The former production of ILM, the introduction of ILM

In 1975, "Star Wars" began filming. There were a lot of special effects in the film, and because the talent in this area was scattered all over the place, it was difficult to ensure that the desired effect would be produced, so he chose an old warehouse in Fannous, California, where ILM was born. ILM has become the world's largest special effects production company.

At that time, it was rare for Hollywood to even have a special effects "department". For the filming of Star Wars, he pioneered the film special effects industry. Some of them are engaged in architecture, some are modeling, some are shooting commercials, and some are playing mechanical design.

Almost no one has ever worked in film. But there is also a good thing: this energetic group is imbued with a hippie spirit, completely free from the constraints of the system.

In the large warehouse of the early Industrial Light & Magic office, Lucas and his team embark on a world-changing Star Wars journey.

Appreciation of the company's interior (13 photos) It is not so much that it opened the era of special effects films, but that "Star Wars" itself is the history of the changes in special effects in Hollywood movies When Spielberg decided to start filming the sci-fi masterpiece "War of the Worlds", the first person he contacted was not Tom Cruise, but Dennis Mren of Industrial Light & Magic. Spielberg wanted to make sure Dennis was available to work with him on War of the Worlds. After 20 years of working together from "Contact of the Third Kind", Dennis has become Spielberg's most trusted special effects producer.

The film industry's high emphasis on visual effects began with the success of the first Star Wars film in 1977. In 1976, George Lucas became his own special effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, for the filming of the first "Star Wars". At that time, Hollywood did not have a company specializing in special effects, and even large production companies did not have independent special effects departments - the bosses of production companies had long since eliminated special effects departments in order to save money, and no one concentrated on special effects.

And now in Hollywood, choosing the right special effects supervisor is just as important as choosing a male lead.

Industrial Light and Magic (full name: Industrial Light and Magic, abbreviation: ILM) is a well-known film special effects production company.

Since George Lucas founded the company in 1975 and worked on the first Star Wars special effects, ILM has provided visual effects services for more than 300 films. The miracle of ILM is not limited to the many amazing CG and visual effects created in many films, but also in that it has ushered in a new era in the film special effects industry, with ILM winning 15 Oscars for Best Visual Effects to date. To this day, ILM still represents the world's top production standards in the film special effects industry, and its technical achievements are unparalleled.

1Industrial Light & Magic is a subsidiary of Lucasfilm, headquartered at the Lightman Center for Digital Arts in San Francisco, California, where Livin Brightman currently serves as general manager. In 2012, the Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for 100 million US dollars, and the acquisition included all subsidiaries of Lucasfilm, including Industrial Light & Magic, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformers, Harry Potter, "Imposter" and other films are related to ILM.

As of 2006, ILM has won 16 Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, 22 Science and Technology Awards, and 20 additional nominations.

In 2005, ILM received the National Medal of Technology from George W. Bush. The award was established by Congress in 1980 to recognize companies and sectors that are globally competitive.