Awards & Winners

Michael Sorensen

Michael Sorensen received the 2005 Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement.

Awards by Michael Sorensen

Check all the awards nominated and won by Michael Sorensen.

2005


Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
(For the design and development of the Aerohead motion control camera head and the J-Viz Pre-Visualization system. This remote head not only serves the needs of the live-action filmmaker, but also provides the functionality of a motion-controlled head, allowing for sophisticated tiling and pre-visualization techniques.)

1998


Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)
(For advancing the state-of-the-art of real-time motion-control, as exemplified in the Gazelle and Zebra camera dolly systems. Over the past decade, Sorensen, Alexander and Trumbull have improved the speed, repeatability and portability of robotic camera platforms through novel engineering concepts and the pioneering use of composite materials.)