Industrial Light & Magic

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Industrial Light & Magic is a pioneering visual effects company renowned for revolutionizing special effects in blockbuster films and advancing cutting-edge digital filmmaking technologies.

Aliases (2)
  • Industrial Light & Magic visual effects department ×1
  • Lucasfilm Computer Division ×1

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf film production company division
visual effects company
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Visual Effects (multiple films)
Academy Scientific and Technical Awards
BAFTA Awards for visual effects
country United States
developed OpenEXR image file format
RenderMan rendering technology (early development contributions)
StageCraft virtual production system
Zeno in-house 3D software
founded 1975
foundedBy George Lucas
foundedFor production of Star Wars (1977)
hasOfficeLocation London
San Francisco
Singapore
Sydney
Vancouver
headquartersLocation California
San Francisco
United States
industry film production
visual effects
knownFor computer-generated imagery in film
digital character animation
digital compositing innovations
motion control photography
pioneering modern visual effects
virtual production technologies
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
notableEmployee Dennis Muren
John Dykstra
John Knoll
Ken Ralston
Phil Tippett
Rob Coleman
notableWork Avatar visual effects
Indiana Jones film series visual effects
Jurassic Park visual effects
Marvel Cinematic Universe films visual effects
Pirates of the Caribbean film series visual effects
Star Wars original trilogy visual effects
Star Wars prequel trilogy visual effects
Star Wars sequel trilogy visual effects
Terminator 2: Judgment Day visual effects
Transformers film series visual effects
parentOrganization Lucasfilm
The Walt Disney Company
partOf Lucasfilm production group
subsidiaryOf Lucasfilm

Referenced by (20)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dennis Muren
Dennis Muren ("Industrial Light & Magic visual effects department")
John Dykstra
Richard Edlund
employer
Aladdin (2019 film)
Avengers: Infinity War
Justice League
usesVisualEffectsCompany
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
visualEffectsCompany
Lucasfilm
collaboratesWith
George Lucas
founded
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
frequentWinningStudio
Death Becomes Her
hasVisualEffectCompany
Graphics Group ("Lucasfilm Computer Division")
originatedFrom
Leatherback
portrayedBy
Willow
specialEffectsCompany
Lucasfilm
subsidiary
RenderMan
usedBy
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
usesSpecialEffects
John Lasseter
workedFor

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