LIGHT & MAGIC (2022)
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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Season 2
2025
3 episodes
Season 2 of LIGHT & MAGIC premiered on April 18, 2025
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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Keywords
- interview
- behind the scenes
- special effects
- filmmaking
- nostalgic
- documentary filmmaking
- thoughtful
- expert opinion
- wonder
- portrait of a filmmaker
- visual effects
- practical special effects
- special effects makeup
- admiring
- filmmaking experience
- analog filmmaking
- digital filmmaking