Peter Denz

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Peter Denz together with laudator Richard Dreyfuss at the Oscars in 1996

Peter Denz (born January 14, 1940 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German engineer , inventor , entrepreneur and Oscar winner.

Life

After studying aircraft construction in Zurich and Munich, the qualified engineer Peter Denz founded the Precision Development DENZ Manufacturing GmbH in 1970, which specializes in the development, manufacture and sale of high-tech precision products for industry as well as development , who specialized in the production and distribution of cinematographic film and video products and of which he is now the managing partner.

For the development of a flicker-free color video camera, Peter Denz received the Oscar for technical achievement (Technical Achievement Award) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 1996 .

In the same year he was also given the Cinec Award in the field of camera technology.

Honors (selection)

  • 1984: iF product design award : Handle for remote control of zoom lenses for film cameras
  • 1985: iF product design award: control button for electronic operation of camera lenses
  • 1986: iF product design award: Argus viewfinder extension with VCS video control system
  • 1987: iF product design award: deniz.belt underwater energy belt
  • 1991: American Society of Lighting Designers Award: Video-Assist-System - digital, color
  • 1996: Oscar for Technical Achievement Award: Development of a flicker-free color video camera, VCSC digital video control system
  • 1996: Cinec Award in the field of camera technology: VCSC digital 2000 Video-Control-System-Color
  • 1999: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award
  • 2000: American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Google patent search: Peter Denz / Precision Development DENZ Manufacturing GmbH. In: google.de. Google, accessed July 10, 2014 .
  2. ↑ SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD, Technical Achievement Award, to Peter Denz of Präzisions-Entwicklung Denz for developing a flicker-free Color Video-Assist Camera. (No longer available online.) In: oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , archived from the original on September 21, 2008 ; Retrieved July 17, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Search for "Peter Denz". @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / awardsdatabase.oscars.org
  3. ^ Academy Awards for 1996: Peter Denz / Precision Development DENZ Manufacturing GmbH. In: imdb.com. IMDb.com, accessed July 10, 2014 .
  4. ^ IF product design award 1984: Peter Denz / Precision Development DENZ Manufacturing GmbH - Awards since 1984. In: exhibition.ifdesign.de. iF Design, accessed July 10, 2014 .
  5. ^ IF product design award 1985: Peter Denz / Precision Development DENZ Manufacturing GmbH - Awards since 1984. In: exhibition.ifdesign.de. iF Design, accessed July 10, 2014 .
  6. ↑ iF product design award 1986: Peter Denz / Precision Development DENZ Manufacturing GmbH - Awards since 1984. In: exhibition.ifdesign.de. iF Design, accessed July 10, 2014 .
  7. ^ IF product design award 1987: Peter Denz / Precision Development DENZ Manufacturing GmbH - Awards since 1984. In: exhibition.ifdesign.de. iF Design, accessed July 10, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Denz, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer, entrepreneur and Oscar winner
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg im Breisgau , German Empire