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[[caption-width-right:239:Bright in every sense of the word.]]

In 1975, Creator/GeorgeLucas was working on pre-production for his next major project, ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]''. His vision was ambitious, and he wanted top-notch visual effects for it. Shopping around at miscellaneous special-effects houses, Lucas found that no one could offer him the dedication he wanted and a vision to match his own. So he [[StartMyOwn started his own]] special-effects studio with some of his old college buddies.

Thus was born the company known as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Light_%26_Magic Industrial Light & Magic]] (ILM).

With ''Star Wars'', they changed the way special effects were approached. One of their biggest innovations was using computer-programmed cameras that would move around the models and then mimic the same movements whilst in another environment. This would give them space battles that were fast and with effects that made you feel as if you were there. Early on the unions tried to get on the inside of the company and get others employed there, but when the crew demonstrated their ''home-made'' computer-controlled camera it became clear no one else in the business knew how to do what they were doing.

Ever since, the studio has been on the cutting edge of special effects for movies, television shows and commercials. The odds are if you see a movie with intensive, elaborate and impressive special effects, ILM was involved with it. They've also helped push the bleeding edge of computer graphics, particularly the use of extensive ChromaKey; 90% of the "sets" in the ''Star Wars'' prequels were CGI, and you'd never know it. ''Creator/{{Pixar}}'' itself began as a department of ILM.

As of October 2012, they're [[http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/10/disney-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd under the management]] of Creator/{{Disney}} after its acquisition of Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. Since then, they've been involved in more Disney-related movie productions than before, most of them for Marvel and ''Star Wars'' titles.

As of 2016, ILM has received 16 Best Visual Effects Oscars and 40 additional nominations. Do not confuse with Creator/OLMIncorporated. See also Creator/ApogeeProductions, Creator/BossFilmStudios, Creator/MatteWorldDigital, Creator/TheOrphanage, Creator/VisualConceptEngineering and Creator/TippettStudio, offshoots of ILM.

The company has their own [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ILMVisualFX YouTube]] channel. Their website can be found [[https://www.ilm.com/ here]].
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!! Notable Works:

[[folder:Animated Film]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}''- Netted them their first Oscar for Best Animated Picture.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' - Production work only on the PilotMovie, animation handled by Creator/CGCGInc and Lucasfilm Singapore.
* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic''
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersOne'' (replacing Creator/BoulderMedia)
* ''WesternAnimation/TwiceUponATime''
* ''WesternAnimation/UltramanRising'' - Co-production with Creator/TsuburayaProductions.
* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' - provided CG for the live-action scenes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live-Action Film]]
* ''Film/ThirteenHoursTheSecretSoldiersOfBenghazi''
* ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996''
* ''Film/TheAbyss'' - Had the first soft surface CG character with the Pseudopod. These techniques would later see more advanced use for the T-1000 in Creator/JamesCameron's next film, ''Terminator 2''. Was the first project to use Photoshop. The scope of the project meant the workload was split amongst Creator/DreamQuestImages, the primary visual effects house, Steve Johnson's XFX (the creature effects) and Fantasy II Film Effects (the climactic spire rising sequence). The studio would return to work on the DirectorsCut of the film, providing GiantWallOfWateryDoom scenes.
* ''Film/TheAccidentalTourist''
* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkle''
* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfSharkboyAndLavagirl''
* ''Film/Aladdin2019''
* ''Film/TheAmericanPresident''
* ''Film/Aquaman2018''
* ''Film/{{Arachnophobia}}''
* ''Film/AreWeThereYet''
* ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence''
* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' - The project was so immense they had to split the workload with [[Creator/{{WETA}} Weta Digital]], Creator/{{Framestore}}, Creator/BlurStudio, and [[Creator/{{Hydraulx}} other]] [[Creator/HybrideTechnologies smal]][[Creator/PrimeFocus ler]] [[Creator/{{BUF}} companies]], although ILM was the leader in developing the technology.
* ''Film/BabysDayOut''
* ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''
* ''Film/{{Battleship}}'' - Also assisted with the tie-in game with additional asset production.
* ''Film/TheBFG'' - Concept design and development
* ''Film/TheBigShort''
* ''Film/BirdBox''
* ''Film/TheBourneSeries'':
** ''Film/TheBourneIdentity''
** ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy''
** ''Film/JasonBourne''
* ''Film/TheBurbs'' - Did the opening LogoJoke[=/=]AstronomicZoom.
* ''Film/CandyCaneLane''
* ''Film/{{Casper}}''
* ''Film/CheaperByTheDozen2''
* ''Film/CloudAtlas''
* ''Film/{{Congo}}''
* ''Film/{{Contact}}''
* ''Film/CowboysAndAliens''
* ''Film/TheCreator2023''
* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' - Provided the Matte Paintings.
* ''Film/DeathBecomesHer'' - Their first attempt achieving realistic human effects via computer.
* ''Film/DeepBlueSea''
* ''Film/DeepImpact''
* ''Film/DeepRising''
* ''Film/DeepwaterHorizon''
* ''Film/DieHard2''
* ''Film/TheDoors1991''
* ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}''
* ''Film/{{Dragonslayer}}'' - First production outside of Lucasfilm.
* ''Film/{{Dreamcatcher}}''
* ''Film/{{Downsizing}}''
* ''Film/EightBelow''
* ''Film/EnemyMine''
* ''Film/{{Eraser}}''
* ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''
* ''Film/{{Explorers}}''
* ''Film/TheFabelmans''
* ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'' - Handed conceptual designs and development.
* ''Film/{{F9}}''
* ''Film/FieldOfDreams''
* ''Film/FlightOfTheIntruder'' - Helped Creator/RhythmAndHues enter the film VFX business.
* ''Film/TheFlintstones''
* ''Film/{{Flubber}}''
* ''Film/GangsOfNewYork''
* ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''
* ''Film/GhostbustersII''
* ''Film/TheGodfatherPartIII''
* ''Film/TheGoldenChild'' - Also served as producers.
* ''Film/TheGoonies''
* ''Film/TheGrayMan2022''
* ''Film/TheGreatGatsby2013''
* ''Film/TheGreatWall''
* ''Film/{{Gremlins|1984}}''- The break-dancing gremlin inserts were shot there, [[WordOfGod as per the DVD commentary]].
* ''Film/TheHappening''
* ''Film/HarryAndTheHendersons''
* ''Film/HarryPotter'' - ILM worked on the first six films in the series, sharing the workload with a number of other companies, but bowed out for the ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' films.
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'': The House Ghosts, the snake at the zoo, and the face of Voldemort.
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'': Dobby. In fact, this film marks the first use of subsurface scattering, used to create Dobby's skin. ILM also took over Quidditch, which was handled by Creator/SonyPicturesImageworks on the previous film.
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'': The Dementors.
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'': The Quidditch World Cup and the dragon sequence.
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'': The Thestrals as well as the Dementors again.
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'': The Inferi and Dumbledore's fire spell.
* ''Film/HauntedMansion2023''
* ''Film/HerbieFullyLoaded''
* ''Film/HoneyIShrunkTheKids'' - [[UncreditedRole Uncredited from the final product]], handled five unspecified shots.
* ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' - This was the company's first attempt at not only doing a live-action adaptation, but also animatronics. It wasn't a [[SpecialEffectsFailure success]], [[BoxOfficeBomb to say the least]]. Less embarrassing, however, is that the film incorporated early digital compositing techniques.
* ''Film/{{Hook}}''
* ''Film/HudsonHawk''
* ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy''
* ''Film/{{Hugo}}'' - Did the opening shot.
* ''Film/{{Hulk}}''
* ''Film/TheHungerGames'' - Was uncredited from the final product, shared matte painting duties with Creator/{{Pixomondo}}.
* ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober''
* ''Film/IdentityThief''
* ''Franchise/IndianaJones''
* ''Film/InTheMouthOfMadness''
* ''Film/TheIndianInTheCupboard''
* ''Film/{{Innerspace}}''
* ''Film/TheIrishman''
* ''Film/TheIsland2005''
* ''Film/JackFrost1998''
* ''Film/JamesBond''
** ''Film/{{Spectre}}''
** ''Film/NoTimeToDie''
* ''Film/JoeVersusTheVolcano''
* ''Film/{{Jumanji}}''
* ''Film/JungleCruise''
* ''Film/JupiterAscending''
* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' - First instance of CG to create a fully realized creature. There were dinosaurs in the film that never existed as physical objects alongside the actors; they were entirely virtual. They also did the sequels.
* ''Film/KindergartenCop''
* ''Film/KongSkullIsland''
* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' - Provided the Matte Paintings.
* ''Film/LadyInTheWater''
* ''Film/LastActionHero''
* ''Film/TheLastAirbender''
* ''Film/Life2017''
* ''Film/TheLoneRanger''
* ''Film/LoneSurvivor''
* ''Film/TheLoveGuru''
* ''Film/{{Lucy}}''
* ''Film/{{Magnolia}}''
* ''Film/{{Malignant}}''
* ''Film/MarsAttacks''
* ''Film/TheMartian''
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse''
** ''Film/IronMan''
** ''Film/IronMan2''
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''
** ''Film/TheAvengers2012''
** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''
** ''Film/AntMan1''
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''
** ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''
** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''
** ''Film/ThorRagnarok''
** ''Film/BlackPanther2018''
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''
** ''Film/AntManAndTheWasp''
** ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome''
** ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019''
** ''Film/AvengersEndgame''
** ''Film/BlackWidow2021''
** ''Film/{{Eternals}}''
** ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness''
** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''
* ''Film/TheMask''
** ''Film/SonOfTheMask''
* ''Film/MasterAndCommander''
* ''Film/MeetJoeBlack''
* ''Film/MemoirsOfAnInvisibleMan''
* ''Film/MenInBlack'' - First two films.
* ''Film/MinorityReport''
* ''Film/MissionImpossible'' - All movies except the second and the fifth.
* ''Film/TheMoneyPit''
* ''Film/MonsterHunt'' - And its sequel, for Creator/BaseFX.
* ''Film/Mother2017''
* ''Film/TheMummy1999''
** ''Film/TheMummyReturns''
* ''Film/TheMummy2017''
* ''Film/TheNeverEndingStory''
* ''{{Film/Noah}}''
* ''Film/NowYouSeeMe''
* ''Film/OnceUponATimeInMexico'' - Produced the main titles.
* ''Film/OutOfAfrica''
* ''Film/Overlord2018''
* ''Film/PacificRim''
** ''Film/PacificRimUprising''
* ''Film/PainAndGain''
* ''Film/PayItForward''
* ''Film/ParanormalActivity 4''
** ''Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension''
* ''Film/PearlHarbor''
* ''Film/ThePerfectStorm''
* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' - Pioneered some pretty stunning iMoCap for Davey Jones and his crew in ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest Dead's Mans Chest]]''.
* ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001''
* ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'' - Provided concept designs and development
* ''Film/AQuietPlacePartII''
* ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne2018''
* ''Film/Red2''
* ''Film/RedNotice''
* ''Film/RedTails''
* ''Film/{{Rent}}''
* ''Film/TheRevenant''
* ''Film/{{RIPD}}''
* ''Film/RoboCop1987'' (for Creator/VisualConceptEngineering, uncredited)
* ''Film/TheRocketeer''
* ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''
* ''Film/SchindlersList''
* ''Film/{{Selma}}''
* ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2004''
* ''Film/{{Signs}}''
* ''Film/{{Silence}}''
* ''Film/{{Skyscraper}}''
* ''Film/SleepyHollow1999''
* ''Film/SmallSoldiers''
* ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy''
* ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' - The alien puppet. They were approached to handle spaceship effects; but declined.
* ''Film/Spawn1997'' - Film adaptation; directed by employee Mark A.Z. Dippé.
* ''Film/SpeedRacer''
* ''Film/TheSpiderwickChronicles''
* ''Film/{{Starman}}'' - Also served as producers.
* ''Film/StarshipTroopers'' - Assisted Creator/SonyPicturesImageworks with one of the Fleet sequences.
* ''Film/Super8''
* ''Film/{{Surrogates}}''
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' - They haven't been involved with every film in the series, but some of their best work have ended up with the more popular ones like ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', ''Film/StarTrek2009'' and ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' (coincidence?). They also co-produced ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome''.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'' - ''Film/ANewHope'' (as it became known) was their first major film project.
* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014''
** ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesOutOfTheShadows''
* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''
** ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' - The [[BigBad T-1000]] would be the first instance of a main character being partially computer-generated and all the more awesome for it.
** ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines''
** ''Film/TerminatorSalvation''
** ''Film/TerminatorGenisys''
* ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood''
* ''Film/{{The Thing|1982}}'' - Assisted Creator/VisualConceptEngineering with the opening sequence providing 35mm film conversion for the company; done uncredited.
* ''Film/Titanic1997'' - Some shots of the ship breaking apart.
* ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}''
* ''Film/TotalRecall1990''
* ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}''
** ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen''
** ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''
** ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction''
** ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight''
** ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}''
* ''Film/{{Twister}}''
* ''Film/{{Twilight}}''
* ''Film/{{Unbroken}}''
* ''Film/VanHelsing''
* ''Film/TheVillage2004''
* ''Film/WarCraft2016''
* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''
** ''Tummy Trouble''
** ''Roller Coaster Rabbit''
* ''Film/WildWildWest''
* ''Film/{{Willow}}''
* ''Film/TheWitchesOfEastwick''
* ''Film/WorldWarZ'' (Supervision only)
* ''Film/AWrinkleInTime2018''
* ''Film/YoungSherlockHolmes'' - Featured the first completely computer-generated character (The Stained Glass Knight).
* And plenty of others. A complete list can be found [[http://www.imdb.com/company/co0072491/ here]].
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[[folder:Other Noteworthy Projects]]
* ''Music/{{ABBA}}'' - responsible for the [[SerkisFolk recreations of the band circa-1979]] for the ''Voyage'' tour.
* ''Series/AgentCarter''
* ''Series/TheAmazingRace''
* ''Series/AmazingStories''
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' (one episode- "The Proton Displacement")
* ''Series/BlackSails''
* ''Blasteroids''
* ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''
* ''Series/TheBoys'' - Season 2 only
* ''Film/CaptainEO''
* ''Series/TheColbertReport''
* ''VideoGame/{{The Dig|1995}}''
* ''Advertising/EnergizerBunny'' - Took over the campaign from Eric Allard in the mid-1990s.
* ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed''
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4uMzoi_G_o commercial]] for General Motors' [=EV1=].
* ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial''
* ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive'' (Opening animation as of 2015)
* ''Film/JurassicWorldBattleAtBigRock''
* ''Series/{{Knuckles}}''
* ''Series/{{Krypton}}'' - First credit for the studio's newly formed TV branch, rather than the main team.
* ''The Last Halloween'' (with [[Creator/DreamworksAnimation Pacific Data Images]])
* ''Series/TheLastShip''
* ''Light and Magic'' - Creator/DisneyPlus documentary focused on the studio's early years.
* ''Series/Loki2021''
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower''
* ''Series/LovelyLittleFarm'' (co-produced with Darral Macqueen for Creator/AppleTVPlus)
* ''Series/LostOllie''
* ''Series/TheMandalorian''
* ''Advertising/{{Pepsiman}}''
* ''Series/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians2023''
* ''WesternAnimation/PixarShorts'' - Assisted Creator/{{Pixar}} for the shorts between ''WesternAnimation/LuxoJr'' and ''WesternAnimation/KnickKnack''
* ''Series/{{Poochinski}}'' - Unsold TV Pilot.
* ''Ride/RaceThroughNewYorkStarringJimmyFallon''
* ''Series/{{Space Rangers|1993}}'' (the 1993 TV series; first episode only)
* ''Special Effects: Anything Can Happen'' (with Creator/{{Imagica}})
* ''Ride/StarTours''
** ''Star Tours: The Adventures Continue''
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' (The {{Pilot}}, first season and StockFootage, plus the opening)
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' (Additional elements in second opening and Bajoran Lightship effects, uncredited)
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' (One episode -- "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E25S4E1Scorpion Scorpion, Part 1]]"; Borg Tendril effects, uncredited)
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsBountyHunter''
* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' (the episode "[[Recap/TalesFromTheCryptS6E15YouMurderer You, Murderer]]")
* ''Ride/TransformersTheRide''
* ''Ride/VelociCoaster'' (animated the 'Raptor Windows' in the ride queue)
* ''Series/WandaVision''
* The music videos for Creator/WillSmith's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRuHk6Drj2U Men In Black]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cugj6EBvkiA Just Cruisin']]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT_GG7q3vhs Will 2k]]".
* ''Series/TheWitcher2019'' - Season 2 only
* ''[[WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet Wreck-it Ralph: Ralph Breaks VR]]''
* ''Series/YTheLastMan2021''
* ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles''

They were also responsible for several noteworthy commercials for Coke, Burger King and Nike among others (including the Japanese Pepsiman commercials), the 1990's General Cinema "Candy Band" and policy trailers (before the company went bust and was acquired by AMC)[[note]]they also did [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJoNR0ILZrM this policy trailer]] for the same theater chain.[[/note]] and through WordOfGod, provided the visuals to Creator/DreamWorksSKG's VanityPlate.
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!!Tropes associated with ILM:

* AllCGICartoon: ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}''. They also helped out on ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', ''WesternAnimation/TheTaleOfDespereaux'', ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' and ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.[[note]]The latter four by Creator/{{Pixar}}, Creator/{{Framestore}}, Creator/{{Disney}} and Creator/CGCGInc respectively.[[/note]]
* BerserkButton: The 8-foot model of the Enterprise as constructed for [[Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture the first Star Trek film]] and modified for ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' for Ken Ralston, as its size and technical issues caused no end of grief to him or the rest of the crew. To quote him regarding the model during an interview for ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock The Search for Spock]]'' about wanting to destroy it:
-->''"I was tempted though-tempted many times to take a mallet to it."''
* CelShading: ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkle'' uses this for the title characters.
* HeAlsoDid: A lot of notable examples are from here, including:
** Chris Walas, who is responsible for the makeup and animatronic effects of ''Film/{{Gremlins|1984}}'' and ''Film/TheFly1986''.
** John Knoll co-created the editing software Photoshop with his brother and made some CG ships for ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (See above).
** Actor Creator/MasiOka worked on several films, like ''Film/ThePerfectStorm'' and the ''Star Wars'' Prequel Trilogy as a programmer and animator.
** Creator/DavidFincher worked at the company for a few films as a camera operator before becoming a director.
** Art Vitello, director for shows like ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''ComicBook/TheTick'' and ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'' worked as an animator on ''{{Film/Poltergeist|1982}}''.
** Ken Ralston would go on to Creator/SonyPicturesImageworks as a VFX supervisor.
** Junior Series/MythBusters Grant Imahara and Tory Belleci, as well as Adam Savage, all worked there at different points in time.
** A group of ILM model makers appeared (and won) on an episode of ''Junkyard Mega-Wars''.
** Scott Ross, a former head of the company; was a co-founder of Creator/DigitalDomain.
** Joe Johnston, director of ''Film/TheRocketeer'' and ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' was an effects artist for ''Howard The Duck'', ''Raiders of the lost Ark'' and the original ''Star Wars'' films.
* LighterAndSofter:
** Several of the films they worked on, including much of their Disney work, ''Harry Potter'', ''E.T.'', ''Are We There Yet?'' and ''The Flinstones'' are bent more towards being family-friendly compared to most of the other titles they've done effects for, even with any serious moments they may have.
** They worked on the 2022 Creator/AppleTVPlus preschool series ''Lovely Little Farm'', where they created life-sized puppets/animatronics of Pickle Pony and Al Alpaca and the CGI for several other characters.
* LiveActionAdaptation: Plenty, including the ''Iron Man'' films, ''The Flintstones'', ''The Last Airbender'', ''Film/{{Battleship}}'', ''Jurassic Park'', ''Congo'', The ''Transformers'' films, ''Casper'', ''Howard The Duck'', ''The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'', ''Master and Commander'' and ''[[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996 101 Dalmatians]]''.
* OffTheShelfFX: The Death Star trench in ''Film/ANewHope'' was constructed from battleship models. In ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', you can catch a glimpse of a Potato and a shoe during the asteroid field sequence and the TIE Bombers wings were taken from model kits of Darth Vader's TIE.
* ThePeteBest: Averted with John Dykstra, who was part of the original crew but was fired for working on ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978'', and eventually went on to become a visual effects master in his own right.
* ProductionPosse: Have been favorites of Creator/StevenSpielberg, Creator/JamesCameron, Creator/RobertZemeckis and Creator/MichaelBay. In terms of studios, Creator/{{Universal}} and Creator/{{Paramount}} have built extensive relationships with them[[note]]indeed, about half of ILM's overall filmography are from Universal and Paramount[[/note]].
** The studio also has strategic partnerships with both Creator/HybrideTechnologies and Creator/BaseFX. They also use Creator/{{Scanline}}, Creator/ImageEngine and Rodeo FX as frequent subcontractors for their work.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The original crew, who managed to create an environment so chaotic and unproductive, preferring to screw around with forklifts and prank film executives, that the effects only took off after George Lucas returned from England and worked closely with them.
* ReferencedBy: In the game ''Night Shift'', you play as a factory worker cranking out toys based on ''Star Wars'' and other Lucasfilm properties for "Industrial Might and Logic". The logo for said IML company is a parody of Industrial Light and Magic's [[https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1162037876273496064/4Exgn7qU_400x400.jpg old logo]], with the worker replacing the magician.
* SerialEscalation: The ''Transformers'' movies seem to be outdoing one another in terms of complex characters - Ironhide in the first one, Devastator in ''[=RoTF=]'' and Driller in ''[=DoTM=]''.
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