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? April 27, 2021 Podcasts
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. May 24, 2019 Articles·Retro
Did they *really* use salt to help make the waterfalls in ‘The Phantom Menace’? Yep. May 23, 2019 Articles·Retro
‘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'. May 22, 2019 Articles·Retro
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’. May 21, 2019 Articles·Retro
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. May 20, 2019 Articles·Retro