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Woah, you can watch some of the ‘Rise of Skywalker’ doco right now
Plus, a bonus behind the scenes look at the Maz Kanata practical puppet.
The oral history of the Dinosaur Input Device
Key contributors to ‘Jurassic Park’s’ Dinosaur Input Device share their memories of working on the landmark film.
The way the opening tauntaun shot was done in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ still makes me flip
Phil Tippett explains how Dennis Muren and ILM made it happen…just.
Morphing through the ages in ‘Mission to Mars’
Looking back at ILM’s evolution sequence for the film.
Particles, ILM and ‘The Hunt For Red October’
A deep, er, dive on the early ILM particle system tool, psys.
You are going to flip when you see this video of how ‘The Mandalorian’ was made
Video breaks down use of LED walls, Unreal Engine, ILM’s StageCraft and other tech.
Don’t miss these ‘Mandalorian’ articles
Deep on the virtual production techniques.
The full ILM ‘Rise of Skywalker’ VFX reel
Don’t miss this.
What they built for real and what was CG in ‘Rise of Skywalker’s’ Pasaana speeder chase
And the shot of the characters launching into the air when the speeder crashes? That’s a practical stunt.
Captain Marvel: ‘My toughest shot’
Members of the visual effects team discuss their hardest scenes to pull off for the film.
Down to the wire: looking back at the VFX of ‘Endgame’
The film had almost 2,500 effects shots.
Exclusive: these ‘Irishman’ gifs reveal geometry created via new Flux tech
Plus a look at how ILM dealt with a moving camera, eyes, and body tracking markers.
This ‘Irishman’ VFX featurette has all-new breakdowns
Details of the new camera system and facial solves by ILM.
That time a CG elephant crushed a car
…and audiences went wild.
De-aging De Niro
How ILM approached the youthification effects in ‘The Irishman’, with a brand new technique.
The stop-motion effects of ‘The Rocketeer’
‘The Rocketeer’ has a ton of incredible old-school VFX.
Diving into the de-aging on ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’
Spoilers!
The tech of ‘Terminator 2’ – an oral history
Everything from Make Sticky to Body Sock and painting a grid onto Robert Patrick.
‘Computer pajamas’: the history of ILM’s IMocap
How Davy Jones launched ILM’s on-set performance capture system.
Watch a whole ton of official ‘Avengers: Endgame’ VFX breakdowns in one place
So. Many. Befores. And. Afters.
Remembering this killer ILM shot from ‘Deep Impact’
Chris Horvath revisits some early ILM CG fluid sims.
The VFX of a scene from ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Extended Cut
How ILM made some neat webs, and more.
Disney releases new ‘Aladdin’ behind the scenes videos
They cover the CG genie and filming the magic carpet ride.
That time James Cameron gave ILM a day to come up with a test for ‘The Abyss’
What should a CG water tentacle should look like, anyway?
A fine line between grotesque and hilarious: making ‘The Mask’s’ landmark nightclub transformations
The film’s director and key ILM crew share their stories on ‘The Mask’s’ 25th anniversary.