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Rob Coleman & Randal Shore rejoin ILM boosting Feature Animation offerings
Academy Award Nominated Rob Coleman rejoins ILM as Animation Supervisor alongside Feature Animation Executive Producer Randal Shore as the company expands feature animation offerings.
The Emmy-winning Special Visual Effects of The Mandalorian: Season 2
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 Composition. For…
The Mandalorian wins big at the 73rd Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards
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 contributions on…
MEET THE SUPES: FRAZER CHURCHILL
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…
Close up with: Helen Farley
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, stationery, and the kitchens, to onboarding new…
This is the Way: The Behind-the-Scenes Magic of The Mandalorian Season 2
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. Engineered from the ground up with film and television…
ILM Executive Profile: Janet Lewin, SVP, General Manager
“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 currently oversees the…
3 NEW ILM STAGECRAFT STAGES COMING SOON & GLOBAL TRAINEE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
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 program geared for…