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At the Oct. 28 SMPTE Centennial Gala James Cameron and Douglas Trumbull received SMPTE’s top honors. SMPTE officially bestowed Honorary Membership, the Society's highest honor, upon “Avatar” and “Titanic” director Cameron in recognition of his work advancing visual effects, motion capture, and stereoscopic 3D photography, as well as his experimentation in HFR.

Oscar-winning special effects cinematographer Richard Edlund presented the Society's most prestigious medal award, the Progress Medal, to Trumbull, who was responsible for the visual effects (VFX) in “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Blade Runner.” The award recognizes Trumbull's contributions to VFX, stereoscopic 3D, and HFR cinema, including his current work to enable stereoscopic 3D with his 120-frames-per-second Magi system.

Oscar-winning VFX artist Joe Letteri presented the Honorary Membership award to Cameron.

Both Cameron and Trumbull received standing ovations. Nearly 500 SMPTE Members and guests turned out for the gala in black-tie attire and were entertained as the evening’s host, John O’Hurley, delivered a rousing SMPTE version of his “Razzle Dazzle” performance from the Broadway musical “Chicago.” In addition to O’Hurley, Letteri, and Edlund, the evening also featured presenters Billy Zane, actor and producer who played the antagonist Cal Hockley in Cameron’s “Titanic,” and Marsai Martin and Miles Brown of the ABC television series “Black-ish.”

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