Bob Slutske, a pioneer in introducing digitalisation in the film production process, has passed away on Wednesday. He was 81.

He died in Los Angeles due to a long illness. He is survived by his daughters Shoshana and Reina, son-in-law Christopher Alden and brother Dale Lewis.

Slutske has worked in the theatre and in the film industry in his long career spanning six decades. He has to his name the introduction of computerised lighting and automated mix-down besides being one of the initial developers of the non-linear editing technology.

During his stint in the Ampex and LucasFilm, he, along with Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas, Alan Alda and Sidney Lumet introduced non-linear editing systems to the market.

Slutske, as the vice president of National TeleConsultants for 17 years has provided tech expertise to media giants such as Warner Bros, Walt Disney Company, Paramount Pictures and Universal Television.

He was also a lifelong member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.