Being a fan of ILM is to be an admirer of innovation, and while a lot of the technicalities might fly over some of our heads, the fact that ILM just won an the Emmy Award for Excellence in Production Technology – Application is something to be roundly celebrated. Winning for their Oscar UX application, which ‘puts the power of ILM’s StageCraft virtual production platform in filmmakers’ hands in a user-centric, intuitive, and extremely powerful interface‘ and as seen on the frankly magnificent Skeleton Crew, we send our warmest congratulations to the team for once again advancing the technology.
at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, Industrial Light & Magic engineers were honored with the Emmy Award for Excellence in Production Technology – Application for ILM’s Oscar UX application as used on the Lucasfilm episodic series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. The Oscar application puts the power of ILM’s StageCraft virtual production platform in filmmakers’ hands in a user-centric, intuitive, and extremely powerful interface. The winners include Mike Jutan, David Hirschfield, Payton Gilbertson, Rey Reynolds, Mary Huang, Scott Richards, Ahmed Turki, and Alan Bucior.
Lead Engineer Mike Jutan notes, “Designing an exceptional user experience comes from a deeply-held sense of empathy, to be an engineer but to imagine yourself walking a mile in the shoes of a virtual production artist, under extreme pressure to bring a filmmaker’s creative vision to life, in real-time. The collaborative bond between ILM’s engineers and artists has long been our secret to success.”