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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 keep up, it has the power to lead.” The honorees also included three women: Hayley Iben of Pixar Ani...

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 movements. To Babak Beheshti and Scott Robitille for the development of the compact, stand-alone, phas...

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Greg Smokler (Teradek) The Scientific and Engineering Award is given for “achievements that impact the advancement of the motion picture industry in a meaningful way,” with this year’s esteemed Board of Governors selecting two Creative Solutions innovations for their related accomplishments. Nicolaas Verheem, founder and CEO of Teradek, responded to the honor in a statement:  “We are honored to receive a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for our development of Teradek’s Bolt. The Bolt was forged over almost a decade of hard work...

Jessica Steinberg covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center. A film crew using Israel's Amimon technology, which was awarded a 2021 Oscar for Science and Technology (Courtesy Amimon) Several Israelis will be awarded an Oscar this year, but not for a film. Prof. Meir Feder, Dr. Zvi Reznic, Guy Dorman and Ron Yogev will receive a 2021 Academy Award for Science and Engineering for the development of technology that has influenced the film industry. “It’s very emotional for me,” Feder said in a statement. “We knew it was a big technological accomplishment but we ...