Ontario-raised research and development engineer Mike Jutan is facing two of the biggest events of his life this weekend. On Saturday, he'll be honoured by the Oscars of the scientific and technical worlds, for co-developing rigging software at George Lucas's visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic. The technology has been used on dozens of films since 2004, including various Star Wars titles as well as Iron Man and Thor: Ragnarok. Mike Jutan says the rigging software has "revolutionized" the way artists breathe life into characters such as the Hulk. "It's given for technology that's changed the industry, and the academy spends a lot of time researching and figuring out which technology is actually worthy of an award."

Source: CBC News February 08, 2018 18:11 UTC