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LIGHT & MAGIC

Overview

Granted unparalleled access, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. Learn what inspired some of the most legendary filmmakers in Hollywood history, and follow their stories from their earliest personal films to bringing George Lucas’ vision to life.
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Cast

George Lucas profile
George Lucas

Self,Self - Founder, Industrial Light & Magic

Total episodes: 7

Lorne Peterson profile
Lorne Peterson

Self - Model Shop,Self - Model Shop Supervisor

Total episodes: 7

Dennis Muren profile
Dennis Muren

Self - Visual Effects Supervisor,Self - Camera Department

Total episodes: 7

Phil Tippett profile
Phil Tippett

Self - Creatures and Stop Motion,Self

Total episodes: 6

Ron Howard profile
Ron Howard

Self,Self - Director, Willow

Total episodes: 5

Ken Ralston profile
Ken Ralston

Self - Camera Department,Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

Total episodes: 5

Edwin Catmull profile
Edwin Catmull

Self - Computer Graphics,Self - UC Berkeley, 1981 (archive footage)

Total episodes: 5

Steven Spielberg profile
Steven Spielberg

Self,Self - Director, Jurassic Park

Total episodes: 4

Patricia Rose Duignan profile
Patricia Rose Duignan

Self - Production Supervisor,Self - Visual Effects Producer

Total episodes: 4

Richard Edlund profile
Richard Edlund

Self,Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

Total episodes: 4

Chrissie England profile
Chrissie England

Self - Production Department,Self - ILM President, 2006-2010

Total episodes: 4

Harrison Ellenshaw profile
Harrison Ellenshaw

Self - Matte Painting

Total episodes: 3

George Lucas profile
George Lucas

Self,Self - Founder, Industrial Light & Magic

Total episodes: 7

Lorne Peterson profile
Lorne Peterson

Self - Model Shop,Self - Model Shop Supervisor

Total episodes: 7

Dennis Muren profile
Dennis Muren

Self - Visual Effects Supervisor,Self - Camera Department

Total episodes: 7

Phil Tippett profile
Phil Tippett

Self - Creatures and Stop Motion,Self

Total episodes: 6

Ron Howard profile
Ron Howard

Self,Self - Director, Willow

Total episodes: 5

Ken Ralston profile
Ken Ralston

Self - Camera Department,Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

Total episodes: 5

Edwin Catmull profile
Edwin Catmull

Self - Computer Graphics,Self - UC Berkeley, 1981 (archive footage)

Total episodes: 5

Steven Spielberg profile
Steven Spielberg

Self,Self - Director, Jurassic Park

Total episodes: 4

Patricia Rose Duignan profile
Patricia Rose Duignan

Self - Production Supervisor,Self - Visual Effects Producer

Total episodes: 4

Richard Edlund profile
Richard Edlund

Self,Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

Total episodes: 4

Chrissie England profile
Chrissie England

Self - Production Department,Self - ILM President, 2006-2010

Total episodes: 4

Harrison Ellenshaw profile
Harrison Ellenshaw

Self - Matte Painting

Total episodes: 3

Extra

Release Date

July 27, 2022

Last air Date

April 18, 2025

Status

Returning Series

Original Language

English

Networks

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Available On

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seasons

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Season 2

Aired on: 2025 | 3 Episodes

Season 2 follows Lucasfilm's visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, as it enters its most challenging and revolutionary period: the dawn of digital. From creating the first fully realized CG character to solving the challenge of digital water, it is an era that finds ILM scaling new heights of innovation despite dramatic setbacks.

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