by Lucas Seastrom | May 28, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized
On this day in 1975, Industrial Light & Magic was officially signed into existence by George Lucas. By Lucas O. Seastrom ILM’s original crew for Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) poses in the front lot of their original studio (Credit: ILM & Lucasfilm). 50...
by Ella Greig | May 15, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized
The second, and final, part of an extensive look behind the scenes of the visual effects production for Lucasfilm’s pirate-themed Star Wars adventure series. By Clayton Sandell If you missed part one of our deep dive into Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, read it here on...
by Lucas Seastrom | May 7, 2025 | San Francisco News
Muren celebrates ILM’s 50th anniversary at the place where it all began. By Clayton Sandell Dennis Muren was there at the beginning. As one of the first employees of George Lucas’s fledgling visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, Muren spent many long...
by Lucas Seastrom | Apr 30, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized
By Patrick Doyle Fans from all over the world gathered in Japan from April 18-20 for Star Wars Celebration 2025. In honor of this monumental event, ILM and Meta shared a special first look at their upcoming virtual and mixed reality experience Star Wars: Beyond...
by Lucas Seastrom | Apr 28, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power wins for Special, Visual & Graphic Effects in Season 2 of the Amazon MGM Studios series. This past weekend, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosted the 2025 BAFTA Television Craft Awards, where The Lord of...
by Lucas Seastrom | Apr 21, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized
Clothing and accessories featuring a new commemorative logo designed by Hoodzpah are available for purchase on Amazon.com. By Mark Newbold Actor Sam Witwer sports a new ILM 50th t-shirt at Star Wars Celebration Japan (Credit: Wes Ellis). In a world of innovation,...
