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The list was published so that further similar technology contributions can still be submitted by the deadline on August 26.
In 2015, DreamWorks Animation, Digital Domain, ILM, Speedtree, Sony Picture Imageworks and Laika, among others, can hope for the Technical Oscar Award.
Here is the complete list:
- Portable, remotely controllable telescoping camera columns of the Mat-Towercam Twin Peek (Mat – Mad About Technology)
- Mobile high-speed car platforms such as The Biscuit Jr. (Allan Padelford Camera Cars)
- Neutral density filters that remove infrared contamination, see Infrared Neutral Density Filter Technology (Tiffen Company)
- Lightweight prime lenses for high-resolution cameras such as those in the Leica Summilux-C Prime Lens series (CW Sonderoptic)
- Optical audio transfer processes such as those found in the Chace Optical Sound Processor (Deluxe)
- Activation technology for digital cinema projectors: Texas Instruments DLP Cinema Technology (Texas Instruments)
- Interactive blend shape modelling and manufacturing such as Laika Rapid Prototyping and Facial Animation Technology (Laika, Inc.) or the ILM Shape Sculpting System (ILM)
- Measurement toolsets for quality control of the cinema experience, one example being LSS-100P (Ultra-Stereo Labs)
- Displays for adaptable references for feature-film reviews such as the Sony Trimaster El Organic Light Emitting Diode Picture monitors (Sony Pictures Imageworks)
- Collaborative, expandable image playback and review systems, see RV Media Player (Tweak Software)
- High-resolution motion-capture techniques for deforming objects: MOVA (MOVA) and Geometry Tracker (ILM)
- Systems for interactive grooming and direct mainipulation of digital hair: Barbershop (Weta Digital)
- Systems for placing, grooming and resolving collisions of digital feathers such as the Dreamworks Feather System (DreamWorks Animation)
- Systems for the modelling, animation and rendering of digital vegetation: Speedtree (IDV)
- Digital technologies for physical destruction simulations such as the Drop Destruction Toolkit (Digital Domain) and Finite Element Destruction Modeling (UC Berkeley) and Odin – Unified HPC Multi-Physics Simulation Platform (Weta Digital)
- Efficient volumetric file formats from Field 3D (Sony Pictures Imageworks) and VDB: High-Resolution Sparse Volumes With Dynamic Topology (DreamWorks Animation)
So, until August 26 you can still apply for a Technical Oscar. Here you can find out how.
The Scientific and Technical Award will be presented on February 7, 2015.
