Bruce Lyon

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Bruce Lyon (born c.1948) [1] is an American film producer, animator, and artist.

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Career

In 1980 he won an Academy Award in the Scientific Technical Achievement Category for inventing the Lyon Lamb Video Animation System (shared with John Lamb) a single frame video device for pre-testing animation art (pencil tests) before it's committed to final production. Video recordings were 30 frames per second, while film had a standard of 24 frames per second. Their animation system allowed animators to record pencil tests with 24 frames per second, just like film, one or two frames at a time. He and John also designed and built a video-rotoscope machine that was used to make the music video "Tom Waits for No One", which they won first place for at the 1st Hollywood Film and Video Festival. [2]

References

  1. Lapowsky, Issie. "Why I Started Over at 60Bruce Lyon traded his own Oscar-winning company for a cushy job at Sun Microsystems. But when Sun got to be too restrictive, he decided to go it alone"¦all over again". Inc.com. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. Wold Radio History - Mix 1980-05