Star Wars: The Last Jedi is still out in theaters bringing in a few million here and there with a worldwide box office that is now north of $1.33 billion. The talents of thousands of people go into making a movie like The Last Jedi,… Read More »Behind the Magic – Star Wars: The Last Jedi visual effects wizardry revealed in videos
Lucasfilm’s first Star Wars film outside the trilogy of trilogies, Rogue One, is a success at the box office and has been nominated by its peers for two Academy Awards – sound mixing and visual effects. Trevor Hogg checks in with Third Floor, Inc. One… Read More »Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Creating The Visual Effects vision
The Walt Disney Company’s purchase of Lucasfilm is like a nesting doll of fantastic film discoveries. Every layer opened unveils some new element that makes the whole purchase worth it. The 2012 $4 billion acquisition included the visual effects power house Industrial Light and Magic… Read More »Behind the Magic – Star Wars: The Force Awakens visual effects sizzle reel
I’ve said before that I think the acquisition of Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) by Disney as part of its $4 billion purchase of Lucasfilm, was worth that price tag just by itself. Sure, ILM would have continued making awesome special effects for Disney films,… Read More »Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron – Inside ILM’s Role
It’s official, J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars: Episode VII. Abrams initially denied it claiming that one deep space sci-fi franchise was enough, but now it looks like he’ll move from Star Trek to Star Wars and helm the first film for in the franchise… Read More »J.J. Abrams to Direct Star Wars: Episode VII Officially