by ggrusby | Aug 27, 2024 | Lighter Darker, San Francisco News
We are pleased to announce Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast, where we focus on the creative process of filmmaking and the art of visual storytelling. Hosted by ILM Chief Creative Officer Rob Bredow and ILM Compositing Supervisor Todd Vaziri, and produced by Jenny Ely,...
by Lucas Seastrom | Aug 13, 2024 | Conferences & Events, San Francisco News, StageCraft
For the first time, ILM’s groundbreaking virtual production technology transports fans inside the Star Wars galaxy. By Clayton Sandell Patricia Burns gets ready for her closeup on the ILM StageCraft volume at D23. Patricia Burns steps up to her mark. Dressed in the...
by ggrusby | Feb 26, 2024 | Awards, San Francisco News
After 25 years at ILM, Cooper has earned a reputation for seeking out the most efficient solutions to creative problems. By Lucas O. Seastrom Back in 2002, Industrial Light & Magic’s Jay Cooper was a compositing sequence supervisor on Master and Commander: The Far...
by ggrusby | Feb 22, 2024 | Awards, London News, San Francisco News, Sydney News, Vancouver News
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,...
by John Hannon | Feb 21, 2024 | Awards, London News, San Francisco News
Visual effects supervisors Jay Cooper, Andrew Roberts, Charmaine Chan, and Ian Comley take us behind-the-scenes of an unusual visual effects challenge. By Lucas O. Seastrom Ever since George Lucas and John Dykstra sat down in 1975 to discuss the former’s vision of...
by ggrusby | Jan 19, 2024 | Awards, Research & Development, San Francisco News
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...
