Sci-Tech Oscars: Academy Pulls Back Curtain On Eight Areas Under Investigation

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is out with its list of eight distinct scientific and technical investigations have been launched for the 2018 Oscars.

Per AMPAS, the investigations are made public so individuals and companies with devices or claims of innovation within these areas will have the opportunity to submit achievements for review. The deadline to submit additional entries is 5 PM PT on Wednesday, July 18.

After  investigations are conducted in each of the technology categories, the committee will meet in the fall to vote on recommendations to the Academy’s Board of Governors, which will make the final awards decisions on the Sci-Tech Oscars.

Here are the investigations launched by the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Committee:

• Systems for the creation of motion graphics for motion picture content
• Remote, distributed, secure and collaborative review frameworks of dailies and sequences
• 2D, multi-layer, raster, image editing and digital paint systems used in motion picture production
• Dense-mesh accurate animated facial geometry capture
• Texture layout toolsets
• Efficient, sequence-based paint and rotoscoping toolsets
• Capture of facial appearance for photorealistic rendering
• Lavalier microphones widely used in motion picture production

The 2018 Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation will be held on Saturday, February 9, with the Oscars following on Sunday, February 24.