In recognition of the critical role played by science and technology in the movie making process, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences will honor 15 achievements at the annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation – among them will be three individuals for the development of the ARRISCAN film scanner. This will mark the 16th Scientific and Technical Award that will be bestowed upon the innovators of an ARRI product.
The recipients will be Michael Cieslinski, Dr. Reimar Lenz and Bernd Brauner for “the development of the ARRISCAN film scanner, enabling high-resolution, highdynamic range, pin-registered film scanning for use in the digital intermediate process.” Cieslinski is credited with designing the sensor and serving as project manager for the scanner, while Brauner developed the film transport and Lenz developed the micro scanning feature.
The ARRISCAN represents the first step in transferring film images into the digital realm, enabling powerful digital intermediate work. The ARRISCAN utilizes a specially designed CMOS area array sensor mounted on a micro-positioning platform and a custom LED light source. More than 100 ARRISCANs are in use worldwide for digital intermediate, as well as scanning film for commercials, restoration and digital dailies applications.
The ARRILASER film recorder is the last step in the ARRI family for the digital intermediate chain, bringing the final look of the production back onto film for audiences to watch in theaters. In 2002, Franz Kraus and Dr. Johannes Steurer of ARRI, along with Mr. Wolfgang Riedel of the Fraunhofer Institute, accepted a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy “for the design and development of the ARRILASER Film Recorder.”
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Recent productions that have utilized the ARRISCAN include The Blind Side, Up in the Air, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and many more.
Since 1930, AMPAS has conducted a program for honoring artisans whose contributions have made it possible for the movie industry to exist and evolve. Approximately 45 people constitute the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee representing cinematography (production and technical), digital imaging, electronics and research, film and laboratory, lighting and equipment, mechanical or optical effects and engineering, production, projection, exhibition techniques and sound.
The Scientific and Technical Awards presentation takes place Saturday, Feb. 20,
in Beverly Hills.
About the company
Located in Munich, Germany, Arnold and Richter Cine Technik (A&R) was founded in 1917 and is the largest manufacturer of professional motion picture equipment in the world. In 2001, ARRI was restructured and converted into a closely held corporation. The company is involved in all aspects of the film industry: engineering, design, manufacturing, production, visual effects, post-production, equipment rental and laboratory services (film and sound). Manufactured products and technologies include professional digital acquisition with the upcoming ALEXA camera, the ARRIFLEX D-21, in addition to camera systems for 16mm, 35mm, 65mm film, location and studio lighting fixtures, digital imaging systems like the ARRISCAN, ARRILASER, ARRICUBE, ARRIQCP and ARRI Relativity™. These products and services are offered through a network of subsidiary companies, agents and representatives worldwide.
For locations and more information, visit: www.arri.com
