by Lucas Seastrom | Nov 8, 2024 | San Francisco News, Vision & Craft
After 38 years, the veteran effects artist is retiring. By Lucas O. Seastrom First opening in 1987, the original Star Tours attraction at Disneyland included what was the most complex optical composite created at Industrial Light & Magic up to that time. A “view”...
by Lucas Seastrom | Oct 31, 2024 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized, Vision & Craft
Exploring the technical innovations and behind-the-scenes stories that brought Slimer to life in Ghostbusters 2, reaching new heights in animatronics and practical effects at Industrial Light & Magic. By Jamie Benning The original Slimer head on display at...
by Lucas Seastrom | Sep 12, 2024 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized, Vision & Craft
Take a deep dive into the history and lore behind the starship designs created by ILM and introduced 40 years ago in The Search for Spock. By Jay Stobie Written and produced by Harve Bennett, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) afforded actor Leonard Nimoy his...
by Lucas Seastrom | Sep 9, 2024 | Lighter Darker, Podcast, San Francisco News, Uncategorized
The ILM veteran worked on projects like Jurassic Park and The Mask, and helped create a special Halloween poster that inspired the moniker for ILM’s new podcast. By Lucas O. Seastrom Listeners of the premiere episode of Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast may be curious...
by Lucas Seastrom | Aug 29, 2024 | Vancouver News, Vision & Craft
ILM’s Vancouver & London studios realized everything from ingenious facial replacements to a challenging plate composite for one cohesive action shot. By Adam Berry After the events of Marvel’s Hawkeye left Maya Lopez in an intense standoff with the powerful...
