Film Tech Pioneer Jean-Marie Lavalou Dead at 76
Peter Caranicas Deputy EditorJean-Marie Lavalou, co-inventor the world’s first remote-control camera system, which gave birth to more fluid crane shots and a new world of creative possibilities for motion pictures, died on July 15. He was 76.Born into a well known family of camembert cheese makers in Normandie, Lavalou’s career took its tech twist when he met inventor-partner Alain Masseron.