Industrial Light & Magic

Industrial Light & Magic

General Information

• ·      Founded by George Lucas in 1975
• ·      Lynwen Brennan: President and General Manager
• ·      Specializes in visual effects
• ·      Owned by Lucasfilm
• ·      ILM is a division within Lucas Ltd.

Films

• ·      ILM was founded to create the special effects for Star Wars
• ·      Avatar (2009): Aided in the movie alongside Weta
• ·      Indiana Jones (1981, 1984, 1989,2008)
• ·      Jurassic Park
• ·      Terminator 2
• ·      And more…

Early Techniques

• ·      Blue-screen photography
• ·      Matte paintings
• ·      Model construction

Milestones

• ·      1975: First use of a motion camera (Star Wars)
• ·      1982: Completely computer-generated sequence (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
• ·      1985: Completely computer-generated character (Young Sherlock Holmes)
• ·      1988: Morphing sequence (Willow)
• ·      1991: Computer-generated main character (Terminator 2)
• ·      And more…

Software

• ·      Maya, XSI, Shake, AfterFX, Houdini, Lunix, Python, Adobe Creative Suite

ILM Employment & Internships

• ·      Dependent on the positions that needs filling
• ·      However, ILM is accepting applicants for full-time positions and internships