193:. The Academy would bestow the Academy Plaque, a scientific award, to the group for "the development of a unique and efficient system for the reduction of noise and other artifacts, thereby providing high-quality images required by the filmmaking process."
38:, has been credited with restoring, preserving, and, in many cases, saving early Hollywood films which may have otherwise deteriorated beyond retrieval. Lowry developed his own techniques and
368:
174:
80:
358:
353:
248:
178:
348:
269:
92:
153:, which had not made its broadcast debut yet. He quickly found a job at the fledgling station as a stagehand with the weather department.
98:
146:
68:
343:
363:
177:
announced that it would honor Lowry and several other individuals involved in the development of the Lowry System at the
301:
52:" which then makes it possible to undertake other forms of restoration, such as removing dirt and scratches, reducing
162:
238:
110:
86:
306:
62:
274:
197:
167:
134:
279:
141:, Lowry remained a part-time resident of Peterborough throughout his life. At age 20, Lowry toured the
190:
338:
333:
31:
35:
115:
60:. Lowry used his process to restore and preserve more than five hundred classic films, including
200:, on January 21, 2012, at the age of 79, less than two weeks after the Academy's announcement.
186:
182:
160:
department. He created the effects for some of effects for the CBC's earliest shows, including
243:
142:
74:
44:
53:
23:
157:
49:
156:
Less than one year later, Lowry helped to found the
Canadian Broadcasting Corp's first
327:
166:. He left CBC after nine years and founded his own production company to create
122:
138:
39:
27:
20:
150:
104:
57:
239:"John D. Lowry dies at 79; innovative film-restoration executive"
181:
ceremony on
February 11, 2012. Lowry's fellow honorees included
302:"John Lowry, Renowned Restorer of Hollywood Classics, Dies"
270:"Peterborough native about to receive Academy Award dies"
34:
in 1988. His film restoration company, headquartered in
42:, called the Lowry Process, which, as defined by the
125:along with Ian Cavén, back in February 2007.
8:
175:Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
233:
369:Canadian expatriates in the United States
231:
229:
227:
225:
223:
221:
219:
217:
215:
213:
56:. and sharpening the quality of existing
19:(June 2, 1932 – January 21, 2012) was a
209:
179:Academy Scientific and Technical Award
251:from the original on February 3, 2012
7:
93:Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
137:, Canada. Though he later lived in
99:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
14:
359:People from Peterborough, Ontario
354:People from Camarillo, California
147:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
300:Gairdina, Carolyn (2011-01-23).
69:Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
81:Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1:
349:Special effects coordinators
278:. 2011-02-01. Archived from
121:He was also the founder of
48:reduces "visual 'noise' in
385:
196:Lowry died at his home in
133:Lowry was born in 1932 in
116:James Bond film franchise
87:Raiders of the Lost Ark
344:Special effects people
307:The Hollywood Reporter
168:television commercials
364:Conservator-restorers
275:Peterborough Examiner
198:Camarillo, California
173:In January 2012, the
135:Peterborough, Ontario
32:Lowry Digital Images
282:on February 5, 2013
149:(CBC)'s station in
63:Singin' in the Rain
36:Burbank, California
244:Los Angeles Times
143:television studio
45:Los Angeles Times
376:
318:
317:
315:
314:
297:
291:
290:
288:
287:
266:
260:
259:
257:
256:
235:
191:Kimball Thurston
185:, Tim Connolly,
111:Sunset Boulevard
24:film restoration
384:
383:
379:
378:
377:
375:
374:
373:
324:
323:
322:
321:
312:
310:
299:
298:
294:
285:
283:
268:
267:
263:
254:
252:
237:
236:
211:
206:
158:special effects
131:
129:Life and career
50:motion pictures
12:
11:
5:
382:
380:
372:
371:
366:
361:
356:
351:
346:
341:
336:
326:
325:
320:
319:
292:
261:
247:. 2011-02-01.
208:
207:
205:
202:
130:
127:
123:TrioScopics 3D
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
381:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:
337:
335:
332:
331:
329:
309:
308:
303:
296:
293:
281:
277:
276:
271:
265:
262:
250:
246:
245:
240:
234:
232:
230:
228:
226:
224:
222:
220:
218:
216:
214:
210:
203:
201:
199:
194:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
171:
169:
165:
164:
163:Space Command
159:
154:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
128:
126:
124:
119:
117:
113:
112:
107:
106:
101:
100:
95:
94:
89:
88:
83:
82:
77:
76:
71:
70:
65:
64:
59:
55:
51:
47:
46:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
22:
18:
17:John D. Lowry
311:. Retrieved
305:
295:
284:. Retrieved
280:the original
273:
264:
253:. Retrieved
242:
195:
172:
161:
155:
132:
120:
109:
103:
97:
91:
85:
79:
73:
67:
61:
43:
30:who founded
16:
15:
339:2012 deaths
334:1932 births
26:expert and
328:Categories
313:2012-02-11
286:2012-02-11
255:2012-02-11
204:References
139:California
114:, and the
75:Casablanca
40:technology
187:Ian Godin
183:Ian Cavén
28:innovator
249:Archived
145:for the
21:Canadian
151:Toronto
54:flicker
189:, and
58:images
105:Bambi
330::
304:.
272:.
241:.
212:^
170:.
118:.
108:,
102:,
96:,
90:,
84:,
78:,
72:,
66:,
316:.
289:.
258:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.