I kinda love that you can bid on this Phil Tippett video cassette Tape contains original animatics for the 'Jedi' Rancor sequence. June 22, 2021 Articles
How motion capture for ‘The Stand’s’ raunchy scenes was all done remotely by a single performer The pandemic required the show’s VFX team to quickly pivot the approach to these crazy crowd scenes. June 21, 2021 Articles
The visual effects behind those two amazing opening oners in ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ VFX supe Scott Farrar breaks down ILM’s work for the John Krasinski and Emily Blunt scenes. June 7, 2021 Articles
VFX Firsts: What was the first digital face replacement in a film? Just one of the many breakthroughs on this particular movie... May 26, 2021 Podcasts
VFX Firsts: What was the first digital wire-removal shot in a film? An unlikely film for a first, but a huge leap forward in invisible VFX. May 20, 2021 Podcasts
VFX Firsts: What was the first film to use a digital composite? And did it involve a dolphin... April 20, 2021 Podcasts
New stunning look at ILM’s virtual production on s2 of ‘The Mandalorian’ Watch this 7-minute behind the scenes featurette. April 2, 2021 Articles
It’s time to check out these ‘Mandalorian’ s2 VFX breakdowns ILM, ILPVFX, Hybride and Image Engine now have amazing reels online. March 31, 2021 Articles
Some people have wondered if the Dark Troopers might be stop-motion They were not, but 'The Mandalorian's' anim supe thought it was a fun observation. February 9, 2021 Articles
A visual journey into the Sci-Tech hair simulation winners Behind the scenes of the tech from Weta Digital, ILM, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. February 6, 2021 Articles
How ILM kept much of the Krayt dragon hidden in s2 of ‘The Mandalorian’ Also, a special celebration of banthas. February 4, 2021 Articles
“I thought, ‘This is not going to work.’ But nobody has ever questioned it.” The CG secrets behind General Grievous’ cape. January 14, 2021 Retro
A ‘Midnight Sky’ VFX conversation—Part 1: LED walls, spaceships and CG face replacements How the film used virtual production and multiple VFX methodologies. December 23, 2020 Articles
VFX notes from the ICG ‘Mandalorian’ s2 panel befores & afters live-tweeted some highlights. December 22, 2020 Articles
How a test using a plate from ‘Jumanji’ helped sell the CG approach on ‘Mars Attacks!’ Behind the ILM test footage. December 15, 2020 Retro
Dennis Muren on the origins of ‘Stained Glass Man’ in ‘Young Sherlock Holmes’ An exclusive preview from the ILM VFX supe’s VIEW Conference talk. November 2, 2020 Articles
Watch 9 ‘Mandalorian’ VFX breakdowns all in one place A collection of the stunning making-ofs released from season 1. October 26, 2020 Articles
What a delight seeing how ILM created the Razor Crest miniature for ‘The Mandalorian’ Models, miniatures and motion control! September 25, 2020 Articles
‘We got cows’ A look-back at 'Twister', with VIEW Conference speaker Stefen Fangmeier. September 23, 2020 Retro
Coming soon: a whole heap of new ILM StageCraft stages Including for use during filming of 'Thor: Love and Thunder' in Sydney. September 11, 2020 Articles
Retro RenderMan: ILM’s stunning Davy Jones The rendering advancements made for the extremely memorable character. August 19, 2020 Retro
An admission: I totally forgot about the great CG spacesuits in ‘Space Cowboys’ Righting that wrong with the film’s visual effects supervisor. August 3, 2020 Retro
Miniaturization secrets: Eric Brevig on ‘The Indian in the Cupboard’ Celebrate the VFX of the now 25-year-old movie. July 18, 2020 Retro
‘Die Hard 2’: the story behind that famous final matte painting pullback An iconic effect by ILM and an iconic effect in VFX history. July 3, 2020 Retro
Six ‘Perfect Storm’ SFX stories "After the second take, somebody gave me a baton." July 1, 2020 Retro
Come hang out with ‘Mandalorian’ animation supervisor Hal Hickel He'll be sharing stories from the show in a special preview of VIEW Conference. June 19, 2020 Articles
The ‘real-time’ hand-drawn animatics process that made ‘Casper’ possible And it was done on an…Amiga. May 28, 2020 Retro