by Lucas Seastrom | Jun 6, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized
ILM teams with Ben Stiller and Apple TV+ to bring thousands of seamless visual effects shots to the hit drama’s second season. By Clayton Sandell There are mysterious and important secrets to be uncovered in the second season of the wildly popular Apple TV+ series...
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 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...
