P3D Re: LFCA and Kodak to Honor Noel Archambault

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Relayed from David Burder:

 Subj:	 LFCA and Kodak to Honor Noel Archambault
 Date:	5/12/99 11:27:42 PM 
 From:	rbarch@xxxxxxxx (Richard Archambault)

 To All,
 
I have accepted an invitation from the LFCA to accept the award at 
their meeting next week in Los Angeles. We are all pleased that Noel 
will receive this recognition, and we wanted his friends to know about 
it. Following is an excerpt from the Press Release announcing the award.
 
Sincerely
 
Richard
 

PRESS RELEASE. For Immediate Release. Photos Available Media Inquiries:  
Judith Rubin, tel. (510)595-9664
 
LFCA AND KODAK TO HONOR CINEMATOGRAPHER NOEL ARCHAMBAULT
 
First Kodak Vision Award for Large Format Cinematography Will Be Presented 
Posthumously at Annual Meeting of the Large Format Cinema Association,  
May 19-21 in L.A.
 
The Large Format Cinema Association (LFCA) and Eastman Kodak Company will 
posthumously honor Noel Archambault with the first annual Kodak  Vision 
Award for Large Format Cinematography.  The award presentation will take 
place on the evening of May 19, following the opening reception of the 
LFCA 1999 Conference and Large Format Film Festival, which runs May 19-21 
in Los Angeles.
 
Noel Archambault died in June 1998 at the age of 37, in an aircraft crash 
While shooting aerial scenes of a volcano for Galapagos: the Enchanted 
Voyage, a 15/70 3D film retracing the famous voyage of Charles Darwin, set 
for release in the fall of 1999.
 
An accomplished cinematographer, stereographer, filmmaker and camera 
operator, Archambault was an expert in 15/70 3D processes. He worked on  
nearly every large format 3D film ever released, from Transitions (1986);  
Echoes of the Sun (1990) and The Last Buffalo (1990) to Mark Twain's 
America (1998) and T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (1998).  Archambault also 
contributed to a number of acclaimed 2-D films, including Rolling Stones: 
at the Max (1991) and Cosmic Voyage (1996)
 
The LFCA Board of Directors voted unanimously to bestow the award on 
Archambault in recognition of his primary work in large format  
cinematography. << Most of the large format theaters being built today 
are 3-D theaters, >> says LfCA President Christopher Reyna.  << But if it 
wasn't for Noel Archambault's stereographic achievements, there might not 
be any decent 3-D imageware available to show in those theaters. The current 
dynamic growth of our industry is in large part due to his contributions. 
It's a tragedy that his career was cut short at this juncture. He was highly 
respected , and his influence on other cinematographers will be long felt. >>
 
The Kodak Vision award recognizes vision, imagination and leadership in  
filmmaking. It has been awarded to cinematographers, producers and 
filmmakers whose work embodies artistic achievement and a commitment to 
excellence. It is given to an individual who embodies the above values 
as judged by a jury of his/her peers.
 
Some 400 members of the international large format film industry are 
expected to attend LFCA 99, the annual Conference and Film Festival.


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