Jim Houston(I)
- Visual Effects
- Additional Crew
- Animation Department
Died 26 March 2020
James D. Houston, Upper Darby High School Class of 1977 (2002 Hall of Fame) Cornell University, 81 Astral Physics and Computer Science James D. Houston was a pioneering digital animation designer and engineer, awarded the Technicolor, Herbert T. Kalmus Award in 2014 "For his leadership and contributions in the application of digital technologies to motion picture production processes. Mr. Houston played a key role in the development of standards related to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and sciences' Academy Color Eroding System (ACES), as well as production and design."
S.M.P.T.E. (Starwatcher Video) Academy Awards, Scientific and Engineering Award 2007 Academy Awards, Scientific and Engineering Award 1992 "James D. Houston received the Academy Scientific and Engineering Award for developing CAPS (Computer Aided Production System), which revolutionized computer animation. This system was the first that allowed artists to color penciled artwork in the computer and digitally merge it with painted backgrounds. He has worked to define the Second Golden Age of Disney Animation in such movies as Little Mermaid, Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin."
James D. Houston, Upper Darby High School Class of 1977 (2002 Hall of Fame) Cornell University, 81 Astral Physics and Computer Science James D. Houston was a pioneering digital animation designer and engineer, awarded the Technicolor, Herbert T. Kalmus Award in 2014 "For his leadership and contributions in the application of digital technologies to motion picture production processes. Mr. Houston played a key role in the development of standards related to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and sciences' Academy Color Eroding System (ACES), as well as production and design."
S.M.P.T.E. (Starwatcher Video) Academy Awards, Scientific and Engineering Award 2007 Academy Awards, Scientific and Engineering Award 1992 "James D. Houston received the Academy Scientific and Engineering Award for developing CAPS (Computer Aided Production System), which revolutionized computer animation. This system was the first that allowed artists to color penciled artwork in the computer and digitally merge it with painted backgrounds. He has worked to define the Second Golden Age of Disney Animation in such movies as Little Mermaid, Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin."
