Light & Magic Looks to Be a Must Watch for Die-Hard Star Wars Fans
The upcoming documentary series Light & Magic promises to be a must-watch for die-hard Star Wars fans. When making the original Star Wars film back in the mid-1970s, George Lucas created visual effects house Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) to bring his vision for a galaxy far, far away to life. The ragtag crew were attempting to create things that had never been attempted before, and they ended up completely revolutionizing the industry. For more than 40 years, ILM has been at the forefront of pushing technological boundaries and making the impossible possible.
ILM's incredible work is what inspired longtime Lucasfilm collaborator Lawrence Kasdan to explore the company's history in a new documentary series. Light & Magic explores ILM's origins and how they've continued to evolve over time. The series was the focus of a Star Wars Celebration panel this week (with Kasdan, Ron Howard, VFX titans Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Joe Johnston and Rose Duignan, and Lucasfilm executive vice president and general manager Lynwen Brennan), where attendees were shown clips of what Kasdan has in store. Based on the early looks, Light & Magic is going to be well worth checking out.
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The target audience for the documentary is viewers who love taking a peek behind the curtain to see how their favorite films were made. In one of the clips, director J.J. Abrams made an interesting point. He said ILM is the rare time learning how a magic trick was done is just as good as seeing the end result. Whether it's the stop-motion animation and miniatures used in the original Star Wars trilogy or the innovative Volume conceived for The Mandalorian, it's always fascinating to
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