In season 2 of ‘Light & Magic’, Joe Johnston has an incredible way of bringing out some of the geekiest ILM details
Including a new revelation about the Jar Jar practical suit and CG head test.
Part two of the VFX Notes breakdown of ‘The Phantom Menace’ is now here
A further deep dive celebrating the achievements in 'Episode I'.
‘The Phantom Menace’ is 25. Let’s talk about it
The latest VFX Notes podcast covers 'Episode 1'.
Patreon: Those doors in the Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi vs Darth Maul duel
Some fun notes from visual effects supervisor Scott Squires.
‘Jar Jar changed movies’
Actor and animator. Interviews by Ian Failes.
VFX Firsts: What was the first film to use a chrome ball, and when were they first used for HDRI lighting?
Where did those chrome balls used in VFX come from?
Jar Jar Binks was nearly a practical suit and a CG head
All about that ILM Jar Jar test which proved the character should be all-digital.
‘It cost about $65 to have a cold pizza delivered in the middle of the night to Skywalker Ranch’
The intensive previs process on 'The Phantom Menace'.
The world already loved lightsabers, but then ‘The Phantom Menace’ made them even better
How new ways of shooting, new digital tools and lots and lots of roto resulted in the laser swords of ‘Episode I’.
How ILM’s work on ‘Hook’ led to ‘Phantom Menace’s’ podrace
Projection mapping played a key role in making those racers go fast. Real fast.
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