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ILM & ILM Immersive Earn 20 Nominations for 23rd VES Awards
ILM teams from around the world earn recognition for projects as diverse as Wicked, Gladiator II, Ultraman: Rising, Deadpool & Wolverine, and What If…? – An Immersive Story.
“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.
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.
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.
‘Ghostbusters 2’: Pushing the Limits with Slimer
Exploring the technical innovations and behind-the-scenes stories that brought Slimer to life in Ghostbusters 2, reaching new heights in animatronics and practical effects at Industrial Light & Magic.