2002 ILDA Awards
Presented November 26 at the 2002 ILDA Conference in Orlando, Florida, hosted by Lighting Systems Design Inc., Pangolin Laser Systems & Walt Disney World
Members of the International Laser Display Association (ILDA) honored the best and brightest in their industry with awards for outstanding technological and artistic achievement during the association's annual conference Nov. 24-26 in Orlando, Fla.
Companies from America, Australia, Belgium, Germany and Italy received the industry's equivalent of Hollywood's "Oscars" for shows that included huge outdoor festivals, corporate productions, theme park installations and special events. LOBO electronic of Aalen, Germany, took the most awards of any company, garnering seven awards, including first place for its "Cosmonautica" beam and graphics show and another first place for its "Seven Wonders" graphics-only show.
Lightspeed Design Group of Bellevue, Wash., USA, challenged LOBO with a total of five awards, including a first place for its "One More Time" abstract show and another first place in the ISP computer animation category.
Other shows that received awards included a huge outdoor production by Belgium's Laser System Europe for the Moscow 2002 Sports Games, a thrilling laser-lit roller-coaster ride by Australia's Laservision Macro-Media, and a computer-generated virtual laser host created by Lighting Systems Design, Inc. of Orlando.
A gallery of selected award-winning entries is here.
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2002 Artistic Awards
ILDA Standard Projector (ISP) categories
2002 ISP Beam Module
1st: “Kiato”, LaserAnimation Sollinger GmbH
2nd: “Moby Dick”, Strictly FX
3rd: “The Snowman”, Laserlight Showdesign2002 ISP Cel Animation
1st: “Nadia”, Laseronics Design Interstellar
2nd: “Prickly Pear Jam”, Laser Force, Inc.
3rd: “Hippo Sports”, Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc.2002 ISP Computer Animation
1st: “Dolphin”, Lightspeed Design Group
2nd: “BonkCo.rt the Clown”, Strictly FX
3rd: “Golden Gate”, Laser Show Design
Honorable Mention: “New Year’s Countdown 2002”, Lightspeed Design Group2002 ISP Graphic Module
1st: “Elements”, LaserAnimation Sollinger GmbH
2nd: “Cosmic Thing”, Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc.
3rd (tie): “Zoo Nites”, Laser Force, Inc.
3rd (tie): “Run Like Hell”, FirstLight Laser Productions
Honorable Mention: “Chrysalis”, Strictly FX2002 ISP Graphic and Beam Module
1st: “Cosmonautica”, LOBO electronic GmbH
2nd: “Throbber”, Laser Spectacles, Inc.
3rd: “Sidewinder”, Laser Spectacles, Inc.Non-ISP categories
2002 Beams/Atmospherics
1st: “Santorini Revisited”, Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc.
2nd: “RetroSpective”, LOBO electronic GmbH
3rd: “Freedom”, LOBO electronic GmbH2002 Abstract
1st: “One More Time”, Lightspeed Design Group
2nd: “Gone”, Laser Fantasy International
3rd: “Toxicity”, Laser Fantasy International2002 Graphic Module
1st: “7 Wonders”, LOBO electronic GmbH
2nd: “Mentopolis”, LOBO electronic GmbH
3rd: “Looking for America”, Lightspeed Design Group
Honorable Mention: “Walking in L.A.”, Lightspeed Design Group2002 Indoor Show
1st: “SIB 2002 Multimedia”, Laser Entertainment S.R.L.
2nd: “Hyper”, HB-Laserkomponenten GmbH
3rd: “Infiniti Q45”, Giuseppe Zagaria
Honorable Mention: “Queen Heaven”, LOBO electronic GmbH2002 Outdoor Show
1st: “Sports Games Moscow 2002”, Laser System Europe
2nd: “Indian Summer Festival”, Laser Force, Inc.
3rd: “Halloween 2001”, LOBO electronic GmbH2002 Special Application
1st: “Seline”, Lighting Systems Design, Inc.
2nd: “Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster”, Laservision Macro-Media Pty Ltd.
3rd: “Toyota”, Laser System Europe-
2002 Technical Awards
2002 Fenning Award for Technical Achievement
Judges
Hugo Bunk
Steve Heminover
Ante Uglesic1st: Not awarded
2nd: “Projection Zones”, Pangolin Laser Systems
The Projection Zones feature of LD2000 software combines the benefits of scanner selection, geometric correction, enhanced laser preview, enhanced scanner safety and additional projector controls into a powerful yet easy to use software feature.
3rd (tie): “Utopia Software Suite”, Xarrin Advanced Technologies and HB Laserkomponenten GmbH
This software, especially designed for Pangolin's QM 2000 board,consists of two sections, UTOPIA 3D Animator and UTOPIA Cell Editor. They will expand every Pangolin based system to a powerful laser frame creation environment with strong and professional features. Utopia software works with the Pangolin settings and is also able to load Pangolin color palettes.
3rd (tie): “The Dazzler”, Pangolin Laser Systems
The Dazzler is a patented, custom lens/reflector assembly which, when combined with standard X-Y scanners and lasers, creates a wide-angle, versatile laser projector ... The Dazzler reduces the need for large beam/effects projectors by allowing graphics, effects and beams to be projected anywhere in a 360 degree area.
Honorable Mention: “CineLase”, Lightspeed Design Group
CineLase software renders digitally sampled laser data (usually from ADAT but it could be any playback source) into a sequence of bitmap frames which are then re-output to video or film with a 'laser look and feel.' The process eliminates the artifacts associated with videotaping or filming laser shows - namely the abnormal flicker due to competing refresh rates, the improper capture of color data (noise and colors bleached to white, etc.), and the lack of perfect blacks - and re-creates the perceived 'liquidity' of laser animation by emulating persistence of vision. This allows us to send videotape to clients which shows our laser work as close as possible to the real look of live laser.-
2002 ILDA Awards videos
The 2002 ILDA Awards video is at YouTube. Below is a listing of the start time of each winner.
ILDA Standard Projector (ISP) categories
ISP BEAM MODULE
00:03 - 1st - “Kiato”, LaserAnimation Sollinger GmbH
03:11 - 2nd - “Moby Dick”, Strictly FX (no audio due to YouTube copyright claim)
07:20 - 3rd - “The Snowman”, Laserlight Showdesign
ISP CEL ANIMATION (note: no audio for these)
09:06 - 1st - “Nadia”, Laseronics Design Interstellar
10:07 - 2nd - “Prickly Pear Jam”, Laser Force, Inc.
11:00 - 3rd - “Hippo Sports”, Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc.
ISP COMPUTER ANIMATION (no audio)
11:27 - 1st - “Dolphin”, Lightspeed Design Group
12:00 - 2nd - “BonkCo.rt the Clown”, Strictly FX
12:37 - 3rd - “Golden Gate”, Laser Show Design
13:09 - Hon. Mention - “New Year’s Countdown 2002”, Lightspeed Design Group
ISP GRAPHIC MODULE
13:38 - 1st - “Elements”, LaserAnimation Sollinger GmbH
17:43 - 2nd - “Cosmic Thing”, Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc.
20:11 - 3rd (tie) - “Zoo Nites”, Laser Force, Inc.
24:19 - 3rd (tie) - “Run Like Hell”, FirstLight Laser Productions
28:28 - Hon. Mention - “Chrysalis”, Strictly FX
ISP GRAPHIC AND BEAM MODULE
30:12 - 1st - “Cosmonautica”, LOBO electronic GmbH
34:23 - 2nd - “Throbber”, Laser Spectacles, Inc.
38:11 - 3rd - “Sidewinder”, Laser Spectacles, Inc.Non-ISP categories
BEAMS/ATMOSPHERICS
43:01 - 1st - “Santorini Revisited”, Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc.
47:06 - 2nd - “RetroSpective”, LOBO electronic GmbH
51:16 - 3rd - “Freedom”, LOBO electronic GmbH
ABSTRACT
55:08 - 1st - “One More Time”, Lightspeed Design Group
58:29 - 2nd - “Gone”, Laser Fantasy International
1:02:26 - 3rd - “Toxicity”, Laser Fantasy International
GRAPHIC MODULE
1:06:10 - 1st - “7 Wonders”, LOBO electronic GmbH
1:10:23 - 2nd - “Mentopolis”, LOBO electronic GmbH
1:14:28 - 3rd - “Looking for America”, Lightspeed Design Group
1:17:53 - Hon. Mention - “Walking in L.A.”, Lightspeed Design Group
INDOOR SHOW
1:20:27 - 1st - “SIB 2002 Multimedia”, Laser Entertainment S.R.L.
1:24:27 - 2nd - “Hyper”, HB-Laserkomponenten GmbH
1:28:16 - 3rd - “Infiniti Q45”, Giuseppe Zagaria
1:31:39 - Hon. Mention - “Queen Heaven”, LOBO electronic GmbH
OUTDOOR SHOW
1:35:43 - 1st - “Sports Games Moscow 2002”, Laser System Europe
1:39:56 - 2nd - “Indian Summer Festival”, Laser Force, Inc.
1:43:44 - 3rd - “Halloween 2001”, LOBO electronic GmbH
SPECIAL APPLICATION
1:47:19 - 1st - “Seline”, Lighting Systems Design, Inc.
1:51:18 - 2nd - “Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster”, Laservision Macro-Media Pty Ltd.
1:53:06 - 3rd - “Toyota”, Laser System EuropeFenning Award for Technical Achievement
FENNING AWARD FOR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
1:57:07 - 1st - Not awarded
1:57:16 - 2nd - “Projection Zones”, Pangolin Laser Systems
2:02:05 - 3rd (tie) - “Utopia Software Suite”, Xarrin Advanced Technologies and HB Laserkomponenten GmbH
2:06:00 - 3rd (tie) - “The Dazzler”, Pangolin Laser Systems
2:10:00 - Hon. Mention - “CineLase”, Lightspeed Design Group
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