Axlotl
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The Color Purple would like a word.Well, he tried to do so with "Red Tails" (basically the first Hollywood movie with an all Black actor cast...before Black Panther)
All combat scenes were CGI...
Light & Magic ILM documentary series
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joberg
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Darth Lars
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BTW. Maybe it's my fever talking but ... does Lorne Peterson of today not look exactly like Pa Peabody from Back to the Future? (played by Will Hare in 1985) 
BTW. Maybe it's my fever talking but ... does Lorne Peterson of today not look exactly like Pa Peabody from Back to the Future? (played by Will Hare in 1985)
"Skulle gått till specsavers"
No, definitely not.
Get well soon! At least till CE London next year!BTW. Maybe it's my fever talking but ... does Lorne Peterson of today not look exactly like Pa Peabody from Back to the Future? (played by Will Hare in 1985)
Overall I enjoyed this series and Disney is very generous in its behind the scenes documentaries which I am grateful for.
I understand ILM was borne of Star Wars' need for a new style of VFX but the bulk of the Light and Magic was focused on the history of Star Wars, I got to the end of the series and was a bit disappointed that they glossed over a lot of the other films the company worked on. We got a bit about T2 and the Abyss and Willow which was really great but I feel like there is so much more to hear about the work that ILM has done. They teased Avengers Assemble and other films in the promo but in reality there was very little outside of Star Wars that was covered.
A nitpick I know, I hope we get another 6 episodes which goes into more detail on other films and series.
The fact that ILM works on TV shows is something overlooked.
When you look at the company's credits they have done more work on films and TV series other than Star Wars which the documentary didn't even cover.
Overall 7/10 I would still recommend this to anyone who has in interest in behind the scenes of film and TV and the VFX industry.
I understand ILM was borne of Star Wars' need for a new style of VFX but the bulk of the Light and Magic was focused on the history of Star Wars, I got to the end of the series and was a bit disappointed that they glossed over a lot of the other films the company worked on. We got a bit about T2 and the Abyss and Willow which was really great but I feel like there is so much more to hear about the work that ILM has done. They teased Avengers Assemble and other films in the promo but in reality there was very little outside of Star Wars that was covered.
A nitpick I know, I hope we get another 6 episodes which goes into more detail on other films and series.
The fact that ILM works on TV shows is something overlooked.
When you look at the company's credits they have done more work on films and TV series other than Star Wars which the documentary didn't even cover.
Overall 7/10 I would still recommend this to anyone who has in interest in behind the scenes of film and TV and the VFX industry.
Back in the 1970's before ILM and Starwars arrived the main staple of effect movies for my age group in the UK were classic Ray Harryhausen movies and Bond movies which you had to wait years for.
What George did others will always be riding on his coat tails until some new tech system allows us to be like an Occulus Rift place you in a movie similar situation like Total Recall which was muted about some time back along with also digitising your face onto a character in a computer game but both seem to have fallen by the way side.
joberg
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I know that we've touched on different tricks and techniques of practical effects needed to achieve the shots that we all loved and admired, either at the time or even now. Is just to acknowledge the fact that a special FX studio (and everything you have to create for it to work/produce those effects) was put together and was operating outside of the studios at the time. Everything else before (and even after) was produced "In House" by the studios (U.K. or U.S.) in majority
With the NBA finals starting, I won’t be getting to this for a while.
Also, to be completely honest, the more contemporary ILM history doesn’t interest me like the stories, interviews, and footage from 1976 - 1993.
…for example, listening to Richard Edlund and Lorne Peterson talking about how they pulled-off the “House implosion” from Poltergeist in a studio with 2 shotguns, a miniature house, wires, a forklift, etc. is waaaaaaay more fascinating…
…than listening to John Knoll talking about what they’ve been able to render on a computer in a cubicle…
…I can wait to catch this season.
Also, to be completely honest, the more contemporary ILM history doesn’t interest me like the stories, interviews, and footage from 1976 - 1993.
…for example, listening to Richard Edlund and Lorne Peterson talking about how they pulled-off the “House implosion” from Poltergeist in a studio with 2 shotguns, a miniature house, wires, a forklift, etc. is waaaaaaay more fascinating…
…than listening to John Knoll talking about what they’ve been able to render on a computer in a cubicle…
…I can wait to catch this season.
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JiminSTLouis
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S2:E1 was kinda boring. They spent WAY too much time on how Jar Jar was developed. It all seemed like old news that was covered years ago in a documentary after Phantom came out.
Yeah I was hoping they would have showed a little more BTS on the Prequels. They got into several shows and spent too much time like that (Perfect Storm for one). It's worth watching just to see Frank Oz puppeting Yoda in TPM and staying in character, while talking to crew.
Prop Collector
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The entire season was boring because there’s nothing inherently compelling about making things on a computer. It’s remarkable, but not tangible, leaving no room for real drama. I respect George’s vision and his contribution to cinema, essentially spearheading and funding the digital revolution, but it came at the expense of the magic. It was a good overview of the company and industry, but the ending felt quite final. Like people mostly know which way the wind is blowing for effects and film in general.
I'm only a couple episodes in for season two so far. Been watching them in short bursts.
As someone said, this season is kind of boring. All CGI talk. While interesting, it's hard to
watch for an hour or two straight.
As someone said, this season is kind of boring. All CGI talk. While interesting, it's hard to
watch for an hour or two straight.
joberg
Legendary Member
Nothing, IMO, can top the excitement of designing, building and filming practical effects (compared to CGI). There are old tricks that are used, still, to achieve a shot and new that were devised by those wonderful, smart artists, model makers and engineers at ILM. Some, like me (Lorne Peterson in the series) don't understand the computer program to achieve CGI. My brain doesn't work well with that tech...practical effects? No problem, my head can wrap itself fine with the concepts/ideas of a SFX shot.
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