The actor who voiced and supplied the motion capture performance for Volo Bolus discusses their collaboration with ILM for the mixed reality playset.
Industrial Light & Magic artists Marc Whitelaw and Maia Kayser discuss the studio’s work on director Sam Raimi’s Send Help, and how its rampaging boar sequence evolved into something bloodier and funnier.
The team joins their Lucasfilm counterparts in the win for Special, Visual and Graphic Effects.
In the spring of 1971, George Lucas quietly established a new company to carry his future projects.
Three artists from the San Francisco and Sydney studios share insights about their work on the 2025 Universal production.
The acclaimed director of photography discusses collaborating with the visual effects artists at Industrial Light & Magic.
The ILM visual effects supervisor discusses helping craft the world...and the Creature...of Frankenstein for the Netflix production.
Visual effects supervisors Pablo Helman and Anthony Smith dive deep into one of ILM’s most challenging shots for the magical sequel.
The production visual effects supervisor discusses the Emerald City, Elphaba in flight, and collaborating with Jon M. Chu.
One of ILM’s first visual effects supervisors looks back at the film’s mix of practical methods and revolutionary digital effects 40 years later.
Tha layered shading system has been the standard at ILM for many years as it continues to impact the wider visual effects and animation industries.
Drawing on perspectives from animation, production, training, and talent management, this article explores how everyday behavior, collaboration, and care shape life inside ILM’s Vancouver studio.
ILM visual effects supervisor Vincent Papaix and Nerfstudio creator Matt Tancik discuss their innovative approach to visual effects shot design.
Visual effects artists from across Industrial Light & Magic are recognized for their work.
Visual effects supervisors Charmaine Chan, Andrew Roberts, and Simone Coco share their experiences working together on the Oscar-nominated Jurassic World Rebirth.
Teams from Andor, Sinners, and Avatar: Fire and Ash were recognized at the ceremony in Los Angeles.
ILM artists Ian Milham and Shannon Thomas take us behind the scenes of in the second of a two-part story about the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
ILM artists Ian Milham and Shannon Thomas take us behind the scenes of a breakthrough virtual production shoot in the first of a two-part story about the 2024 Summer Olympics and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Three artists from the San Francisco studio share insights about their work on the 2025 mixed reality playset from ILM and Lucasfilm.
ILM’s innovative approach leads the way for more than 1,700 visual effects shots, helping bring Wright’s dystopian action thriller to life.
