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PEOPLE & ARTSMonday 15 February 2016

Munn, Segel help film academy honor inventors, engineers

SANDY COHEN From left: Motion Picture Academy President Cheryl Boone axy”: The many artists on Awakens”: The Industrial
AP Entertainment Writer Isaacs, actors Olivia Munn and Jason Segel and Motion Picture this film used Sony Pictures Light and Magic Geometry
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Academy CEO Dawn Hudson are seen at the Academy of Mo- Imageworks Itview, a me- Tracker, a tracking system
— Subjects like rapid proto- tion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards dia review system, to share that links an actor’s per-
typing, 3-D texture painting Presentation at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Saturday, Feb. 13, working footage globally. formance with animation,
and the intricacies of digi- 2016 in Beverly Hills, CA. — “Kung Fu Panda”: Hit was used to create Lupita
tal media review systems DreamWorks Animation Nyong’o’s character, Maz
became comic material Associated Press franchises such as “Shrek” Kanata.
Saturday for Olivia Munn and “Kung Fu Panda” ben- — “Anomalisa”: This stop-
and Jason Segel, hosts of celebration at the Beverly at the Sci-Tech Awards. efited from a proprietary motion film, nominated for
the film academy’s Scien- Wilshire hotel is highly spe- — “The Avengers”: The media playback system best animated feature Os-
tific and Technical Awards. cialized — mostly tools for Marvel superhero smash is recognized Saturday. car, makes use of Laika’s
Or at least they tried their viewing, sharing and ma- one of many action films to — “Django Unchained”: rapid prototyping tech-
best. nipulating digital media make use of the Aircover Quentin Tarantino’s film re- niques, which use 3-D print-
With enthusiastic expla- — but it has contributed to Inflatables Airwall, a giant, lied on the Rhythm & Hues ers with color-uniform results
nations laden with high- countless hit films. inflatable panel that be- Global DRR System, anoth- to create interchangeable
tech lingo, the two actors Here’s a look at some of the comes an instant green- er media-review platform. faces and expressions for
brought levity to the annu- films that benefited from screen for special effects. — “Saving Private Ryan”: the puppets used in stop-
al ceremony honoring the the inventions recognized — “Guardians of the Gal- Shaky scenes in Steven motion animation.
inventors, engineers and Spielberg’s 1998 film relied
technicians behind ad- on the award-winning op- Other honorees were Dolby
vances in filmmaking tech- tical system called the Im- Laboratories’ PRM Series
nology. Segel called them age Shaker. Reference Color Monitors
“the magicians who can —”Avatar”: The academy and the Society of Motion
bring (creative) visions to also recognized the de- Picture and Television En-
life.” sign and engineering of the gineers, which received
Representing the “science” MARI 3-D texture painting a special award in honor
part of the Academy of system, a super high-reso- of its 100th anniversary.
Motion Picture Arts and lution drawing and paint- Portions of the Sci-Tech
Sciences, the work of the ing program developed for Awards will be included
11 groups recognized dur- “Avatar.” in the Feb. 28 Academy
ing the untelevised dinner — “Star Wars: The Force Awards telecast.q