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ILM Evolutions: Designing Worlds and Crafting Stories with the ILM Art Department

ILM Evolutions: Designing Worlds and Crafting Stories with the ILM Art Department

by Jay Stobie | Nov 5, 2025 | San Francisco News

ILM creative director David Nakabayashi, along with artists from ILM’s global studios, including Aaron McBride, Cody Gramstad, Bimpe Alliu, and Chelsea Castro, reflect on the essential role concept art and storyboarding play in the filmmaking process. By Jay Stobie...
ILM Partners with Sir Wayne McGregor for “Infinite Bodies” Exhibition at Somerset House

ILM Partners with Sir Wayne McGregor for “Infinite Bodies” Exhibition at Somerset House

by Lucas Seastrom | Oct 30, 2025 | San Francisco News

The multi-sensory experience is on view in London through February 22, 2026. Industrial Light & Magic has partnered with Somerset House in the United Kingdom for the major new exhibition, Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies. The series of multi-sensory choreographic...
“What Do We Have To Do To Make it an 11 out of 10?”: Visual Effects Supervisor David Vickery on ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’

“What Do We Have To Do To Make it an 11 out of 10?”: Visual Effects Supervisor David Vickery on ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’

by Mark Newbold | Oct 29, 2025 | San Francisco News

The ILM creative director and Jurassic’s production visual effects supervisor talks dinosaurs and collaborating with Gareth Edwards. By Mark Newbold (Credit: ILM & Universal). Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) has grabbed global audiences by the hand and pulled...
Inside the ILM Art Department: ‘The Electric State’

Inside the ILM Art Department: ‘The Electric State’

by Lucas Seastrom | Oct 21, 2025 | San Francisco News

ILM.com is showcasing artwork specially chosen by members of the ILM Art Department. In this installment of a continuing series, three artists from the San Francisco and Vancouver studios share insights about their work on the 2025 Netflix production, The Electric...
Drew Struzan: Appreciating the Artist Who Helped Define Movies and ILM

Drew Struzan: Appreciating the Artist Who Helped Define Movies and ILM

by Lucas Seastrom | Oct 14, 2025 | San Francisco News

Drew Struzan’s art became part of filmmaking mythology, from Star Wars posters to ILM’s classic emblem. Drew Struzan distilled movie magic into a single iconic image, often the one audiences saw first. The celebrated creator of hundreds of one-sheet movie posters that...
ILM’s Todd Vaziri Breaks Down Visual Effects Shots for Vanity Fair

ILM’s Todd Vaziri Breaks Down Visual Effects Shots for Vanity Fair

by Lucas Seastrom | Oct 8, 2025 | San Francisco News

In a special video, the senior compositor examines moments from a number of iconic films. Industrial Light & Magic senior compositor Todd Vaziri recently joined Vanity Fair to break down classic visual effects shots from productions including Rogue One: A Star...
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