Movie Magic It’s a mixture art and science. This is clearly seen in Fabelmans, by Steven Spielberg, is one of the Oscar-nominated films this year. For this reason, if art is awarded at the main gala concert held last night, March 12, then a prize is always awarded a few days before the scientific part. Gala concert of the scientific and technical award “Oscar”.
This side gala has been running since the fourth Oscars. in 1931and today consists of three categories. Technical Achievement Award, Science and Technology Award, and Academy Award of Merit.. The latter, in fact, is the only one who received a statuette, just like the winners at the main gala concert.
The ceremony, much more discreet than the main one, took place two weeks ago in Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel. It featured prizes ranging from the science behind making rain so realistic on camera to new image rendering systems. All so that we can immerse ourselves in fiction as plausibly as possible.
These were the 2023 Science Oscars.
Today, there are many ways to make it rain on the screen. But some of the first who managed to make it plausible enough were rain bars. They are not only used in movies. They are also often used in the theater. And basically they are what their name indicates. Several rods of different sizes that create the perfect rain curtain. They were invented Howard Jensen and Danny Kangemi and developed John Frazierfor which they all received an award for technical achievement.
As for the second category of the scientific “Oscar”, the award went to Mark Hills and Jim Vanns to develop and manage a new system visualize farms. Rendering is the process of using 2D or 3D images using computer programs to create more realistic images. This is a slow process, so sometimes multiple computers can be networked together to make everything faster. These are what are known as render farms, and thanks to the updates made by the two winners, fantastic scenes can be achieved that are as visually realistic as those Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness or Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets. This technology has also been used in some films. Avengers.
Finally, Matt Chambers also received a third category award for improvements in the field rendered. In particular, his control systems have been used in breathtaking films such as Avatar: Path of Water.
It should be noted that these awards are independent of the special effects awards later presented at the official Oscar gala. Only science and engineering are rewarded here. Because movie magic would be nothing without them. The best directors and the film academy know this, so they deserve their own awards.
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