by Ella Greig | Feb 6, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized
For over two decades, Wicked has transported theatre audiences into the untold story behind The Wizard of Oz (1939). Bringing its magic to the screen required a spectacle that not only honoured its Broadway origins but expanded beyond them. Among the many key...
by Lucas Seastrom | Jan 15, 2025 | Awards, San Francisco News
ILM visual effects supervisors are honored in the Special Visual Effects Category. Today, BAFTA announced their 2025 nominees of which two Industrial Light & Magic productions received nominations in the Special Visual Effects category. Gladiator II and Wicked...
by Lucas Seastrom | Jan 15, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized, Vancouver News
The ILM Vancouver artist details her globe-trotting career path from special make-up effects to art direction to effects supervision. By Lucas O. Seastrom Lost Ollie (Credit: Netflix) Ultraman: Rising (Credit: Netflix) For decades, a significant aspect of Industrial...
by Lucas Seastrom | Jan 14, 2025 | Awards, San Francisco News
ILM teams from around the world earn recognition for projects as diverse as Wicked, Gladiator II, Ultraman: Rising, Deadpool & Wolverine, and What If…? – An Immersive Story. Today, the Visual Effects Society announced their nominations for the 23rd Annual VES...
by Lucas Seastrom | Dec 20, 2024 | San Francisco News
The visual effects supervisor talks Cassandra Nova, Gambit, and more. By Dan Brooks (Credit: Disney) In a surprise twist midway through Deadpool & Wolverine, our titular protagonists are marooned in the Void: a Mad Max-like wasteland of desert and forgotten...
by Ella Greig | Dec 6, 2024 | San Francisco News
The visual effects supervisor sheds light on the process behind developing the series’ fantastical realm. By Jay Stobie The Two Trees of Valinor in a shot from Season One (Credit: Amazon). Based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The...
