André Coutant
André Coutant (* 1906 in Paris ; † May 24, 1983 ) was a French film technician and engineer who was awarded an Oscar for technical merit at the 1950 Academy Awards .
Life
Coutant attended l'École industrial et commerciale de Paris (EIC) until 1923. In 1925, he began to work for the French film technology pioneer André Debrie , who equipped film studios around the world with cameras. During his time at Debrie, Coutant also met the camera manufacturer Jacques Mathot. The Éclair camera was particularly close to their hearts and was perfected more and more by the team that had become friends.
At the Academy Awards in 1950, André Coutant and Jacques Mathot received a Technical Achievement Award in class III "for the design of the Eclair Camerette" ("For the design of the Eclair Camerette"). The Caméflex, engl. mostly Camerette, is a model of a camera that was first brought onto the market by the French company Éclair in 1947.
Coutant is the owner of more than seventy patents, most of which relate to film technology. The Camerette is also known under the name Caméflex.
Award
Academy Award for Technical Merit Class III
- Academy Awards 1949 : Technical Achievement Award together with Jacques Mathot
Web links
- Scientific or Technical Award Class III 1949 at ciakhollywood.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Database ( memento of February 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas (English)
- ↑ a b c André Coutant at universalis.fr (French)
- ^ Technical Achievement Award - Winner Awards for 1950 in the IMDb - Internet Movie Database
- ↑ 22nd Academy Awards at digitalhit.com
- ↑ Frank P. Herrnfeld: Coutant and Mathot ( Memento from February 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: Journal of the SMPTE Volume 55, August 1950 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coutant, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film technician and engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1983 |