‘The Creator’: Gareth Edwards, ILM, and the Art of Collaboration
Visual effects supervisors Jay Cooper, Andrew Roberts, Charmaine Chan, and Ian Comley take us behind-the-scenes of an unusual visual effects challenge.
Magicians at Work
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED FOR ILM? 19 years WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL AND WHAT DID YOU STUDY? Marquette University – I have a BA in Broadcasting and Electronic Communication with a minor in Criminology WHEN WAS THE MOMENT YOU DECIDED TO BE IN FILM? From the broad perspective, I knew as a…
SIGGRAPH Special Event: ILM at 40
For 40 years, Industrial Light & Magic has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most memorable images in the history of modern cinema. From advances in the photo-chemical process, optical compositing, motion control, and models and miniatures, to the company’s pioneering efforts in computer graphics, digital compositing, film scanning and recording,…
Breathing Life into the Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park
While the film may have been 65 million years in the making, the visual effects crew would have substantially less time to create what would later be recognized as a seminal moment in the annals of cinema history. Jurassic Park represented a massive leap forward in the use of computers to create imagery for the screen. For…
ILM Celebrates its 40th Anniversary at Comic-Con
ILM and Science Channel joined together to celebrate ILM’s 40th Anniversary at Comic-Con International in San Diego this year. Industrial Light & Magic Visual Effects Supervisor, Jeff White, legendary ILM model maker, Lorne Peterson, and model maker and digital artist, John Goodson, spoke on a sold-out panel delving into the company’s 40-year history and how…
