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“That Was Very Gross”: ILM’s Vincent Papaix on the Often Bloody and Weird Visual Effects of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
The visual effects supervisor talks Cassandra Nova, Gambit, and more.
97TH Oscars Shortlists Announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences yesterday announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 97th Academy Awards®: Visual Effects, Sound, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, and Live Action Short Film. Ten films remain in the running in…
ILM’s Jason Smith on ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’
The visual effects supervisor sheds light on the process behind developing the series’ fantastical realm.
The Day the Aliens Invaded
Industrial Light & Magic brings creative commotion to the creatures and New York cityscape of A Quiet Place: Day One.
How ILM Helped Fede Álvarez Bring ‘Alien: Romulus’ Back to the Series’ Horror Roots
Visual effects supervisor Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser discusses the collaborative effort to make Alien fans scream once more.
Tim Burton’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’: Giving life to an undying legend
Heads still roll 25 years later in the Tim Burton classic for which ILM brought the iconic headless horseman to the screen.
Transformers One: Concept Art
For Transformers one, the art department aimed to create shapes and silhouettes that appeared clean and simple from a distance, yet included intricate, purposeful details up-close, such as cut lines in the panels, smaller inset geometry, and layered panel work. Given that iconic Transformer designs often stem from their helmet shapes, the art department worked…
ILM Celebrates the Career of Compositing Supervisor Jon Alexander
Alexander spent 38 years with ILM as an optical printer operator on feature films to a compositing supervisor on theme park attractions.