The ILM Visual Effects Masters – RARE Press Conference
Discover ILM pioneers sharing rare insights on George Lucas...
Anne Polland – Costume/Wardrobe/Creature Project Manager, ILM
Anne Polland's first Star Wars experience was the midnight show on the first day of release of Star Wars...
ILM Presents – Empire at 40
From early ideas for the Battle of Hoth to behind-the-scenes antics...
ILM – Creating the Impossible
A great insight to the work of those geniuses at Industrial Light & Magic...
Inside the Holocron – Match a Move: Jason Snell
Jason Snell details the precision of ILM matchmoving in Episode II, revealing how digital and live‑action elements were aligned to create seamless Star Wars visuals...
20 Things You Didn’t Know About A New Hope
WhatCulture Star Wars uncovers surprising behind‑the‑scenes facts from A New Hope, revealing production quirks, creative challenges and lesser‑known details from the film that launched the saga...
Inside the Holocron – ILM’s Road to the Death Star
Explore how ILM built the Death Star using groundbreaking model work, motion‑control photography and inventive effects that defined the original Star Wars trilogy...
Empire of Dreams – The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
This feature‑length documentary explores the creation of the original Star Wars trilogy, revealing the struggles, innovations, and creative breakthroughs that shaped cinema’s most influential space saga...
Star Wars: Empire of Dreams Part 5 – ILM’s Challenge
ILM tackles its toughest Star Wars challenges yet, pushing visual‑effects innovation to new heights as Return of the Jedi demands bigger battles, creatures, and cinematic spectacle...
Inside the Holocron – Holographic Artist: Philip Metschan
Philip Metschan’s journey from web designer to ILM hologram specialist reveals how his sleek, innovative visuals helped define the distinctive holographic style of Episode II...
Star Wars: Empire of Dreams Part 1 – Founding ILM
Discover how George Lucas and a pioneering team founded ILM, reinventing visual effects and building the groundbreaking techniques that made the original Star Wars possible...
Inside the Holocron – Episode II: Unlocking the DVD
Episode II’s DVD release pushed digital filmmaking forward, showcasing groundbreaking clarity, extensive behind‑the‑scenes features, and Lucasfilm’s evolving mastery of early 2000s home‑media technology...
Industrial Light & Magic Time Machine
Explore ILM’s Kerner Blvd era with Sean House as Rebel Force Radio uncovers behind‑the‑scenes stories and practical effects history from Star Wars filmmaking...
Rogue One is Back, the Rebel Spirit of ILM, and More!
Rogue One returns to IMAX, ILM legends celebrate the rebel spirit behind Light & Magic, and Galaxy of Heroes adds Skiff Guard Lando in this week’s updates...
Inside the Holocron – The Very Model of a Modern Major Model Shop
TA look inside ILM’s Episode I model shop, where traditional craftsmanship thrived alongside groundbreaking CGI to create the detailed miniatures that shaped the film’s visual world...
Inside the Holocron – The Creatures Of Episode I Take Form
Discover how the creatures of The Phantom Menace came to life through animatronics, prosthetics, puppetry, and groundbreaking CGI, blending classic craftsmanship with emerging digital techniques...
The Beginning – Making Star Wars Episode I
A rare, unfiltered look inside the making of The Phantom Menace, capturing the creative risks, breakthroughs, and behind‑the‑scenes reality of Lucasfilm’s most ambitious production of the era...
Inside the Holocron – David Dozoretz
Discover how David Dozoretz used groundbreaking digital animatics at Skywalker Ranch to help shape The Phantom Menace, redefining how Star Wars sequences were planned and visualised...
Inside the Holocron – Watto’s Character Development – From Concept to CG
Explore how Watto evolved from early concept art to a fully CG character in The Phantom Menace, blending design artistry with groundbreaking ILM animation...
Inside the Holocron – Kevin Baillie
A look at Kevin Baillie’s early work on The Phantom Menace, helping develop digital animatics and previs tools that shaped the film’s action and visual planning...
Inside the Holocron – Animatics: Part 2
A deeper look at how Lucasfilm refined The Phantom Menace through advanced animatics, using digital previs to shape action, timing, and camera movement across complex sequences...
Inside the Holocron – Animatics: Part 1
Discover how George Lucas used early digital animatics to shape The Phantom Menace, refining action, pacing, and visual effects through innovative moving storyboards developed at Skywalker Ranch...
A New Hope
A look back at A New Hope, exploring its cast, crew, production breakthroughs, and how George Lucas’ ambitious vision reshaped cinema and launched the Star Wars phenomenon...
Inside the Holocron – Ryan Tudhope – Animatics Artist
Discover how a teenage Ryan Tudhope transformed early CG experiments into a role on ILM’s animatics team for The Phantom Menace, launching his VFX career...
Inside the Holocron – Special Effects! The Episode I Virtual Paradox
How The Phantom Menace fused cutting‑edge digital wizardry with old‑school Star Wars craftsmanship, creating a visual paradox that still defines Episode I...
Inside the Holocron – Continuity
Discover how Episode I script supervisor Jayne‑Ann Tenggren ensured flawless continuity across practical and digital production...
Inside the Holocron – Mocking Up Episode I
Discover how Star Wars fan Robert Barnes helped shape Episode I through innovative mock‑ups and design at ILM in this rare Holocron archive feature...
Inside the Holocron – Spherical Solutions
Discover how Industrial Light & Magic used simple reflective spheres to perfect CGI lighting for Episode I, blending digital characters seamlessly with live‑action...
Inside the Holocron – Model Concepts
Explore the Holocron archive interview with ILM artists John Goodson and John Duncan on crafting Episode II’s iconic droids, vehicles, and starships...
Inside the Holocron – Designing a Sith Lord
Discover how artist Iain McCaig crafted Darth Maul’s iconic design for The Phantom Menace, blending mythic influences with striking visual intensity...