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Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is an American motion picture visual effects company that was founded on May 26, 1975 by George Lucas. It is a division of the film production company Lucasfilm, which Lucas founded, and was created when he began production on the original Star Wars, now the fourth episode of the Skywalker Saga.
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- ILM was built from the ground up, including the cameras used for Star Wars. “I realized I was going to have to start a company and put together a whole group of people that would just be specifically for making Star Wars,” said George Lucas in 1979.
- The original Star Wars effects crew shared a common movie in their origin story: The 7 Voyage of Sinbad. The 1958 adventure film by Ray Harryhausen featured mind-blowing stop motion animation.
- George Lucas envisioned the rebel fleet as hotrods. The original X-wing, Y-wing, and TIE fighter designs were incredible, but looked clean and manufactured.
- Joe Johnston was inspired by dirty dishes when designing the Millennium Falcon. Johnston was also tasked with redesigning the Falcon when the original design was deemed too similar to another ship on television.
Aug 18, 2022 · The subjects of the new Light & Magic documentary, now streaming on Disney+, pull back the curtain on the camaraderie and innovations that helped shape modern film history. Kristin Baver. August 18, 2022. For nearly 50 years, Industrial Light & Magic has been a proving ground for imaginative storytelling, bringing together like-minded ...
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Dec 15, 2016 · Industrial Light & Magic. When audiences see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this month, they'll witness the culmination of more than 40 years of special-effects innovation from Industrial Light &...
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1 day ago · First appearing in 1985’s Star Wars #95, Lumiya’s lightwhip operated slightly differently to what the weapon would ultimately become in further interpretations—as well as a singular ...
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Jul 27, 2022 · Light & Magic, the six-part documentary series on the history of Industrial Light & Magic, or ILM, is now streaming on Disney+.