American Cinematographer - May 2008 - (Page 64)

Beautiful Minds The Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards honor the industry’s top technical innovators. by Jean Oppenheimer he Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences presented 10 Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Awards at this year’s black-tie ceremony, held in February at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Also recognized during the evening were David A. Grafton, who was honored with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award; David Inglish, who received the John A. Bonner Award; and Jonathan Erland, who received the Award of Commendation. The John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, named in honor of the late director of special projects at Warner Hollywood Studios, is presented to an individual for “outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy.” This year’s recipient, David Inglish, is perhaps best known for his involvement with Disney’s Computerized Animation Production System (CAPS), and for producing Disney’s first all-computer-animated short film, Oilspot and Lipstick (1987). For the past 12 years, he has been the director of audio and video technology at NBC Universal. A native Californian, Inglish was born in Glendale and raised in Burbank. He recalls being interested in movies, the entertainment indus- T try and electronics from an early age. After a stint in the U.S. Air Force and studies at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, he applied for a job with the Walt Disney Co., where he worked in various capacities for the next 29 years. “I started as an electronic tech on the bench in January 1967,” he recalls. “My first job was to do some wiring for Disneyland’s Pirate Ride and Moon Ride.” He spent the next decade designing, building and installing rides and shows for Disneyland and Disney World as part of Walt Disney Imagineering. A group shot of the evening’s honorees. Front row (left to right): Antonio Perez; David Inglish; Sci-Tech Awards Committee Chair Richard Edlund, ASC; hostess Jessica Alba; Academy President Sid Ganis; David A. Grafton; Jonathan Erland. Second row: Sebastian Cramer, Christien Tinsley, Duncan Brinsmead, Ron Fedkiw, Frank Losasso Petterson. Third row: Rüdiger Kleinke, Jörg Pöhler. Fourth row: Jonathan Cohen, Andreas Dasser, Doug Roble, Julia Pakalns, Martin Werner. Fifth row: Jeroen Molemaker, Jos Stam, Ryo Sakaguchi, Nafees Bin Zafar. Sixth row: Jerry Tessendorf, Michael Kowalski, Nick Rasmussen, Oliver Pilarski. Top row: Victor Gonzalez, Ignacio Vargas, Angel Tena, Stephan Trojansky, Thomas Ganshorn. 64 May 2008

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American Cinematographer - May 2008 Contents Editor’s Note Global Village: The Fall Short Takes: ASC Laszlo Kovacs Short Takes: Heritage Award Winners Production Slate: Anamorph Production Slate: Fugitive Pieces Heavy-Metal Hero A Need for Speed Kink and the City Beautiful Minds A Hollywood Homecoming Post Focus: Paramount Restores The Godfather Filmmakers’ Forum: Levie Isaacks, ASC Teaches Marines to Shoot Movies New Products & Services International Marketplace Classified Ads Ad Index Clubhouse News ASC Close-Up: Antonio Calvache

American Cinematographer - May 2008

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