Hampshire College Prof. Honored By Hollywood

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published February 14, 2014 at 6:25 PM EST

Hampshire College professor Chris Perry is in Los Angeles where he will be honored tomorrow at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual technical awards presentation. Perry, and three former colleagues, will receive a Technical Achievement Award for developing a software application for computer graphics animation. The technology has been used in more than 100 feature films including Life of Pi and Golden Compass – Oscar winners for Best Visual Effects. Perry spoke with WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill.

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