Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Bob Lambert (c. 1957 – September 7, 2012) was an American media executive with The Walt Disney Company for more than twenty-five years. Lambert is widely credited with championing the transition to computer animation (CGI) within Disney and the larger entertainment industry.Lambert was born and raised in Roanoke, Virginia. He received his bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech.Lambert, who was with Disney Feature Animation at the time, developed the plan to transition Disney animated film production from hand-drawn, cel animation with CGI. He collaborated with leaders at Pixar to develop a new digital production system, which would later earn an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for Disney Studios.In addition to his work with Disney, Lambert founded and chaired DCI, a consortium encompassing six major film studios. Under Lambert, DCI aided movie theaters' transition to digital exhibition, including digital cinema. DCI established industry quality guidelines for theaters for digital content and film projection.Lambert held more than thirty patents in media technologies. He was honored as a digital industry pioneer by ShoWest, which is now known as CinemaCon.Bob Lambert died at his home in Glendale, California, on September 7, 2012, at the age of 55. He was survived by his wife, Cheryl Murphy; his brother Paul Lambert; and nephew Nathaniel Lambert.. }
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- Bob_Lambert_(executive) abstract "Bob Lambert (c. 1957 – September 7, 2012) was an American media executive with The Walt Disney Company for more than twenty-five years. Lambert is widely credited with championing the transition to computer animation (CGI) within Disney and the larger entertainment industry.Lambert was born and raised in Roanoke, Virginia. He received his bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech.Lambert, who was with Disney Feature Animation at the time, developed the plan to transition Disney animated film production from hand-drawn, cel animation with CGI. He collaborated with leaders at Pixar to develop a new digital production system, which would later earn an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for Disney Studios.In addition to his work with Disney, Lambert founded and chaired DCI, a consortium encompassing six major film studios. Under Lambert, DCI aided movie theaters' transition to digital exhibition, including digital cinema. DCI established industry quality guidelines for theaters for digital content and film projection.Lambert held more than thirty patents in media technologies. He was honored as a digital industry pioneer by ShoWest, which is now known as CinemaCon.Bob Lambert died at his home in Glendale, California, on September 7, 2012, at the age of 55. He was survived by his wife, Cheryl Murphy; his brother Paul Lambert; and nephew Nathaniel Lambert.".