WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.,
March 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- SMPTE®, the organization that is defining the future of
storytelling, today announced it is accepting applications for the
2019 Student Paper Award and the Louis F.
Wolf Jr. Memorial Scholarship. These opportunities provide
students with occasions to explore the motion-imaging field,
connect with both peers and industry leaders, and showcase their
creative and technical talents.
"The Student Paper Award and Lou Wolf Scholarship are among the
growing number of initiatives designed to engage the next
generation of SMPTE members and to help them succeed as new
professionals working in the motion-imaging field," said SMPTE
Education Vice President Sara
Kudrle, who is also the product marketing manager at Imagine
Communications. "Today's students will be responsible for
developing innovative technologies and building the tools of the
future, and we look forward to helping them bring their early work
to the attention of the larger media and entertainment technology
industry."
2019 Student Paper Award
The Student Paper Award recognizes an outstanding paper, prepared
and submitted by a SMPTE Student Member, that addresses a technical
phase of motion pictures, television, photographic instrumentation,
or their closely allied arts and sciences. The winning paper will
be published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, and the winning
student will receive a full conference registration to the SMPTE
2019 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition at The Westin
Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in downtown Los Angeles, with recognition at the Society's
Awards Gala.
There is no required technical level for the papers. Possible
topics include ultra-high-definition (UHD); color and dynamic range
management; the future of media distribution; media infrastructure;
workflow management; cloud and virtualized media processing; image
acquisition and processing; content management, storage,
restoration, and preservation; cinema processing and projection
technology; human perception of images or sound; quality and
monitoring of images and sound; compression; security; audio
techniques; advances in display technologies; virtual and augmented
reality (VR and AR) as well as 360° video; and machine learning and
artificial intelligence (AI) in content creation. Further details
on possible topics and submission requirements are available at
smpte.org/student-paper-award.
Louis F. Wolf Jr. Memorial
Scholarship
The Louis F. Wolf Jr. Memorial
Scholarship offers $5,000 toward the
cost of tuition at the student's educational institution. The
scholarship is open to SMPTE Student Members who are full-time
undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in an accredited two-
or four-year college or university. Applicants must be majoring in
a program emphasizing the engineering, science, advanced
technologies, or fundamental theories associated with motion
imaging, sound, metadata, and workflows consistent with SMPTE's
field of interest. Each student must have completed a minimum of
four courses toward said major in good academic standing. The
application form and requirements are online at
smpte.org/scholarships.
The deadline to apply for these opportunities is Monday, May 13.
Students may become SMPTE Student Members for free through the
Student Membership Challenge, which fully funds the first year of
membership for eligible students. The award winners will receive a
full conference registration to the SMPTE 2019 Annual Technical
Conference & Exhibition in Los
Angeles, where they will be recognized at the Annual Awards
Gala.
Further information about SMPTE student opportunities is
available at smpte.org/students.
Further information about SMPTE is available at smpte.org.
About SMPTE®
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers®, or SMPTE,
is defining the future of storytelling. The Society's mission is to
enable the technical framework that allows the global professional
community to make media for artistic, educational, and
entertainment purposes and to distribute that content for the
benefit and enjoyment of people worldwide. As a global
volunteer-driven society of technologists, developers, and
creatives, SMPTE is engaged in driving the quality and evolution of
motion pictures, television, and professional media. The Society
sets industry standards that help businesses maximize their markets
more cost-effectively, provides relevant education that supports
members' career growth, and fosters an engaged and diverse
membership community.
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Links to Videos of Student Award Recipients from 2018 Awards
Gala:
https://youtu.be/mSqMNy0C2GI
https://youtu.be/hrs-WZIhlqo
https://youtu.be/f-KiXDsq0Hk
SOURCE SMPTE