By Lucas Seastrom
Back in 2002, Industrial Light & Magic’s Jay Cooper was a compositing sequence supervisor on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). For a time, director Peter Weir joined the ILM crew at their offices on Kerner Boulevard in San Rafael, California. “We had a shot when the mast of one of the ships falls ...
Wednesday evening, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s global professional honorary society, held the 22nd Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry, and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games, and special venues. ...
Ever since George Lucas and John Dykstra sat down in 1975 to discuss the former’s vision of capturing dynamic aerial dogfights between miniature spaceships in Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) has made an art of solving creative problems in close partnership with filmmakers. As Lucas’ vision challenged ILM’s ...
Earlier today The Academy announced their Oscar nominations for the 96th Academy Awards and we are excited to share that ILM teams contributed to 4 of the 5 films recognized. The films include The Creator, Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, Napoleon, and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3.
Jay Cooper, Visual Effects Supervisor for ...
On February 23, 2024 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will recognize 16 technologies for their impact on filmmaking. Two technologies that ILM played a key role in helping to develop will be among those recognized.
SciTech Awards committee chair Barbara Ford Grant said “this year, we honor 16 technologies for their ...
Earlier today BAFTA announced the nominations for the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards, celebrating the very best in film over the past year. ILM contributed to four of the five films recognized with a nomination in the Special Visual Effects category.
Jay Cooper, Charmaine Chan, Ian Comley, and Jonathan Bullock were each nominated for ...
Gareth Edwards’ The Creator leads the feature film field with seven nominations six of which are for ILM work.
In all, ILM visual effects artistry was recognized with 19 nominations including those for The Creator. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves joining it in the top category, ...
ASIFA-Hollywood announced nominations today for its 51st Annie Awards™ recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. The ILM team which included Rick O’Connor, Mike Beaulieu, Stewart Alves, Kevin Reuter, and Wai Kit Wan received a nomination for Best Character Animation - Live Action for its work on Lucasfilm's hit Disney+ series, ...
The end is only the beginning. KISS have been immortalized and reborn as avatars to rock forever. Created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) in collaboration with the band and Pophouse Entertainment Group, the avatars portray each of the four band members in an idealized, and at times superhuman form. Months before the supergroup's final ...
We are proud to announce Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind will be honored with a prestigious Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement – Attraction in 2024 by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA). Internationally recognized, the Thea Awards acknowledge exceptional achievements in the themed entertainment industry and ...
The nominations for the 2023 Emmy Awards have been revealed, and three ILM projects were recognized with nominations. Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian, Andor, and Amazon Studios’ The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power were each nominated in the Special Visual Effects category.
The filmmaker and Lucasfilm legend talks to ILM.com to reflect on what drew him to tell the story of the hit Disney+ series, "Light & Magic".
With a legacy that stretches back nearly half-a-century, ILM updates their logo and branding for the first time in nearly twenty years.
Everyone at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), has been honored to call Jean Bolte a colleague, and after 35 years she’s now leaving to pursue her own work as an artist.
Jean first arrived here in 1987 when she joined the hallowed Model Shop at ILM’s former Kerner facility in San Rafael, California. With prior experience working ...
The Visual Effects Society announced its nominees for the 21st Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in features, animation, television, commercials, and video games and the VFX Supervisors, VFX Producers and hands-on Artists who bring this work to life.
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Today, teams across Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Lucasfilm mourn the loss of our former colleague Richard Miller, who recently passed away at the age of 80.
Before he was hired at ILM in 1981, Miller worked as a freelance sculptor and jeweler, developing a unique style of sculpting characters that fused modern flair and classical
New Mumbai studio to provide full visual effects and animation services for film & television.
ILM’s creative teams were honored with an Emmy® award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie for The Book of Boba Fett, alongside nominations for their work on The Witcher.
The Television Academy today announced the recipients of the 74th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Awards honoring an individual, company, or organization for developments in broadcast technology. Industrial Light & Magic is proud to be the recipient of an Emmy Award for its StageCraft virtual production tool suite. StageCraft has been used on such series as The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, How I met your Father, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and The Old Man.
Disney+ released the trailer and key art for Lucasfilm and Imagine Documentaries’ “Light & Magic,” an immersive series that chronicles the untold history of world-renowned Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm.
The Epic Series Will Be The First Production To Utilize ILM’s Latest State-Of-The-Art Stagecraft Virtual Production Stage Recently Built In Vancouver, British Columbia.
Granted unparalleled access, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. Learn what inspired some of the most legendary filmmakers in Hollywood history.
Join employees across Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm, ILMxLAB, and Skywalker Sound as they share stories on discovering their passions, beginning their careers, and the challenges and satisfactions of working in their current roles and departments.
Join Gareth Edwards and the Publicity Group at Industrial Light & Magic as we look back at his time directing "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". Gareth discussed the cutting-edge virtual production used for the film, and the ways in which George Lucas inspired him as a filmmaker.
The cinematographer for Denis Villeneuve's "Dune", and Matt Reeve's upcoming "The Batman", joins Industrial Light & Magic's Publicity Group to discuss his work on "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". Greig shares how the early Kenner action figures inspired his love of Star Wars, and the influences he found in 1970s cinema, the works of Andrei Tarkovsky, and the film "The French Connection".
Hal Hickel joins Industrial Light & Magic's Publicity Group to discuss the process of bringing the KX-series security droid, K-2SO, to life, along with his work on the pivotal space battle featured in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story".
Industrial Light & Magic’s Publicity Group sits down with John Knoll, Executive Creative Director at ILM, and the Senior Visual Effects Supervisor on "Rogue One: A Story Wars Story" to discuss the film’s five-year anniversary.
Industrial Light & Magic is thrilled to announce an exciting partnership with Disney’s Technology Innovation Group on Marvel Studios’ Eternals: AR Story Experience for the iPhone® and iPad®. In this augmented-reality app, the characters, world, and stories of the Eternals film have been brought to life like never before.
Visual effects and virtual production pioneer Industrial Light & Magic today announced plans to expand its StageCraft LED virtual production services to Vancouver, British Columbia. The stage, at over 20,000 square feet, is expected to house one of the largest StageCraft LED volumes in North America. This will be ILM’s fifth permanent ...
In a new “Behind the Magic” video released on YouTube and Instagram, enjoy a glimpse behind the virtual production of NBC Sports’ Sunday Night Football show opening, featuring country music star Carrie Underwood.
“This was yet another successful demonstration of the end-to-end services available through ILM’s virtual production ...
The Hollywood Professional Association announced the nominees for its annual HPA Awards for post-production, an honor that promotes outstanding creative artistry, and recognizes the achievement of talent, innovation, and engineering excellence. ILM is thrilled to have contributed to three shows nominated in the Outstanding Visual Effects ...
Academy Award Nominated Rob Coleman rejoins ILM as Animation Supervisor alongside Feature Animation Executive Producer Randal Shore as the company expands feature animation offerings.
In a new video released by ILM on our YouTube channel, join Visual Effects Supervisor, Richard Bluff, as he shares a peek behind the curtain of the effects of The Mandalorian: Season 2, winner of 7 Emmy® Awards including Special Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, Cinematography, Prosthetic Makeup, Stunt Coordination, Stunt Performance, and Music ...
The Jedi Academy is a unified, global, 12-week junior talent paid internship and trainee program at Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic, and ILMxLAB created for students and graduates. The program is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to learn in a dynamic and creative production environment, focused on developing the next generation of ...
The Television Academy announced its winners for the 73rd Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards over the weekend, celebrating a diverse group of talent from across television. ILM’s creative teams were honored with an award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie for The Mandalorian, alongside nominations for their ...
On this day, 55 years ago, Star Trek was born; a franchise that represented the hope of what space—the final frontier—could mean for all of humanity. ILM has played a significant part throughout Star Trek history, including the creation of the first completely computer-generated cinematic image sequence in a motion picture. Read on to learn ...
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in virtual production with StageCraft. In a new video released by ILM on our YouTube channel, we shed light on the process and advances made for the second season of the series with interviews from a variety of the key filmmakers involved. “(StageCraft) ...
What does a VFX Supervisor do?
As a VFX Supervisor it's my responsibility to navigate the VFX crew through the show's technical and artistic challenges, with the goal of meeting or exceeding our client’s vision and delivering world class visual effects.
How many years have you been working in VFX?
I started my career in 2003 at ...
The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), the preeminent foundation for open source software development in the motion picture and media industries, today announced that MaterialX has been accepted by the Academy Software Foundation’s Technical Advisory Council (TAC) as the seventh Foundation-hosted project.
MaterialX originated at ...
The Television Academy announced its nominations for the 73rd annual Emmy® Awards today recognizing a wealth of innovative storytelling, exceptional new programs, and a robust and diverse group of talent nominees. ILM is honored to have contributed to 4 of the 5 nominated shows in the Special Visual Effects category and is named on the ...
Why did you decide to move to Sydney from London?
My wife’s Australian so we’d been thinking about it for a while and the Australian government is getting very serious about incentivising and supporting film production, VFX and animation. It seemed like the perfect time to come.
What has been your impression of the Australian VFX & ...
Launchpad, a first-ever live-action shorts incubator program that provides the opportunity for filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds to produce live-action short films for Disney+ enlisted the talent at ILM to provide visual effects for the films. For its part, ILM used the project as an opportunity to provide up-and-coming talent ...
Inside ILM: Creating the Razor Crest, received the Silver Telly Award at the 42nd Annual Awards for the short-form non-broadcast documentary category. The Telly Awards recognize creators who are bringing high-caliber stories to screens globally. The mini-documentary film chronicles the design, development, and construction of the miniature ...
We were greatly saddened to learn that over the weekend that our friend and colleague, David Owen, a still photographer and documentarian at ILM for nearly 25 years had passed away. David joined ILM in 1988 having relocated from his native England. He was one of a small cadre of people that worked behind the scenes in ILM’s Still Photo ...
Long before the precision of computer-aided design and the perfection afforded by 3D printing, there was Ira Keeler. In the world of special effects miniatures and modelmaking, Ira stood out as a master craftsperson possessing the uncanny ability to sculpt even the most complex shapes from a block of solid wood with near-perfect symmetry. He ...
MEET THE FACILITIES MANAGER HELPING GROW ILM’S SYDNEY STUDIO
Can you tell us your role and summarize your day-to-day responsibilities?
I am the Facilities Manager for Industrial Light & Magic’s (ILM) Sydney studio. I oversee everything involving the facilities and operations for the studio. That includes maintaining supplies, ...
The Clio Awards announced nominations for 2021 and we are thrilled to report "Avengers Assemble", a commercial we created in collaboration with Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics, and Marvel Entertainment through RSA films, Los Angeles, and agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty was named to the shortlist in the Film Craft / Visual Effects category. Teaming ...
For the second season of Lucasfilm’s hit Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, Industrial Light & Magic reengineered their StageCraft virtual production platform rolling out version 2.0 in which ILM introduced among other things, Helios, Industrial Light & Magic’s first cinematic render engine designed for real-time visual effects. ...
Season 2 of Lucasfilm's hit Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, garnered a record 13 Visual Effects Society nominations leading the broadcast field. Nominees in 25 categories were selected by VES members via 32 virtual nomination events conducted across the globe.
The Mandalorian received nominations in the following categories Outstanding ...
“I strive to make it easier to innovate -- to create a supportive environment for groundbreaking creativity and excellence in production,” explains Janet Lewin, SVP and general manager of Industrial Light & Magic.
Formerly vice president of Visual Effects at Lucasfilm, Lewin has spent a combined 26-years at the two companies. She ...
Concept Artists Christian Alzmann, Brett Northcutt, and Stephen Todd were among the artists to receive a 2020 Concept Art Award on Saturday, September 12th. Additionally, Alzmann was honored with the LBX Concept Art Luminary Award, recognizing the impact of his work on The Child for The Mandalorian.
Check out the winning artwork alongside each
Industrial Light & Magic today announced the next phase of its global expansion plan for the company’s virtual production and StageCraft LED volume services. This expansion of services is tied to a proactive initiative for increasing diversity in the industry by combining ILM’s growth in this innovative methodology with a global trainee ...
On September 20, 2020 the Television Academy announced the nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards and Lucasfilm’s hit Disney+ series The Mandalorian was recognized with 15 nominations in a variety of categories including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects. “The Mandalorian is a collaboration between some of
We are thrilled to report that Rob Bredow, Executive Creative Director & Head of Industrial Light & Magic, is among the six newly elected members to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ 2020-2021 Board of Governors. Additionally, Jessica Teach, San Francisco Executive in Charge, and 12 individuals from our artist and ...
Starting May the 4th viewers have been treated to a closer look at the groundbreaking technology at work behind the scenes of The Mandalorian and more when Disney+ pulls back the curtain on the live-action Star Wars series with Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian. The eight-episode docuseries, hosted by creator and executive producer Jon Favreau, ...
What is your name, what do you do and how long have you been working at ILM Sydney?
My name is Rebecca Kuo, and I used to work in ILM Singapore as a Pipeline Technical Director for three years. I recently transferred to ILM's Sydney studio.
What is your biggest passion outside of work?
I love traveling, exploring new things and enjoying
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), and Epic Games (maker of the Unreal Engine), together with production technology partners Fuse, Lux Machina, Profile Studios, NVIDIA, and ARRI unveiled a new filmmaking paradigm in collaboration with Jon Favreau’s Golem Creations to bring The Mandalorian to life. The new virtual production workflow
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the visual effects division of Lucasfilm Ltd., announced today that the company would be expanding its global footprint to Australia. The studio is opening a new studio in Sydney to better serve its clients and complement its current operations in San Francisco, where the company is headquartered, Singapore,
Today, ILM Senior Compositor, Charmaine Chan explains her visual inspiration for the Kylo and Luke confrontation after the Battle of Crait in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
These days, majority of blockbuster films are shot in front of a giant green/blue screen. Taking an actor in front of a screen and grounding them into a scene to help ...
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 source software development in the motion picture and media industries, today ...
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 filmmakers the ability to:
For more information about StageCraft or to ...
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 Tom Martinek. (Leia’s Blockade Runner escapes, tying Rogue One directly to the
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 original architecture, design and development, and to Mark Hamburg for his continued development
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
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Roger Guyett
Grady Cofer
Matthew E. ...
In today's employee spotlight we're highlighting Color & Imaging Scientist, Carol Payne from our San Francisco studio.
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The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 17th Annual VES Awards this morning, and we're thrilled to have been nominated for seventeen awards for our work in 2018. We'd like to congratulate all the nominees and thank our teams for their hard work.
Our nominations include:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal ...
This morning BAFTA announced the nominees for their annual awards ceremony on February 10th and we're thrilled that ILM worked on three of the five films that made the list!
Congratulations to our artists Russell Earl (VFX Supervisor, Avengers: Infinity War), Craig Hammack (VFX Supervisor, Black Panther), Roger Guyett (Visual Effects ...
Gary Wu is a Creature Supervisor based out of ILM's Vancouver studio. (more…)
Ten films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 91st Academy Awards, and we're thrilled to have contributed to six of them.
All members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, January 5, 2019. Following the screenings, members will vote to ...
This article originally appeared in The Hollywood Reporter.
Nine technical achievements, represented by 27 individual award recipients including ILM's John Knoll, will be honored at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Feb. 9 at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
Also during ...
Industrial Light & Magic expanding its offering of best-in-class visual effects and animation services to include the streaming and episodic television market with a new division: ILM TV. The division will be based out of ILM’s new 47,000 square foot London studio and supported by the company’s global locations in San Francisco, Vancouver ...
Senior Generalist, Jorik Dozy's ILM credits include Avengers: Infinity War and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Recently, Jorik combined his love of the environment with his visual storytelling skills when he co-directed 'Birthplace,' Novo Amor's impactful music video, which takes place on the ocean floor and highlights the tragic realities of ...
Join SVP, Executive Creative Director and Head of ILM, Rob Bredow for his keynote address from this year's SIGGRAPH Conference in Vancouver. Bredow shares his unique understanding of how media and technological innovation can join forces to tell great stories and create groundbreaking experiences.
Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUoIbP1l9yA
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT ILM, AND HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.As CG Technology Supervisor of ILM, I work with the CG artist leads across our global studios, internal engineering groups, as well as with outside partners, to define and drive short and long-term technology strategy for ILM. I have 14 years of experience in the ...
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, announced today respected industry veteran Rob Bredow has been appointed SVP, executive creative director & head of ILM. In addition, it was announced that Gretchen Libby, has been promoted to vice president, marketing & production. Bredow will be in charge of all of ILM’s 4
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT ILM, AND HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.I have been in the industry for almost 10 years and my 7.5th year at ILM Singapore. I’m currently a production manager.
WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND? WHAT WAS YOUR MAIN COURSE OF STUDY IN SCHOOL?I majored in communications, media arts and production.
WHAT INSPIRED ...
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT ILM, AND HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.I am the HR Advisor in the London studio. I started as HR Coordinator back in May 2014 when there were only three of us in HR, Recruitment and Talent. This gave me the opportunity to help shape the structure of our department. Now along with knowing the systems and ...
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT ILM, AND HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE FILM INDUSTRYI have been in the film industry for 16 years. It is surprising how fast time goes when you are genuinely having a fun time. My role at ILM is a VFX Producer role. I oversee the schedule and budget for several projects by partnering with the VFX and CG Supervisors. I ...
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT ILM, AND HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.
I've been with the company about one and a half years now. This past September I became a developer in ILM’s Research & Development group, my focus is mainly with the crowds department. My focus is more in helping the artists, leads and supervisors ...
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT ILM, AND HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.
I am a production manager at ILM Vancouver, which means I'm responsible for the crewing and schedule of the show. I've been at ILM for 4 years. I coordinated on shows in some amazing legacy franchises like 'Jurassic World' and 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' ...
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT ILM, AND HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.
I'm currently a Visual Effects Producer at ILM London. A Producer's job is to ensure the project delivers on time and on budget - that's the definition of the role, but there is so much more to it than that...
My daily routine consists of managing the Artists,
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT ILM, AND HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.
ILM was my first step into the film industry! I joined ILM as a production accountant in May 2015 working alongside the production and global finance teams to set and forecast the budgets for feature productions.
In late 2017, I transitioned into a financial ...
TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT ILM, AND HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.
I am a Color & Imaging Scientist at ILM San Francisco. Our team works with every production and client to make sure image processing standards are of the highest quality throughout film production for all four of ILM’s global locations. This includes writing ...
Recently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored White and three colleagues with a Technical Achievement Award for his original design of ILM’s procedural rigging system, Block Party. He is also nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects for his contribution to Kong: Skull Island.
Jeff White joined Industrial ...
Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) announced the inaugural Open Source release of the MaterialX Library for computer graphics. MaterialX is an open standard developed by Lucasfilm’s Advanced Development Group and ILM engineers to facilitate the transfer of rich materials and look-development content between applications and ...
ILM Chief Creative Officer John Knoll took the stage at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference to share a cutting edge VR demonstration created by ILMxLAB and Epic Games utilizing Unreal Engine running on the newly-announced iMac computer. The demo showcased how realtime VR tools such as Unreal Engine running on powerful hardware are being ...
Industrial Light & Magic's Vancouver studio is leading the charge for the company on Luc Besson's epic science fiction film, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. The film, based on the french graphic novel series "Valerian and Laureline." This film marks the first to be spearheaded by the Vancouver studio and the crew could not be ...
Cinefex Magazine issue 152 has made its debut and the latest and greatest incarnation of Kong graces the cover. The issue features the publication's trademark in-depth coverage of 2 films for which ILM was the primary visual effects company Kong: Skull Island and The Great Wall.
Cinefex continues to be the periodical of ...
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH ILM AND WHAT IS YOUR ROLE?
I’ve been at ILM for a year and a half as a Media Systems Engineer and have supported movies from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. What is a media systems engineer you ask? Good question; I’m still trying to figure that out! All kidding aside, we support ...
ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Craig Hammack was honored at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards for Extraordinary Achievement in Film. The ceremony took place on November 6th, 2016 at Exchange LA.
Hammock was recognized for his contribution to the visual effects of Peter Berg's 'Deepwater Horizon'. Both Berg and lead actor Mark Wahlberg ...
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH ILM AND WHAT IS YOUR ROLE AT THE COMPANY?
I've been at ILM for over 2 years. I am a Senior FX Technical Director, and have designed fx at ILM on "Warcraft: The Beginning", "Ant-Man" and "Captain America: Civil War".
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB AND/OR THE COMPANY?
My Job is really fun, FX is an ...
Launched by the Ile de France Commission, the Paris Images Digital Summit is devoted to digital creation in its multiple manifestations, the latest trends and innovations in digital visual effects, CGI, motion-capture, 3-D and disruptive technologies in cinema, television, advertising, video games and transmedia.
Photo Credit: Xavier ...
The issue covers three films that ILM contributed visual effects to: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Revenant and Spectre.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. present the beginning of a new trilogy set in a distant galaxy, 30 years after the fall of the evil Emperor Palpatine, in which regional governors ...
Amidst the glitz and glamour at last evening's Hollywood Film Awards, Visual Effects Supervisor Tim Alexander was presented with the Hollywood Visual Effects Award for Jurassic World. Alexander accepted on behalf the film's lead visual effects house, ILM, and of all of the visual effects artisans who worked on the film – Some 400+ artists, ...
Open Bionics collaborated with ILMxLAB and the ILM Art Department to create the next generation of bionic hands for young amputees. The ILM team provided design concepts for the Marvel, Disney and Lucasfilm's Star Wars inspired bionic hands. Numerous design concepts were created and from them three designs were selected to move into production
The Hollywood Post Alliance® (HPA) announced the nominees for the 2015 HPA Awards and we are thrilled to report that three ILM projects are up for consideration. In the Visual Effects for Feature Film category, ILM's work on Jurassic World and Tomorrowland have each received nominations as has the company's work on Marvel's ...
On September 23rd, Facebook announced that 360-degree video would be rolling out in user's news feeds later that day. Disney and Lucasfilm debuted an exclusive ILMxLAB 360 experience from our upcoming movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, bringing fans inside the beloved Star Wars universe skimming over the surface of Jakku.
"There’s also a ...
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 seven-year-old after seeing Star Wars for
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 ...
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 the ...
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 ...
