by John Hannon | May 16, 2015
Jurassic Park represents a milestone in modern visual effects and ushered an era of films whose scripts were once thought to be impossible to film. To create living, breathing, photorealistic dinosaurs the likes of which had never been seen before, the visual effects...
by John Hannon | May 16, 2015
Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst star in this blockbuster hit and critical favorite that combines magical special effects with an entrancing mix of fantasy, adventure, and comedy. Young Alan Parrish sits down as a young boy to play a game with his friend, Sarah, and...
by John Hannon | May 16, 2015
When his young children are abducted by his old nemesis Captain Hook, middle-aged lawyer Peter Banning returns to his magical origins as Peter Pan. With 200,000 accumulated work hours, the film is only second to Return of the Jedi for the most time-intensive ILM...
by John Hannon | May 16, 2015
Slow-witted Forrest Gump, never thinking of himself as disadvantaged, leads anything but a restricted life. ILM broke new ground in weaving archival footage seamlessly into the film’s story, allowing Forrest Gump to shake hands with Presidents Nixon, Johnson, and...
by John Hannon | May 16, 2015
ILM further developed its breakthrough facial animation software, Caricature, to make Draco come to life for this film. The technology became a big stepping stone at ILM, impacting many of its digital characters for years to come. For ILM, the project lasted about two...
