LIGHT & MAGIC 2022
When George Lucas set out to make Star Wars, little did he know he would end up revolutionizing an industry. This is the story of a team of creative geniuses who put the magic in the movies we love.
Episodes
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S1·E1 "Gang of outsiders."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…
S1·E2 "On the bucking bronco."When a near fatal wreck thwarts his boyhood dream of racing cars, George Lucas finds success as a filmmaker. He spends his own money on the special effects of an…
S1·E3 "Just think about it."After Star Wars, ILM moves north to a new facility—but not everyone is invited. As work begins on The Empire Strikes Back, the team faces unprecedented new challenges.…
S1·E4 "I think I found my people."A new partnership with Steven Spielberg results in the memorable effects of Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., and more. Meanwhile, the computer graphics group scores its…
S1·E5 "Morfing."ILM enters the digital era as its revamped computer division faces its first big test with Willow. With a new team of rebels arriving at the company eager to push CG to…
S1·E6 "No more pretending you're dinosaurs."Stop-motion genius Phil Tippett feels like he’s gone extinct when CG unexpectedly takes center stage in Jurassic Park. The watershed moment convinces George Lucas to…Cast
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Jean Bolte
Self - Model Shop
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Patricia Rose Duignan
Self
C
Chrissie England
Self - ILM President, 2006-2010
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Harrison Ellenshaw
Self
K
Kim Bromley
Self - Visual Effects Producer
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Janet Lewin
Self - ILM General Manager
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Steve Williams
Self - Computer Graphics
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Kim Smith
Self - Model Shop
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John Goodson
Self - Model Shop
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Habib Zargarpour
Self - CG Supervisor
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Polly Ing
Self - CG Sequence Supervisor
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Grant McCune
Self (archive footage)
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Lynwen Brennan
Self - General Manager, Lucasfilm
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Rob Bredow
Self - Chief Creative Officer, ILM
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Rachel Rose
Self - Research and Development, ILM
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Jim Blinn
Self - UC Berkeley, 1981 (archive footage)
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Jay Riddle
Self - Computer Graphics Supervisor (archive footage)
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Carolyn Ensle Rendu
Self - Digital Artist (archive footage)
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Terryl Whitlatch
Self - Concept Artist (archive footage)
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Robin Gurland
Self - Casting Director (archive footage)
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Jeff Olson
Self - Visual Effects Producer (archive footage)
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Kevin Martel
Self - Animator (archive footage)
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Linda Bel
Self - animator (archive footage)
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Jeff Johnson
Self - Animator (archive footage)
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Erik Tiemens
Self - Concept Design Supervisor (archive footage)
Crew
- Producers
- Meredith Kaulfers, Christopher St. John
- Executive Producers
- Carrie Beck, Joe Johnston, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Kathleen Kennedy, Lawrence Kasdan, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer
- Cinematography
- Emily Topper
Details
- First air date
- Jul 27, 2022
- Last air date
- Apr 18, 2025
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 9
- Network
- Disney+
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- Lucasfilm Ltd., Imagine Documentaries, Kasdan Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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