| AWARDS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - Two Fullbright Scholarships - NBC President's Award - Italian Government Prize - Annenberg Motion Picture Fellowship - Foothill College, Palo Alto, CA - Third Prize - Cine Foundation, Venice - Premio San Giorgio - American Film Festival - Honors - International Documentary Film Festival, Oberhausen - Fist Prize - Three Cine Goldn Eagle Awards - International Science Fiction Festival, Trieste - Diploma - Nicola Tesla National Film Festival, Belgrade - Special Diploma - Villa Dolic, Spain - Diploma - Auteurs Award, Cannes Film Festival, France, 1974 - Long Island International Film Festival - First Prize, Golden Glove Award for Best Feature Film: " ONCE" - International Award Winning Selection of the Mid-80's Product design, By Sandra Edwards and Editors of ID (Industrial Design) Magazine |
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| INVENTIONS Mort Heilig has designed over one hundred inventions. The following are some that have been built. |
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| SENSORAMA MOTION PICTURE PROJECTOR - A closed loop 35 mm projector capable of projecting a 10 minute 35mm film 16,000 times (the formerrecord was 2000 times) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SENSORAMA 3-D MOTION PICTURE CAMERA - Side-by-side dual film 35mm 3-D motion picture camera, with two 400 ft magazines. This camera is small enough to be hand-held. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THRILLERAMA THEATER - Rear Projected 3-D motion picture system with live actors in front of the screen, interacting with teh 3-D images on the screen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HASSELBLAD 3-D CAMERA MOUNT- Designed for shooting large 3-D stills with side-by-side Hasselblad cameras. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HASSELBLAD 3-D CAMERA MOUNT- Designed for shooting large 3-D stills with side-by-side Hasselblad cameras. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PIG PIX 3-D VIEWER - A still viewer, that presents large peripheral 3-D images, which can be folded flat and sent through the mail. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MOTOCRUISER - A gas powered 3-wheel stand up scooter, with folding handle, that fits into the trunk of a car | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POWERSKOOT - An electric battery powered 3-wheel sit down scooter that folds and fits into the trunk of a car. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TWINBLADE ROLLER SKATES - Rollerskates that combine some of the best features of in-line and quad (four-wheel) skates. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROLLERHANDS - Rhand weights that provide skaters with upper body exercise, rear view mirrors, and shock absorption in the event of a fall. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| TELESPHERE MASK - First patented head-mounted display, with stereoscopic (3-D) TV, wide vision and true binaural sound.. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EXPERIENCE THEATER - A motion picture theater that gives a large audience an illusion of reality, via 3-D motion pictures, with peripheral imagery, directional sound, aromas, wind, temperature variations and body tilting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SENSORAMA SIMULATOR - A simulator for one to four people that provides an illusion of reality. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUPERCRUISER SCOOTER - A four wheel, foot-powered scooter, with dual drum brakes, and quick-folding handle. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALL TERRAIN SKATEBOARD - A skateboard with four 8-inch pneumatic tires and an up-and-down foot deck. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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