77th ceremony (2004) FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Sea Inside

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Spain

77th ceremony (2004) JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD
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77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Academy Award of Merit)
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Camera Cranes

With its electronically driven leveling head, adjustable moveable weight carriage, and lightweight, extremely precise telescoping beam elements that allow camera movement during shots, the Technocrane has redefined the state-of-the-art in camera crane technology.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Academy Award of Merit)
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Camera Cranes

The Louma pioneered a remotely-operated camera head combined with a lightweight and portable modular crane. Its design has proved to be the inspiration for numerous subsequent remote camera systems.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
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Camera Cranes

With its electronically driven leveling head, adjustable moveable weight carriage, and lightweight, extremely precise telescoping beam elements that allow camera movement during shots, the Technocrane has redefined the state-of-the-art in camera crane technology.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
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Digital Imaging Technology

Cineon pioneered a commercial node-graph compositing system establishing a new visual method for direct manipulation of the compositing process, which influenced and defined modern digital compositing workflows.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
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Systems

This proprietary modified silicone makeup system allows for the creation of either partial or full-face appliances for motion picture makeup effects that move like real flesh, have translucency similar to skin and will accept standard makeup materials.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
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Lighting

With its large radiating surface and thin profile, this collapsible, self-contained HMI softlight provides a diffuse light to simulate daylight in location interiors, where space is often limited.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
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Sound

Designed in the early 1990s when digital signal processing was in its early stages, the real-time digital approach of the DNF 001 provided accurate filter response with minimal interaction, allowing noise attenuation with fewer artifacts.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
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Sound

The Cedar DNS 1000 is specifically designed to reduce background noise from recorded motion picture dialog. With its precise filters it allows the frequency ranges to be altered or even cascaded to pinpoint and reduce the offending noise.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
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Photography

As a pioneer in this area of motion picture technology, Tyler's 2-axis, hydraulically-powered camera mount successfully eliminates the pitch and roll associated with camera shots taken from a boat in the water.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
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Digital Imaging Technology

Vicon Motion Systems developed special-purpose cameras for motion capture with software systems that maximized their impact on the motion picture industry.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
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Digital Imaging Technology

Motion Analysis Corporation developed special-purpose cameras for motion capture with software systems that maximized their impact on the motion picture industry.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
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Digital Imaging Technology

The software solution created by Giant Studios applied a unique biometric approach that has influenced the development of motion capture technology for motion pictures.

77th ceremony (2004) SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
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Digital Imaging Technology

\"Storm\" employs an efficient method for directly manipulating volumetric data to create effects such as clouds, water and avalanches with familiar operators inspired by image compositing and painting operations.

77th ceremony (2004) AWARD OF COMMENDATION
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