by Lucas Seastrom | Apr 20, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized
Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation by Ian Failes will be released in January 2026 by Lucasfilm Publishing and Abrams. By Lucas O. Seastrom It all began in May of 1975 with a handshake between director George Lucas and visual effects supervisor John...
by Ella Greig | Apr 18, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized
The ILM veteran and accomplished feature filmmaker enters the documentary space to tell the story of ILM and Lucasfilm’s digital filmmaking odyssey. By Lucas O. Seastrom Warning: This article contains spoilers from Light & Magic Season 2 Among the first group...
by Ella Greig | Apr 17, 2025 | Immersive, San Francisco News
ILM and Lucasfilm reveal new information about the virtual and mixed reality Meta Quest experience while Celebration Japan attendees get an exclusive first look. There’s a new kind of adventure in development for the galaxy far, far away. Industrial Light & Magic...
by Ella Greig | Apr 10, 2025 | San Francisco News, Uncategorized
The first part of an extensive look behind-the-scenes of the visual effects process for Lucasfilm’s pirate-themed Star Wars adventure series. By Clayton Sandell (Credit: ILM & Lucasfilm) The sprawling, live-action series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024-25) is like...
by Lucas Seastrom | Mar 27, 2025 | San Francisco News
The new experience for the Meta Quest headset will be introduced to fans at Star Wars Celebration Japan. Industrial Light & Magic and StarWars.com have revealed the newest immersive experience coming to the galaxy far, far away… Star Wars: Beyond Victory...
by Lucas Seastrom | Mar 17, 2025 | Awards, San Francisco News
With ILM as a lead contributor, the Disney+ series took home the award for Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program at the 3rd Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. Based on the popular books by Rick Riordan, the Disney+ series Percy Jackson...