Dan Sherlock

Biography

Dan Sherlock earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the California State University Long Beach. He was then with Hughes Aircraft / Hughes Training for 16 years, and helped design flight and driving simulators, specialized military, industrial and commercial displays, computer-based training, and producing videos and analysis for accident reconstruction. This was followed by working as a project engineer to finalize the design and perform rigorous testing and delivery of an atmospheric controller for the International Space Station. Following project completion, he then worked for Rockwell Collins passenger systems where he led in the development of in-flight video displays and equipment, and earned three US patents for these designs. He then joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Science and Technology Council as Sr. Project Engineer. During his 16 years with the group, his responsibilities included being lead in the acquisition, identifying and cataloging of the film negatives from the Showscan Corporation, development of a method of better matching luminaire spectra which became the Academy’s Spectral Similarity Index (SSI) which was published as SMPTE ST 2122:2020, and he was the lead designer and principal author of the SMPTE Digital Leader which was published as SMPTE RP 428-6:2009. He has spent most of his life studying the history and details of media technology and continues to contribute to written and web articles on the subject.