The Academy’s 90th Sci-Tech Awards Saturday at the Beverly Wilshire (hosted by Sir Patrick Stewart) was dominated by the integral animation and visual effects software that powers the industry’s CG characters, simulations, and compositing. Digital Domain, DreamWorks, Industrial Light & Magic, Pixar, and Rhythm & Hues were among the 10 standout honorees.
In addition, visual effects technologist Jonathan Erland received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar statuette) for his technological contributions. Erland worked at Ilm as a model builder for “Star Wars” in 1977 and later moved over to Apogee to work on “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.” He eventually became director of R&D for Apogee, where he received patents for a reverse blue-screen traveling matte process, the Blue-Max flux projector, and a method for making front projection screens.
Erland also played a key role in establishing a separate visual effects Academy branch in 1995. He received the Academy’s John A.
In addition, visual effects technologist Jonathan Erland received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar statuette) for his technological contributions. Erland worked at Ilm as a model builder for “Star Wars” in 1977 and later moved over to Apogee to work on “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.” He eventually became director of R&D for Apogee, where he received patents for a reverse blue-screen traveling matte process, the Blue-Max flux projector, and a method for making front projection screens.
Erland also played a key role in establishing a separate visual effects Academy branch in 1995. He received the Academy’s John A.
- 2/11/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Chicago – Sometimes, a simple will of the heart is like a drop of water in the ocean, which ripples so profoundly that it affects the tides. That will is illustrated in the heartbeat of “Batkid Begins,” the story of Miles Scott, a little boy fighting an illness, who wished to be The Batman.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
What happened next can only be described as a miracle. The desire of the boy was brought to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, who considers the requests of ill children and tries to fulfill them. As the mechanics for the transformation of Miles Scott to Batkid began to fall into place, something else occurred, based in part in our new era of technology. The details and the complexities of making the dream happen began to light up the Twitter sphere, through the Foundation and the participants in the wish. This drew interest from more volunteers, which led to donations of props and performances,...
Rating: 5.0/5.0
What happened next can only be described as a miracle. The desire of the boy was brought to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, who considers the requests of ill children and tries to fulfill them. As the mechanics for the transformation of Miles Scott to Batkid began to fall into place, something else occurred, based in part in our new era of technology. The details and the complexities of making the dream happen began to light up the Twitter sphere, through the Foundation and the participants in the wish. This drew interest from more volunteers, which led to donations of props and performances,...
- 7/11/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 20 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new film festival hit documentary “Batkid Begins” – the true story of a 5-year-old cancer patient’s wish come true!
“Batkid Begins,” which opens in Chicago on July 10, 2015 and is rated “PG,” stars Miles Scott as Batkid, Ron Oppenheimer as Superman, Or Oppenheimer as Catwoman, Eric Johnston as Batman and Mike Jutan as The Penguin from writer and director Dana Nachman and writer Kurt Kuenne.
The film won awards at the Ashland Independent Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival and Heartland Film, was nominated at the Cleveland International Film Festival and was an official selection at the Chicago Critics Film Festival.
To win your free passes to “Batkid Begins” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 7 p.
“Batkid Begins,” which opens in Chicago on July 10, 2015 and is rated “PG,” stars Miles Scott as Batkid, Ron Oppenheimer as Superman, Or Oppenheimer as Catwoman, Eric Johnston as Batman and Mike Jutan as The Penguin from writer and director Dana Nachman and writer Kurt Kuenne.
The film won awards at the Ashland Independent Film Festival, Dallas International Film Festival and Heartland Film, was nominated at the Cleveland International Film Festival and was an official selection at the Chicago Critics Film Festival.
To win your free passes to “Batkid Begins” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 7 p.
- 7/8/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
We all remember the day Batkid saved Gotham City (San Francisco) from the clutches of villainy, but this burst of uncontrollable joy deserves more than one single day of recognition. We’ve become a culture of attention-deficit drones who only care about what’s “trending,” which is why Batkid Begins is the documentary we need right now.
Fair warning: you will cry all over again. Not out of sadness, but because one boy’s dream gave the world something to smile about. Civilization shut down for an entire day to watch a pint-sized, leukemia-stricken boy named Miles act out his wildest fantasy…but his request did far more for humanity than Make-a-Wish workers could have Ever imagined. Good nature is infectious, and we need daily reminders like Batkid Begins to make sure our humanitarian side isn’t overtaken by life’s obsessively negative grasp.
When asked by the Make-a-Wish organization,...
Fair warning: you will cry all over again. Not out of sadness, but because one boy’s dream gave the world something to smile about. Civilization shut down for an entire day to watch a pint-sized, leukemia-stricken boy named Miles act out his wildest fantasy…but his request did far more for humanity than Make-a-Wish workers could have Ever imagined. Good nature is infectious, and we need daily reminders like Batkid Begins to make sure our humanitarian side isn’t overtaken by life’s obsessively negative grasp.
When asked by the Make-a-Wish organization,...
- 6/30/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Photo by Barry Brown Comic-Con
Comic-Con International has released the schedule for Sunday July 27th. This is the last day of Comic-Con, and they will be closing it out with some big TV panels like Supernatural, Sons of Anarchy and The Strain. There's also a panel for the Batkid documentary that was made. I rarely stay for the whole convention on Sunday, but I think I actually might try to stick around this year and enjoy myself. You can go through the full schedule here, but you'll find some of the highlights listed below.
Supernatural Special Video Presentation and Q&A - Series stars Jared Padalecki (Friday the 13th [2009]), Jensen Ackles (My Bloody Valentine 3D), Misha Collins (Ringer), and Mark A. Sheppard (Battlestar Galactica), along with executive producer Jeremy Carver (U.S. version of Being Human), return to Hall H to answer questions from the audience about what's in store...
Comic-Con International has released the schedule for Sunday July 27th. This is the last day of Comic-Con, and they will be closing it out with some big TV panels like Supernatural, Sons of Anarchy and The Strain. There's also a panel for the Batkid documentary that was made. I rarely stay for the whole convention on Sunday, but I think I actually might try to stick around this year and enjoy myself. You can go through the full schedule here, but you'll find some of the highlights listed below.
Supernatural Special Video Presentation and Q&A - Series stars Jared Padalecki (Friday the 13th [2009]), Jensen Ackles (My Bloody Valentine 3D), Misha Collins (Ringer), and Mark A. Sheppard (Battlestar Galactica), along with executive producer Jeremy Carver (U.S. version of Being Human), return to Hall H to answer questions from the audience about what's in store...
- 7/13/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
[1] Earlier this year I received an e-mail from Mike Jutan, a Research & Development Engineer at George Lucas' visual effects powerhouse Industrial Light & Magic, who was prepping his Ted Talk. Despite having previously worked at Pixar, Mike was having trouble gaining clearance for a Wall-e image he had found on /Film. I was able to connect him with the right people, and he finally got the mouse house's permission. Jutan's Ted Talk is about "The Power of Enthusiasm". While the movie isn't completely movie-centric, I think it's worth sharing. Here is a brief description from Mike: A large portion of the talk (begins around the 8 minute mark) is about the moment I first saw the friggin' epic T-1000 effect in Terminator 2 as a 10 year old kid and I knew at that moment I Had to do visual effects with my life. I talk a lot about my journey, from dream to little wins,...
- 12/19/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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