by ggrusby | May 3, 2019 | Research & Development, San Francisco News, Vision & Craft
OpenEXR, a widely-adopted HDR image file format, and OpenCue, a recently launched render manager, join the growing roster of Academy Software Foundation projects. We’re thrilled to announce that the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), a neutral forum for open...
by ggrusby | Apr 10, 2019 | London News, San Francisco News, Sydney News, Vision & Craft
Leveraging Industrial Light & Magic’s decades-long experience in production and effects, we have created an integrated virtual production platform we call, StageCraft – an end-to-end virtual production solution. StageCraft offers...
by ggrusby | Mar 11, 2019 | San Francisco News, Vision & Craft
Today our guest writer is Todd Vaziri, Lead Artist at ILM who chronicles how the Blockade Runner engine shot from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story went from idea to reality: I was thrilled to get to work on this shot with my friend and frequent collaborator, ILM lighter...
by ggrusby | Feb 14, 2019 | San Francisco News, Vision & Craft
ILM’s Chief Creative Officer, John Knoll was among those honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at this year’s Sci Tech Awards. Watch David Oyelowo present Scientific and Engineering Awards to Thomas Knoll and John Knoll for the...
by ggrusby | Jan 22, 2019 | Awards, London News, San Francisco News, Singapore News, Vancouver News, Vision & Craft
Early this morning the Academy announced the nominees for the 91st Oscars and we’re so excited that ILM artists worked on three of the five films in the Achievement in Visual Effects Category. AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Dan DeLeeuw Kelly Port Russell Earl Dan Sudick...
by ggrusby | Jan 18, 2019 | San Francisco News, Vision & Craft
In today’s employee spotlight we’re highlighting Color & Imaging Scientist, Carol Payne from our San Francisco studio. What got you into filmmaking? I grew up watching Disney animated features, Star Trek, Star Wars, the normal stuff. I loved Legos,...
