Les Dittert

Worked in visual effects during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Computer graphics and digital compositor credits include WILLOW (1988), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989 - digital compositing), BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989 - compter graphics at ILM), DIE HARD 2 (1990 - computer graphics at ILM), BATMAN RETURNS (1992 - optical supervisor, PDI) and GAS PLANET (also 1992 - visual effects), ROBOCOP 3 (1993), and AIZEA: CITY OF THE WIND (2001).

 Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque) 1993: For the concept and development of the Digital Motion Picture Retouching System for removing visible rigging and dirt/damage artifacts from original motion picture imagery. (w. Mark Leather, Douglas Smythe & George Joblove)
 Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque) 1994: For their development work with area array CCD (Charge Coupled Device) film input scanning systems. (w. Ray Feeney, Will McCown and Bill Bishop of RFX, Inc.)

2 Scientific/Technical Awards