The Oscar organization will conduct 16 investigations to decide what merits further consideration.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected 21 scientific and technical achievements for awards consideration. Of those 21 achievements, several have been submitted by more than one company, so the Academy will now conduct 16 separate investigations to decide which merit further investigations.
The Academy is making a list of the achievements it is looking at public to allow individuals and companies with similar devices or claims of prior art the opportunity to submit their achievements for review. Additional entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. PT on Aug. 26.
The committee will conduct the following 16 investigations:
Portable, remote-controlled telescoping camera columns
Prompted by MAT-TOWERCAM TWIN PEEK (MAT – Mad About Technology)
Drivable, high-speed vehicle platforms
Prompted by THE BISCUIT JR. (Allan Padelford Camera Cars)
Neutral density filters that remove infrared contamination
Prompted by INFRARED NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER TECHNOLOGY
(Tiffen Company)
Lightweight, prime lens sets for high-resolution cameras
Prompted by LEICA SUMMILUX-C PRIME LENS SERIES (CW Sonderoptic)
Optical audio transfer processes
Prompted by CHACE OPTICAL SOUND PROCESSOR (Deluxe)
Enabling technology of digital cinema projectors
Prompted by TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DLP CINEMA TECHNOLOGY
(Texas Instruments)
Interactive blend shape modeling and manufacturing
Prompted by LAIKA RAPID PROTOTYPING AND FACIAL ANIMATION TECHNOLOGY (LAIKA, Inc.) and ILM SHAPE SCULPTING SYSTEM (ILM)
Measurement toolsets for quality control of cinematic experience
Prompted by LSS-100P (Ultra-Stereo Labs)
Displays providing suitable visual reference for feature film review
Prompted by SONY TRIMASTER EL ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PICTURE MONITORS (Sony Pictures Imageworks)
Collaborative, enhanceable image playback and review systems
Prompted by RV MEDIA PLAYER (Tweak Software)
High-resolution motion capture techniques for deforming objects
Prompted by MOVA (MOVA) and GEOMETRY TRACKER (ILM)
Systems for interactive grooming and direct-manipulation of digital hair
Prompted by BARBERSHOP (Weta Digital)
Systems for placing, grooming and resolving collisions of digital feathers
Prompted by DREAMWORKS FEATHER SYSTEM (DreamWorks Animation)
Systems for modeling, animation and rendering of digital vegetation
Prompted by SPEEDTREE (IDV)
Digital technologies for high-density physical destruction simulation
Prompted by DROP DESTRUCTION TOOLKIT (Digital Domain) and FINITE ELEMENT DESTRUCTION MODELING (UC Berkeley) and ODIN – UNIFIED HPC MULTI-PHYSICS SIMULATION PLATFORM (Weta Digital)
Efficient volumetric data formats
Prompted by FIELD 3D (Sony Pictures Imageworks) and VDB: HIGH-RESOLUTION SPARSE VOLUMES WITH DYNAMIC TOPOLOGY (DreamWorks Animation)
After thorough investigations are conducted in each of the technology categories, the committee will meet in early December to vote on recommendations to the Academy’s Board of Governors, which will make the final awards decisions.
The 2014 Scientific and Technical Awards will be presented on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015.
