Founded by George Lucas in 1975, ILM creates iconic moments that inspire the imagination. Home of Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast. Subscribe at the link below.
Please welcome
#TransformersOne
director
@CooleyUrFaceOff
to
#LighterDarker
: The ILM Podcast! Hear about Josh’s process directing animated films, how he got his dream shot at
@Pixar
, and how he almost had a very different career path… 🐀 🍕
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“We thought it would be funny if Korg, in his downtime, wore the same pineapple shirt that
@TaikaWaititi
wore on set, so we built him this little pineapple jumper outfit and gave him some flip flops as well.” - Russell Earl
#AvengersEndgame
ILM VFX Supervisor (via
@io9
)
For those who asked... We can now confirm that indeed it is real and it’s spectacular😀. Moff Gideon's Light Cruiser 5’ practical shooting model from
#TheMandalorian
. More to come...
Powerful light. Powerful darkness. Today we celebrate the fifth anniversary of our friend
@RianJohnson
's picture, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with a visual effects breakdown that features the work of some incredibly talented individuals here at
@ILMVFX
.
"This is a fight for our very existence."
Gareth Edwards’ new picture
#TheCreator
arrives in cinemas September 29th. We are incredibly proud of this film here at ILM and we cannot wait for the world to see it.
Time flies in Westview!
As we celebrate the first anniversary of
@MarvelStudios
’
@WandaVision
, we’re thrilled to give you a look behind the curtain at the Compositing work that
@ILMVFX
brought to the series. All episodes are streaming now on
@DisneyPlus
.
Just in time for the holidays, The Art of
#TheMandalorian
hits store shelves December 1st. Each episode you’ve gotten a taste of the concept art behind the groundbreaking series, here’s a chance to make a meal of it.
#VFX
# StarWars
Today we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Gore Verbinski’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl! This was an incredibly fun project for us, filled with complex CG and stunning miniature work.
(1/2)🧵🏴☠️
ILM is incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of our friend and colleague, Emmy®-nominated costume designer Shawna Trpcic. Shawna had a brilliant career stretching back over three decades, and was the visionary mind behind some of the most iconic costumes in
#TheMandalorian
,
“Star Tours? What are you doing here? This is a combat zone. It’s restricted! Ease off on your main thruster.”
Thirty five years ago today,
#StarTours
opened at
@Disneyland
Anaheim, an amazing collaboration between
@ILMVFX
and
#WaltDisneyImagineering
!
Return to the Madness and go Behind the Magic to see the visual effects that
@ILMVFX
brought to Marvel Studios'
#DoctorStrange
in the Multiverse of Madness! 🌀
Don’t miss these behind-the-scenes images featuring ILM’s exciting StageCraft work on Steven Spielberg’s
#TheFabelmans
. Own it now on Digital and Blu-ray with exclusive Bonus Content.
It is with great sadness that we share this news. For 40 years Cinefex served as an incredible inspiration and resource to so many in the industry. We are heartbroken 💔
#vfx
A note from the publisher as printed in Issue 172 (February 2021).
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our close friend and supremely talented author, Jonathan W. Rinzler. J.W. masterfully chronicled many Lucasfilm projects over the years. He will be missed dearly.
Don’t miss the Emmy®-nominated visual effects that
@ILMVFX
and their VFX vendors brought to The Book of Boba Fett. All episodes of the hit Lucasfilm series are streaming now on
@DisneyPlus
.
For
#Solo
's train heist sequence on Vandor, photogrammetry was used to fashion over 250 square miles of digital terrain.
@rbredow
shot around 120 aerial plates and 18,800 still images at 8K resolution from two helicopters in Italy's Dolomites mountain range. (via
@cinefexNOW
)
#TheCreator
, directed by Gareth Edwards, with cinematography by
@GreigFraser_dp
&
@OrenSoffer
, production design by James Clyne, and special visual effects by Industrial Light & Magic. In cinemas September 29.
This week we celebrated the 10th anniversary of
#PacificRim
! We had so much fun working with the incredible
@RealGDT
on this film, and it was an honor to receive a BAFTA nomination for our work. Enjoy these behind-the-scenes images, alongside some of our favorite stills! (1/3) 🧵
A side-by-side look at how
#TheCreator
was made.
Experience the motion picture event of the year, with Special Visual Effects and Animation by ILM. In theaters September 29. Get tickets now:
Check out these Andor before and after images, then hit the link below to join ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Pritchard and journalist Ian Failes from
@beforesmag
to learn how we utilized real London locations for the basis of Coruscant.
It’s been an honor for us at
@ILMVFX
over the last 40 years to work with
@DocBrownLloyd
. From Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, the entire Back to the Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit (yes, we still have Judge Doom in our archives), and now
#TheMandalorian
!
Our team here at Industrial Light & Magic are visual storytellers who create iconic moments that inspire the imagination. With a legacy that stretches back nearly half-a-century, we are so excited to announce our next chapter and give you a look at our updated brand.
Very sad to hear that David Prowse has passed. His undeniable talent helped bring one of cinema’s most iconic character to life. Today our thoughts go out to his family & friends.
#StarWars
VFX Fact: For Season 2 of
#TheMandalorian
ILM developed Helios, our own real-time render engine which was used for all StageCraft rendering in the Volume.
Attention Emmy voters, today is the last day to vote. Please consider the groundbreaking series ’The Mandalorian' for Outstanding Special Visual Effects.
#DoItForTheChild
Happy Birthday, Joe Russo (
@Russo_Brothers
)! "From the very first meetings I had with Joe, he has always been a truly collaborative and generous director. He's always had a true passion for telling great stories and raising everyone's game." - Russell Earl, ILM VFX Supervisor
We’re still processing and likely will be for some time. Grant was an amazing talent and forever an ILMer. Tonight our thoughts are with his family and friends💔.
When bringing L3-37 to life in
#Solo
: A
@StarWars
Story
#VFX
artists aimed to preserve as much as was possible from the in-camera shots, highlighting Phoebe Waller-Bridge's performance:
Do you love miniatures? We have one on display at San Diego Comic Con!
#Ahsoka
’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle built by legendary ILM modelmaker John Goodson!
#SDCC
Join us as we sit down with
#JohnKnoll
, Executive Creative Director at ILM, and Senior Visual Effects Supervisor on “
#RogueOne
: A Star Wars Story” to discuss the film’s five-year anniversary, and to check out some BTS imagery.
@starwars
@halhickel
Go behind-the-scenes and experience the Emmy®-nominated visual effects that ILM brought to
#TheMandalorian
, now nominated for nine
#Emmy
® Awards, including Outstanding Special Visual Effects.
#FYC
For an actor, performing in ILM’s StageCraft LED volume is not like working on a traditional film set with green screens. There’s no need to imagine the world around you, because it’s all right there in front of you.
@MingNa
|
@OsheaJacksonJr
|
@IndiraVarma
|
#EwanMcGregor
Congratulations to our talented artists at Industrial Light & Magic for their
#BAFTATVAwards
nomination for Special, Visual & Graphic Effects on
#TheSandman
!
Join
@HalHickel
as he sits down with ILM’s Publicity Group to discuss the process of bringing to life the KX-series security droid, K-2SO, along with his work on the pivotal space battle in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”.
@StarWars
#Lucasfilm
#RogueOne
The rumors are true.
Tap the link below to join the one-and-only
@tvaziri
, Compositing Supervisor here at Industrial Light & Magic for a discussion with Niko and Wren at
@CorridorDigital
for the latest episode of “VFX Artists React”!
Don’t miss this behind-the-scenes look at Industrial Light & Magic’s exciting work on
@MarvelStudios
@TheEternals
, playing in theaters now and arriving to
@DisneyPlus
on January 12 ✨
Carl Weathers, forever a member of our Lucasfilm family, died Thursday. He was 76.
With the launch of The Mandalorian on Disney+, Weathers joined the galaxy far, far away as Greef Karga — an expeditor for the Bounty Hunter Guild who rises to become Magistrate of Nevarro, and
Industrial Light & Magic’s Sydney and Mumbai studios will be contributing visual effects and animation to the highly anticipated new Lucasfilm series starring Jude Law, “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew”.
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