. This silent, high-speed motion control modification of a Panther dolly makes it possible to film moving camera composite shots of actors while recording live dialogue.
- To Barry Walton, Bill Schultz, Chris Barker, and David Cornelius of Sony Pictures Imageworks, for the creation of an advanced motion-controlled, silent camera dolly. This extensive modification to the Panther dolly allows high-speed moves to be silent, smooth, and stable.
- To Bruce Wilton and Carlos Icinkoff of Mechanical Concepts, for their modular system of motion-control rotators and movers for use in motion-control. These components have become the de facto industry standard for use in precision motion control equipment.
- To Remy Smith for the software and electronic design and development; and James K. Branch and Nasir J. Zaidi, for the design and development of the Spectra Professional IV-A digital exposure meter. The design and execution of the Spectra Professional IV-A meter have resulted in a practical and successful tool for the film production community.
- To Ivan Kruglak for his commitment to the development of a wireless transmission system for video-assisted images for the motion picture industry. Through years of persistent effort, Mr. Kruglak has commercialized and popularized a technique of great utility for motion picture camera operations. By introducing diversity antennas and a time code insertion accessory, he has optimized camera wireless video-assist components.
- To Dr. Douglas R. Roble for his contribution to tracking technology and for the design and implementation of the TRACK system for camera position calculation and scene reconstruction. The TRACK system is an integrated software tool that uses computer-vision techniques to extract critical 2D and 3D information about a scene and the camera used to film it.
- To Thaddeus Beier for the design and implementation of ras_track, a system for 2D tracking, stabilization, and 3D camera and object tracking. Ras_track allows the user to determine the position and location of the camera and objects in a scene by tracking points in a scanned sequence.
- To Manfred N. Klemme and Donald E. Wetzel for the design and development of the K-Tek Microphone Boom Pole and accessories for on-set motion picture sound recording. The K-TEK series microphone boom pole provides production recording personnel with a self-lubricated, light-weight, sturdy pole with multiple accessories.
- To Nick Foster for his software development in the field of water simulation systems. This software technique provides an efficient and flexible method for the creation of flowing streams, oceans, tidal waves, and turbulence for motion picture visual effects.
- To Cary Phillips for the design and development of the "Caricature" Animation System at Industrial Light & Magic By integrating existing tools into a powerful interactive system, and adding an expressive multi-target shape interpolation-based freeform animation system, the "Caricature" system provides a degree of subtlety and refinement not possible with other systems.
- To Dr. Mitchell J. Bogdanowicz of the Eastman Kodak Company, and Jim Meyer and Stan Miller of Rosco Laboratories, Inc., for the design of the CalColor Calibrated Color Effects Filters. Designed to correspond to the spectral sensitivity of color negative film stocks, these filters provide for improved color control in motion picture lighting.
- To Dr. A. Tulsi Ram, Richard C. Sehlin, Dr. Carl F. Holtz, and David F. Kopperl of the Eastman Kodak Company, for the research and development of the concept of molecular sieves applied to improve the archival properties of processed photographic film. The use of zeolite crystals as molecular sieves to absorb moisture, acetic acid, methylene chloride, and a variety of solvents created an effective deterrent to the effects of vinegar syndrome in stored film stock.
- To Takuo Miyagishima and Albert K. Saiki of Panavision, Incorporated, for the design and development of the Eyepiece Leveler. This leveler keeps the camera eyepiece at the same level, regardless of whether the camera position is tilted up or down, enabling the camera operator to concentrate on the composition of the image.
- To Edmund Di Giulio and James Bartell of Cinema Products, for the design of the KeyKode Sync Reader. The KeyKode Sync Reader provides a fast, accurate, and user-friendly means of utilizing the KeyKode information on film, thereby expediting the editorial and post-production processes.
- To Ivan Kruglak, for his pioneering concept and the development of the Coherent Time Code Slate. Time code slates have had a significant impact on the filmmaking process by simplifying post-production. This development makes the synchronization process faster and more precise, particularly when multiple cameras are used.
- To Mike Denecke, for refining and further developing electronic time code slates. Due to their features and simplified operational procedures, the Denecke slates have had a significant impact on the motion picture industry and have become the standard for electronic time code slates.
- To Ed Zwaneveld and Frederick Gasoi of the National Film Board of Canada, and Mike Lazaridis and Dale Brubacher-Cressman of Research in Motion, for the design and development of the DigiSync Film KeyKode Reader. The DigiSync Film KeyKode Reader provides a fast, accurate, and user-friendly means of utilizing the KeyKode information on film, expediting the editorial and post-production processes.
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- Camera Cranes
- Camera Cranes
- Special Photographic
- Camera Cranes
- Camera Cranes
- Camera Cranes
- Photography
- Camera
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Sound
- Special Photographic
- Special Photographic
- Lenses and Filters
- Laboratory
- Camera
- Laboratory
- Editorial and Pre-production
- Editorial and Pre-production
- Laboratory
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1999 (72nd)
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- To Vivienne Dyer and Chris Woolf, for the design and development of the Rycote Microphone Windshield Modular System. Designed to eliminate physical acoustical rumble and to mask a microphone's high sensitivity to wind and other unwanted noises, the lightweight and rugged Rycote Microphone Windshields accomplish these tasks without altering or impairing the original frequency response of the microphone.
- To Leslie Drever, for the design and development of the LightWave microphone windscreens and isolation mounts from LightWave Systems. Designed to eliminate physical acoustical rumble and to cover a microphone's high sensitivity to wind and other unwanted noises, the LightWave Systems line of shock mounts and windscreens accomplish these tasks without altering or impairing the original frequency response of the microphone.
- To Richard C. Sehlin, for the concept, and Dr. Mitchell J. Bogdanowicz and Mary L. Schmoeger of the Eastman Kodak Company, for the design and development of the Eastman Lamphouse Modification Filters. The ELM Filters enable a laboratory to achieve additive printer contrast and color reproduction using a subtractive lamphouse.
- To Hoyt Yeatman, Jr. of Dream Quest Images and John C. Brewer of the Eastman Kodak Company, for the identification and diagnosis leading to the elimination of the "red fringe" artifact in traveling matte composite photography. The elimination of the "red fringe" artifact in traveling matte composite photography obviates expensive additional computerized image processing thus reducing the time involved in producing a seamless and convincing composite shot.
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- Sound
- Sound
- Lenses and Filters
- Laboratory
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