2008
TECHNICAL
PANAVISION, INC for the design and development of the GENESIS HIGH DEFINITION CAMERA SYSTEM GARRETT BROWN, JERRY HOLWAY, ROBERT ORF FRANK RUSH and STEVEN TIFFEN for the design and development of the STEADICAM ULTRA2 SYSTEM
2007 ARRI GROUP Bill Russell, Vice President Western Operations Juergen Schwinzer, Vice President Camera Division ARRIFLEX D-20, 235, 416 CAMERAS ARRI GROUP Franz Kraus, Volker Bahnemann, Klemens Kehrer, Walter Trauninger and the Engineering Team Of Arri ARRI/ZEISS ULTRA 16, MASTER PRIME LENSES Christian Bannert and the Engineering Team Of Zeiss PRESTON CINEMA SYSTEMS Howard Preston, President FI+Z REMOTE LENS CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT RANGER LASER FOCUS SYSTEM
2004 ARRI F Gabriel Bauer, aac and Walter Trauniger THE ARRICAM SYSTEM DOGGICAM Gary Thieltges, President THE BODYMOUNT
2001 HOT GEARS Mehran Salamati, inventor HOT GEARS REMOTE SYSTEMS
2000
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY KODAK MOTOR DRIVE UNIT, an ELECTRIC CAMERA MOTOR for use with the Cine-Kodak 16mm camera, first sold in 1924 for $25. CLAIRMONT CAMERA Denny Clairmont President/Co-Inventor Kenneth Robings Co-Inventor SWING SHIFT LENS SET
1999 GEO FILM GROUP George Nolan, President LIBRA III First 3-Axis Electronically Stabilized Remote Camera Head NICK PHILLIPS LIBRA First Multi-Axis Electronically Stabilized Remote Camera Head HORST BURBULLA FIRST TELESCOPIC CAMERA CRANE TECHNOCRANE LTD Simon Jayes, President for the introduction in the US of the FIRST TELESCOPIC CAMERA CRANE CARTONI Guido Cartoni, Inventor FIRST FRICTIONLESS FLUID MODULAR CAMERA CONTROL HEAD SYSTEM with Interlocking Plates and Three Steps of Drag
1998
ACHIEVEMENT 1996
1994
GEORGE H. WORRALL, SR WORRALL GEARED HEAD First Stable, Smooth and Balanced Triple-Mode Geared Head
OCONNOR ENGINEERING LABORATORIES Chadwell O’Connor, Inventor, OCONNOR FLUID CAMERA CONTROL SYSTEMS
PHILIPS BROADCAST TELEVISION SYSTEMS CO Wolter Wolthers, Inventor NORELCO PCP-70 ELECTRONIC CAMERA the First Portable Handheld Video Camera
J L FISHER, INC James L Fisher, Inventor, FISHER FAMILY OF CAMERA DOLLIES
E. F. “Bob” Nettmann, Inventor, and Matthews Studio Electronics the NETTMANN CAM-REMOTE the First Fully Integrated, Independently Mounted, Remotely Controlled Camera Head with Ergonomically Designed Wheels-Style Control Desk Hydroflex Inc, Pete Romano, Inventor, HYDROFLEX DEEP WATER CAMERA CONTROL HOUSING SYSTEM the First Underwater Housing with Video Assist
1995 VINTEN BROADCAST LTD Ted Galione & Bill Vinten, Inventors FULMAR PEDESTAL First Extended Range Pneumatic Camera Pedestal WEAVER/STEADMAN Bill Weaver & Bob Steadman, Inventors, FIRST BALANCED FLUID HEAD SAM ALGA CINEMA Jean-Marie Lavalou & Alain Masseron, Inventors, David Samuelson & Herve Theys, Co-Developers, FIRST PORTABLE MODULAR CRANE with Remotely Controlled Camera Head
SACHTLER SACHTLER FLUID HEADS with the First Modular Damping System to Incorporate Seven Steps of Drag
JOHN M STEPHENS Inventor and Developer, RADIO-CONTROLLED PAN & TILT HEAD BUZZ ALDRIN, ASTRONAUT, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and All Participating Astronauts for Developing and Achieving Photography in Space
1993 CHAPMAN STUDIO EQUIPMENT INC, Inventor and Developer, TITAN FAMILY OF CAMERA CRANES TYLER CAMERA SYSTEMS INC, Developer, Nelson Tyler, Inventor, TYLER HELICOPTER CAMERA MOUNT SONY ELECTRONICS INC, Inventor and Developer Introduction and development in 1982 of the THE BETACAM SYSTEM
1992 Cinema Products, Developer and Garrett Brown, Inventor The STEADICAM CAMERA STABILIZING SYSTEM Panavision Int’l, LP, Developer and Albert Mayer, Inventor The PANAGLOW ILLUMINATED GROUND GLASS Arri, Inventor and Developer For the Introduction and Development of SPINNING MIRROR REFLEX VIEWING SYSTEM
THE SHOTMAKER COMPANY Hal Needham and William L Fredrick, Inventors ELITE, the First Crane Insert Car FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO, LTD FUJINON CAMERA LENSES the first lenses to incorporate Aspheric Technology
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CAMERA CAMERA OPERATOR: OPERATOR: TLECHNICAL IFETIME ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTAA WARDS WARD
Special Special Awards Awards Edition Issue2009 2009
Special Special Awards Awards Issue Edition 2009 2009
CAMERA CAMERA OPERATOR: OPERATOR: TLECHNICAL IFETIME ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTAA WARDS WARD
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