A stunt gel that allows longer targeted burns directly to the skin is among the innovations that will be honored at Oscar’s annual scientific and technical awards ceremony, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced on Monday.
Fireskin360 Naked Burn Gel is one of the 14 scientific and technical performance, represented by 37 individual prize recipients, who will be honored at the annual event. Traditionally, before the Oscar ceremony, the ceremony has been re -planned for April 29, 2025 and will take place Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
According to the academy, performance that receives scientific and technical awards must show a proven register on contributing a significant value for the process of making film. The prizes are awarded in the form of certificates or plaque, but this year an Oscar statue will be presented collectively to the caption and to recognize “all individuals who have developed and supported captions, whether open or closed, for film,” per Academy.
The statue will reside at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
“As part of the Academy’s mission to celebrate artistry and innovation in filmmaking, we are honored to recognize the exceptional contributions from this year’s scientific and technical recipients. Their work has strongly pushed progress in our industry, says Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. “We are also deeply honored to present the Oscar Award of Merit to the individuals who created and supported the development of captions for films. This is an important technology that plays an important role in making the cinematic experience accessible to everyone. “
“Every year, our international committee for industry personnel conducts thorough evaluations of innovation and the impact of technology developed for the film industry,” said Darin Grant and Raymond Yeung, co -chair of the Academy’s scientific and technical awards. “This year’s awards include a wide range of progress of film production, from fire stunt safety, stabilized handheld camera surgery and animation to innovations after production in dialogue captures and CG images. These important techniques have expanded the visual opportunities for film and created new and convincing experiences for film guests. “
Academy Awards for scientific and technical achievements are:
Technical prices (Academy Certificate)
- To Essex Edwards, James Jacobs, Jernej Barbic, Crawford Doran and Andrew van Straten for the design and development of Ziva VFX. Ziva VFX is a system for constructing and simulating muscles, fat, fascia and skin for digital characters. An artist -friendly interface that emphasizes easy -to -understand physical metaphors, combined with a robust, physically accurate looser, has enabled a wide range of studios to live visually rich creatures to life.
- To Javor Kalojanov and Kimball Thurston for the creation of Wētā FX’s ML Denoiser. This Denoiser prioritizes temporary filtration with innovative optical flow techniques to preserve crucial details. New training strategies enable their machine learning algorithms that Denoise computer -generated images for the most demanding standards.
- To Neeme Vaino for the development of Fireskin360 Naked Burn Gel. This generally available gel allows longer targeted burns directly to the skin, which widen the range of fire stunts carried out throughout the industry.
- To Dustin Brooks and Colin Decker for the development of Naked Burn Gel. Fire for Hire’s Gel first showed public a “naked burn”, where fire appears directly on the skin, which allows a new form of secure fireplaces in motion images.
- To Attila T. Áfra for the creation of the Intel Open Image Denoise, and to Timo Aila for its groundbreaking work on Nvidia who applies U-Nets to Denoising. Open Image Denoise is an open source code library that provides an elegant API and runs on various hardware, which leads to broad industry adoption. Its nuclear technology is provided by the generally adopted U-net architecture that improves efficiency and preserves details and raises the quality of CG images throughout the industry.
- To highlight Noel to adapt and improve the safety and reliability of transportable six-degrees-AV-freedom movement technology for film use. The Nacmo series of modular movement bases allows filmmakers to dynamically control simulated actions, provide precise movements, improve special effects and enrich the visual experience for the audience all over the world.
- To SU band for the development of sensor analysis and stabilization software, to Bei Shimen for electrical technology and to Zhao Yanchong for the mechanical design and construction of Ronin 2 Gimbal system. By using three-axis stabilization through several sensors, DJI Ronin 2 has achieved broad adoption. It is controllable from a diverse set of input units, which allows filmmakers to create complex, dynamic camera movements.
- To Tabb Firchau for fertilization and development, to John Ellison and Steve Webb for the Attitude Control System, to David Bloomfield for the engine design and to Shane Colton for the Motor Driver’s system design for Mōvi Gimbals. Freefly Systems introduction of handheld stabilized gimbals provides one-person or cooperative camera surgery with different control units, which enables previously difficult images without Dolly or crane-supported stabilized heads.
Scientific and Engineering Awards (Academy plaque)
- To Jayson DUMENIGO for the development of the action factory’s hydroge. Action Factory Hydrogels is designed to enable longer burns at higher temperatures with rapid turning times, which increases the safety and efficiency of fire stunning performances.
- To Thijs Vogels, Fabrice Russle, David Adler, Gerhard Röthlin and Mark Meyer for the creation of Disney’s ML Denoiser. This sophisticated machine learning Denoiser has a groundbreaking nuclear -extending envolutionary network and temporary stability. It has been adopted far beyond its original animation area and is an important tool for creating computer -generated images in feature films.
- To Nir Averbuch, Yair Chucem and Dan Raviv for the concept, design and development of Auto Align Post 2. Sound Radix’s Auto Align Post 2 allows seamless mixture of several moving microphones during film after production, eliminating phase distortion, which saves significant time over manual alignment methods and raising the quality of reproduction on dialogue registered on sets.
- To Curt Schaller for the concept, the design and the development of the Trinity 2 system and to Dr. Roman Foldyn for the software and hardware design for its motorized stabilized head. Arri Trinity 2 is a body-worn system that combines a traditional inertia camera stabilization system with electronic gimbal technology, which enables an unprecedented camera movement to obtain images with several transitions that are otherwise unattainable.
- To Steve Wagner for the first concept and the software, to Garrett Brown for the design and to Jerry Holway and Robert Orf for the construction of Steadicam Volt Stabilization System. Tiffen Steadicam Volt revolutionizes inertia stabilization with its advanced two -axled motorized design, which creates artificial inertia and simulated friction while providing adjustable tactile feedback. Different situations allow the operator to change the physical feeling of the rig. Volt gives filmmakers the opportunity to achieve dynamic images with more complex camera movement while maintaining a stable roller shaft.
- That Dave Freeth for design, technology and development of the handheld stable three-axis motorized camera-labeling system. The compact size and live adjustment of the operating parameters of these devices facilitates subtle and dynamic camera moves closer to the actors and in tighter blocks than previously possible. Its low latency enables instinctive operation, whether controlled by a single operator or remotely.
