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John Lamb, first row, 4th from Left; Bruce Lyon, second row, 4th from Right
On October 9, the 75th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmys ceremony took place at the Prince George Ballroom in New York City. Among honored company, recognized for inventions “that are so innovative in nature that they materially have affected television,” John Lamb and Bruce Lyon received Emmys for the Lyon Lamb Video Animation System (VAS).
Released in 1976, the Video Animation System immediately disrupted the animation production process, saving massive amounts of cost and time in the formerly labor intensive pencil test process.
“In 2023, I was pleasantly surprised to receive the National Academy’s request for us to make the case for the VAS’ impact on television,” Lamb said. “My brother Jack’s research uncovered some astounding data. Collaborating with Gary Morse, who worked for Lyon Lamb’s primary partner, GYYR Odetics, Jack put together compelling evidence that the National Academy seemed to agree with,” said Lamb. “Namely, we were able to show that the number of animated TV shows in the US nearly doubled from 1976 to 1980. The evidence shows, this was the result of the introduction of the Video Animation System.”
“I am so humbled,” said Lamb. “it’s amazing to get this recognition nearly 45 years later.”
John Lamb proudly showing his Emmy, at the 75th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmys ceremony.
New York / Los Angeles – February 21, 2024- The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the recipients of the 75th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards. The ceremony will take place in partnership with the NAB New York media & technology convention as part of their convention in New York, October 2024, at the Javits Center.
Artist, innovator, and producer of Tom Waits For No One, John Lamb, and Bruce Lyon, CEO of Integrated Media Technologies, have been honored with the prestigious Emmy® Award for Technology & Engineering by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Lamb and Lyon are recognized for the transformational Lyon Lamb Video Animation System they co-invented nearly 50 years ago. “I am so honored for this recognition by the National Academy all these years later,” said Lamb.
The Technology & Engineering Emmy® are awarded to a living individual, a company or organization for developments in engineering technologies that “are so innovative in nature that they materially have affected television.”
"As we commemorate 75 years of this prestigious award, this year's winners join a legacy of visionaries who use technology to shape the future of television," said Dina Weisberger, Co-Chair NATAS Technology Achievement Committee.
The individuals and companies that will be honored at the event follow.
Lyon Lamb (Bruce Lyon and John Lamb)
Samsung
LG
Sony
Vizio
Panasonic
BBC
NBC
Broadcom
General Instrument (CommScope)
LANcity (CommScope)
3COM (HP)
Amagi
Pluto TV
Turner
DirecTV
MLB
Quova
DirecTV
Netint
AMD
Meta
FCC
Auctionomics
Karl Ferdinand Braun
Boris Lvovich Rosing
Alan Archibald Campbell Swinton
Hertha Ayrton
Katharine Burr Blodgett
It's hard to imagine a time when the oboe was a revolutionary instrument, and its invention changed its related art forever. The VAS was revolutionary at the time, and changed the way animation was made. It was also on-ramp, in some ways, to animation moving into the digital age.
Alex Williams' great article on FlipAnimation is a view of the VAS from an animator's perspective, and speaks to life (and the animators) before the VAS.
#flipanimation #lyonlamb #VAS