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Blackhawk High grad wins Oscar, brings new realism to animation Animated movie characters, that is. For that achievement, Iben, a 1997 Blackhawk High graduate, earned an Academy Award last weekend.  The South Beaver Township native, director of engineering for the famed Pixar film studio, officially received her prestigious Oscar award when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held a virtual ceremony on Feb. 13, bestowing Scientific And Technical Achievement Awards for 17 filmm...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented its 2021 Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday (Feb. 13). It recognized 17 technologies represented by 55 individuals in a virtual ceremony hosted by filmmaker Nia DaCosta. James Cameron paid tribute to the honorees, stating: “The motion picture innovation train never stops. Its progress is in fact vital to the art form. Technical advancement is disrupting the creative process at a breakneck pace. Filmmaking shouldn’t merely ke...

Robert Derry and Glenn Derry for the system design, ergonomics, engineering and workflow integration of the widely adopted Technoprops head-mounted camera system. The Technoprops head-mounted camera system, with its modular and production-proven construction, supports consistent face alignment with improved actor comfort, while at the same time permitting quick reconfiguration and minimizing downtime. This system enables repeatable, accurate and unobstructed capture of an actor’s facial move...

For the first time in more than 20 years, the exterior of the Bell County Courthouse will receive a thorough cleaning.A contract for the cleaning, which will not exceed a

Oscars: Three Women From Disney and Pixar Among SciTech Awards Honorees Carolyn Giardina Oscar Statuettes Seventeen scientific and technical developments representing 55 individuals — including three women, which may be a first in a single season — will be honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Scientific and Technical Awards. The honorees and their work, which includes advancement in hair simulation and sound tech, will be recognized during a virtu...

Domino North America has been expanding installations and service teams in recent weeks in response to its digital printing business growth and the need to support the increasing customer base. Chris Elsmore joined Domino with 17 years of field service experience. He was with Durst servicing industrial grand format printing in UV cured roll to roll and flatbed printers across the nation for eight years. Before that, he spent 14 years servicing larger format printers from ColorSpan, HP, Canon, ...

Domino Continues to Grow Installations & Service Teams Domino continues to grow its digital printing business, even during these challenging times. Building on strength upon strength, and adding talent to support their growing customer base, several new hires have taken place over the past several months... Login or register now to gain instant access to the rest of this premium content! Domino continues to grow its digital printing business, even during these challenging times....

Chris Elsmore joined Domino with 17 years of field service experience. He was with Durst servicing industrial grand format printing in UV cured roll to roll and flatbed printers across the nation for eight years. Before that, he spent 14 years servicing larger format printers from ColorSpan, HP, Canon, and Mimaki. He also brings many years of experience troubleshooting,

UpdatedSat, Dec 19, 2020 at 4:18 pm CT Reply The Skokie Village Board approved a development agreement to build a 142-room hotel and conference center at 4930 Oakton St. (via Village of Skokie) SKOKIE, IL — Village trustees unanimously approved a development agreement for a new hotel and conference center in downtown Skokie. The 142-room Homewood Suites by Hilton is planned for the northeast corner of Oakton Street and Niles Avenue. The deal calls for the developer to present proof that a hot...

Moving Pictures Get Physical With Live Album (And A Candle Too) In March 2020, just prior to Covid placing live music on hold, Moving Pictures played a startling set at the Toronto Hotel in New South Wales. It was one of the last live shows of 2020 before the lockdown. It is now the live album ‘Under The Palms’. What makes the ‘Under The Palms’ live album special is that you can also package it with a Moving Pictures Coconut & Lime Soy candle. With Alex Smith (vocals), Garry Frost (lead...