Mission Statement
Kerner Optical Research and Development is a dynamic, creative, and technically expert team dedicated to disruptive innovation in cinematic camera design, three dimensional stereoscopic content production/presentation, optical design, spatial sound recording, image generation, imaging software, media display and event production. We deliver these technologies and services with speed and reliable turn-around; assisting with design, application, and implementation.

About Us
On August 14th, 2006 Kerner Optical emerged from Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) in the same manner $7.4 billion Pixar grew out of ILM in 1986.

Kerner Optical represents the 14-time Academy Award-winning motion picture physical effects unit, model shop, shooting stages and camera group located in the once super secret ILM San Rafael, CA campus. Associated companies include Kerner Productions and Kerner Research & Development. We are 30 years of movie making history, expertise and craftsmanship now available to any project, anywhere in the world.

Since 1975 this elite group also garnered 17 technical achievement awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for groundbreaking systems, techniques, software and processes applied to the creation of motion picture visual effects. Beyond these prestigious awards, the same group was nominated more than 20 other times for visual effect Oscars.

Kerner R&D brings new concepts, techniques and systems to life. Our projects involve three dimensional stereoscopic image acquisition/delivery and real-time motion capture as well as enabling technologies for feature film, simulation and immersive training environments.

We are a high-end incubator within a world renowned studio. Our staff is surrounded by top movie industry professionals with literally hundreds of years of experience. However, unlike ILM, the technologies Kerner R&D develops will be productized, not kept proprietary. Our relationship with ILM remains close as we explore licensing and productizing of their existing proprietary technologies.

Kerner R&D’s primary value is our staff - focused on leveraging practical creative problem solving into next-generation tools for clients and industry professionals.

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