S1E1

"Gang of outsiders."

LIGHT & MAGIC

calendar_todayJul 27, 2022 schedule60 min star6.0

The year is 1975, and George Lucas has a problem. There is no visual effects company in Hollywood capable of realizing the massive vision behind his new film “The Star Wars”. George and camera expert John Dykstra assemble an unlikely team of artists and dreamers for the job, but despite their best efforts and some remarkable new technology, the ILM team falls woefully behind.

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Disney+

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John Dykstra

John Dykstra

Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

Richard Edlund

Richard Edlund

Self

Joe Johnston

Joe Johnston

Self - Art Department

Lorne Peterson

Lorne Peterson

Self - Model Shop

Ken Ralston

Ken Ralston

Self - Camera Department

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker

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Harrison Ellenshaw

Self - Matte Painting

Grant McCune

Grant McCune

Self - Model Shop (archive footage)

Phil Tippett

Phil Tippett

Self - Model Shop

Dennis Muren

Dennis Muren

Self - Camera Department

George Lucas

George Lucas

Self - Founder, Industrial Light & Magic