Autodesk and Shotgun Software are 2016 Winners and Play Supporting Role
in Creation of the Year’s Most Lauded Films and TV Series
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2016--
Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) media and entertainment software played a role in
the making of many of 2015’s most distinguished television shows and
movies. The company also received awards from The Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences with a Scientific and Technical Achievement
Award (Sci-Tech Award) for Shotgun RV and from The National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences with a Technical Emmy for Autodesk
MotionBuilder.
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“Film and television artistry is at an all-time high, and we’re proud
that our technology continues to play a part in top Oscar-nominated
features,” said Autodesk Senior Vice President Chris Bradshaw. “To top
off our 21 year record, receiving both a Sci-Tech Award and Technical
Emmy has made this one of the most memorable awards seasons yet.”
Best Visual Effects
In the Best Visual Effects category of the Academy Awards, all five
nominees —“Ex Machina,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Martian,” “The
Revenant” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” — were created with help
from Autodesk Maya and Shotgun
Software, an Autodesk offering, and in some cases, additional
Autodesk technology. Outstanding visuals for these five films were
produced by thousands of talented artists working out of 32 visual
effects studios across five continents, with work spanning
previsualization, visual effects, virtual cinematography,
post-production and color grading.
Autodesk applauds the many studios that used Autodesk and/or Shotgun to
contribute to this year’s Academy Award-nominated films’ movie magic.
Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards
Every year, the Academy hosts a special awards ceremony in honor of
individuals whose achievements “demonstrate a proven record of
contributing significant value to the process of making motion pictures.”
In a
press release, Richard Edlund, chair of the Scientific and Technical
Awards Committee said, “With their outstanding, innovative work, these
technologists, engineers and inventors have further expanded filmmakers’
creative opportunities on the big screen.”
This year, Jim Hourihan, Alan Trombla, and Seth Rosenthal received a
Technical Achievement Award for the design and development of the Tweak
Software RV system, a highly extensible media player system now included
with Shotgun. In past years, Autodesk scientists, designers and
technologies have been similarly recognized eight times in the Academy’s
Sci-Tech Award ceremonies.
Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards
Autodesk Software Development Manager Sylvain Laroche collected the
Pre-production Visualization System Technology & Engineering Emmy Award.
In a
press release, Bob Mauro, president, National Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences said winners’, “unrelenting passion in pushing the
boundaries of what television can be continues to surprise and inspire
us, and we salute their efforts with this well-deserved recognition.”
About Autodesk
Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world.
Everyone—from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital
artists, students and hobbyists—uses Autodesk software to unlock their
creativity and solve important challenges. For more information visit autodesk.com or
follow @autodesk.
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specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not
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Alexandra Constantine, 415-547-3575
Media
& Entertainment Public Relations