Ed Di Giulio
Ed Di Giulio (born June 13, 1927 as Edmund DiGiulio , † June 4, 2004 in Malibu , California ) was an American entrepreneur .
Life
Di Giulio studied at Columbia University and worked briefly at IBM after graduating . He then worked at Mitchell Camera Corporation , where he rose to Vice President . In 1968 he founded Cinema Products Corporation , a camera technology manufacturing company. In 1969 Di Giulio received the Oscar in the Science and Development category for a camera reflex system that was still developed for Mitchell, along with Neils G. Petersen and Norman S. Hughes . One of the first developments from Cinema Products Corporation was the CP-16 , a 16mm film-Camera.
Di Giulio worked for several years with Stanley Kubrick and in 1975 developed two special lenses according to his specifications for use in Barry Lyndon and received a mention in the credits of the film. It was also Di Giulio who named the development of Garrett Brown , an employee of the company, the name Steadycam . In 2002 he received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for special achievements in the scientific and technical field of the film industry. For many years he served on the board of the technical committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .
Di Giulio died of heart failure at the age of 76; he left behind his wife, with whom he was married for 47 years, and a daughter.
Awards
- 1969: Oscar in the Science and Development category
- 2002: Gordon E. Sawyer Award ( Honorary Oscar )
Web links
- Ed Di Giulio in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary of The New York Times (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Di Giulio, Ed |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DiGiulio, Edmund (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1927 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 2004 |
| Place of death | Malibu , California , United States |