FilmLight team to receive Scientific and Technical Awards at 82nd Annual Academy Awards
16 January 2010
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has shortlisted winners of its Scientific and Technical Academy Awards which will be presented on 20 February 2010. Achievements receiving Scientific and Technical Awards must demonstrate a proven record of contributing significant value to the process of making motion pictures. The Academy Awards for scientific and technical achievements to be presented this year include:
Mark Wolforth and Tony Sedivy for their contributions to the development of the Truelight real-time 3D look-up table hardware system. Through the use of colour management software and hardware, this system enables accurate colour presentation in the digital intermediate preview process. The Truelight system is widely utilized in digital intermediate production environments around the world.
Scientific And Engineering Awards (Academy Plaques)
Richard Kirk for the overall design and development of the Truelight real-time 3D look-up-table hardware device and colour management software. This complete system enables accurate colour presentation in the digital intermediate preview process. The Truelight system is widely utilized in digital intermediate production environments around the world.
Wolfgang Lempp, Theo Brown, Tony Sedivy and Dr. John Quartel for the development of the Northlight film scanner, which enables high-resolution, pin registered scanning in the motion picture digital intermediate process. Developed for the digital intermediate and motion picture visual effects markets, the Northlight scanner was designed with a 6K CCD sensor, making it unique in its ability to produce high-resolution scans of 35mm, 8-perf film frames.
Steve Chapman, Martin Tlaskal, Darrin Smart and James Logie for their contributions to the development of the Baselight colour correction system, which enables real-time digital manipulation of motion picture imagery during the digital intermediate process. Baselight was one of the first digital colour correction systems to enter the digital intermediate market and has seen wide acceptance in the motion picture industry.
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