Petro Vlahos (Greek: Πέτρος Βλάχος; August 20, 1916 – February 10, 2013) was an American engineer and inventor, considered to be one of the pioneering...
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Vlahos or Vlachos (Greek: Βλάχος [ˈvlaxo̞s]), feminine: Vlahou, is a Greek surname, meaning Vlach. The surname Vlahos/Vlachos may refer to: Alexander...
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these processes (Patent US3133814A), and received (with Ub Iwerks and Petro Vlahos) an Academy Award in 1965 for the sodium vapor process as used in the...
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of Lebanon in 1943 Petro Trochanowski (born 1947), Polish poet Petro Vlahos (1916–2013), Hollywood special effects pioneer Petro Voinovsky (1913—1996)...
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Sinnock, United States Mint engraver known for work on the FDR dime Petro Vlahos, three-time Academy Award-winning Hollywood special-effects pioneer Robert...
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perfection of techniques for Color Traveling Matte Composite Cinematography. Petro Vlahos and Wadsworth E. Pohl Won 1978 Annie Awards Winsor McCay Award — — Won...
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Coppola (left) and Petro Vlahos...
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sequence, the sodium vapor process was used, which was developed by Petro Vlahos in the 1960s. Animator and director Ward Kimball served as the animation...
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transport speeds in excess of 600 feet per minute" 1994 (67th) To Petro Vlahos and Paul Vlahos "for the conception and development of the Ultimatte Electronic...
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Kelion (2013-02-14). "Blue and green-screen effects pioneer Petro Vlahos dies". BBC. "Vlahos’ honors from the Academy started with a Scientific and Technical...
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achievement in the cinematic field he made in 1964 in association with Petro Vlahos and Ub Iwerks in the film Mary Poppins, in which all three named were...
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A very early broadcast use was NBC's George Gobel Show in fall 1957. Petro Vlahos was awarded an Academy Award for his refinement of these techniques in...
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Computers began to aid the process late in the 20th century. In the 1960s, Petro Vlahos refined the use of motion control cameras in bluescreen and received...
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Man, et al. Patrick Tatopoulos – special effects and creature designer Petro Vlahos – Oscar-awarded Hollywood special effects pioneer Jean Doumanian – born...
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Lyles - Producer Elmore Leonard - Writer Annette Funicello - Actress Petro Vlahos - Visual effects, inventor Eduardo Coutinho - Documentarian Saul Zaentz...
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Engineering Plaque, and the Engineering Citation 1978 Engineering Emmy Award: Petro Vlahos for the ULTIMATTE Video-Matting Device Engineering Citation: To the Society...
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Year Name Status Milestone / Notes 1961 Petro Vlahos Recipient Technical Achievement Award: "For a camera flicker indicating device." 1965 Recipient Academy...
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1922) Maureen Dragone, writer and journalist (b. 1920) February 10 – Petro Vlahos, engineer and film special effects inventor (b. 1916) February 12 – Christopher...
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Sagnier, 70, Spanish philosopher. Ikuzo Sakurai, 68, Japanese politician. Petro Vlahos, 96, American visual effects inventor and designer. Zhuang Zedong, 72...
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Kudelski 1991 (64th) Ray Harryhausen 1992 (65th) Erich Kästner 1993 (66th) Petro Vlahos 1995 (68th) Donald C. Rogers 1997 (70th) Don Iwerks 1999 (72nd) Dr. Roderick...
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1991 (64th) – Richard J. Stumpf and Joseph Westheimer 1992 (65th) – Petro Vlahos 1994 (67th) – John A. Bonner 1996 (69th) – Volker Bahnemann and Burton...
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process was the sodium vapour process or yellow screen, developed by Petro Vlahos for Disney's Mary Poppins and perfected by Ub Iwerks. For this technique...
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remote-controlled winch Stage Operations 1960 (33rd) Arthur Holcomb, Petro Vlahos, and Columbia Studio Camera Department for a camera flicker indicating...
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backgrounds were composited using advanced techniques controlled by Petro Vlahos's UltiMatte system. The computer imaging components made Phantasmagoria...
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International Film Festival. Titos Vandis - Kosmas Petros Fyssoun - Petros Kazakos Anestis Vlahos - Argyris Nelly Angelidou - Maria Giorgos Oikonomou...
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dictator Petros Fyssoun Manos Katrakis as Prime Minister Nikolaos Plastiras Foivos Gikopoulos as Nikos Belogiannis Costas Arzoglou Anestis Vlahos as Apostolos...
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college. Anatolia has had 12 presidents. The current president is Dr. Panos Vlahos, who is the first Greek president in the history of the institution. The...
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George-Maran Varthalitis Alexandros Vasmoulakis Kostis Velonis Vangelis Vlahos Vassilis Vlastaras Zafos Xagoraris Myrto Xanthopoulou Yorgos Zois Manolis...
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(1663-1665) Ivan Briukhovetsky, Hetman of Left-bank Ukraine (1663-1668) Petro Doroshenko, Hetman of Right-bank Ukraine (1665-1676) Demian Mnohohrishny...
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and Greece national football team assistant Helen Caceres – player Andy Vlahos – player Charlie Yankos – former Socceroos captain Terry Antonis – player...
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