3rd Annual Mattern Ranch Big Bass Tournament
3rd Annual Mattern Ranch Big Bass Tournament
On Saturday April 17th, Mattern Ranch in Plantersville presented the 3rd Annual Mattern Ranch Big Bass Tournament. Fishermen signed up at Casey’s in Plantersville the Thursday and Friday before and began fishing at 12:01 am on Saturday. The weigh in held at Henry’s Hideout in Plantersville began at 12:00pm on Saturday. Over 150 plates of fried catfish and French fries were served and the live band, The Great Unknowns played into the night. The Hourly Biggest Bass paid $100 and Two Colombia Cooler bags per team and went to Scott Martin and Chad Henry in the 3:00 hour and Matt and Mindy Mizell in the 4:00pm hour. The Slot Bass Paid $100 and Two Colombia Cooler bags per team: 29th Biggest Bass went to Bill Keyser and Patt Segal, 22nd Biggest Bass went to Matt and Mindy Mizell, 18th Biggest Bass went to Bill Keyser Patt Segall and 12th Biggest Bass went to Cooper Imhoff and Caden Leonard. The
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented its 2021 Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday (Feb. 13). It recognized 17 technologies represented by 55 individuals in a virtual ceremony hosted by filmmaker Nia DaCosta.
James Cameron paid tribute to the honorees, stating: “The motion picture innovation train never stops. Its progress is in fact vital to the art form. Technical advancement is disrupting the creative process at a breakneck pace. Filmmaking shouldn’t merely keep up, it has the power to lead.”
The honorees also included three women: Hayley Iben of Pixar Animation Studios and Kelly Ward Hammel and Maryann Simmons of Walt Disney Animation Studio. This is particularly noteworthy as the technical achievements are mostly dominated by men. During the virtual ceremony, Kathleen Kennedy highlighted the achievements of women working in technical roles.
Robert Derry and
Glenn Derry for the system design, ergonomics, engineering and workflow integration of the widely adopted Technoprops head-mounted camera system.
The Technoprops head-mounted camera system, with its modular and production-proven construction, supports consistent face alignment with improved actor comfort, while at the same time permitting quick reconfiguration and minimizing downtime. This system enables repeatable, accurate and unobstructed capture of an actor’s facial movements.
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Babak Beheshti and
Scott Robitille for the development of the compact, stand-alone, phase-accurate genlock synchronization and recording module, and to
Ian Kelly and
Dejan Momcilovic for the technical direction and workflow integration, of the Standard Deviation head-mounted camera system.
Oscars: Three Women From Disney and Pixar Among SciTech Awards Honorees Carolyn Giardina Oscar Statuettes
Seventeen scientific and technical developments representing 55 individuals including three women, which may be a first in a single season will be honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Scientific and Technical Awards. The honorees and their work, which includes advancement in hair simulation and sound tech, will be recognized during a virtual presentation hosted by filmmaker Nia DaCosta (
Little Woods) on Feb. 13 starting at 1 p.m. PT on the Oscars’ website.
Science and technology for filmmaking is an area still largely dominated by men. In fact, since 1961, only 20 women have received Scientific and Technical Awards. This year three women will join that list: Hayley Iben, a simulation research engineer at Pixar Animation Studios, who will be honored as part of the Taz hair simulation tech team, as well as Kelly Ward Hammel,