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I am sure if you are fan of visual effects, then you might have loved the series ‘Star Wars’! Packed with 3d graphics, special effects and THX sound, the star war series has won the hearts of many across the world. George Lucas, the showman successfully created the magic which managed to impress people across the globe. George Lucas created the Industrial Light and Magic Company in May 1975 and which is owned by Lucasfilm. This company has won the Academy award and is basically a motion picture effects company. 


The origin of the studio dates back to Van Nuys, California which later moved to San Rafael and is currently based at the Letterman Digital Arts centre in the Presidio of San Francisco. The history of ILM is really interesting. While shooting for ‘Star Wars Episode IV’ in 1977, George Lucas wanted to place such visual effects in the movie which are quite different from his previous creations. Besides, the ILM has produced spell bounding special effects for nearly three hundred films that include the Indiana Jones series, the Harry Potter franchise, the Jurassic Park franchise, the Star Trek series, the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, the Transformers films and many more. 


In addition to all this, ILM also collaborates with Steven Spielberg on almost all the films he directs. You might be knowing that even Steven Spielberg is one of the famous names involved in the production of such movies which are rich in special effects and 3D graphics. Dennis Murren has also acted as a Visual Effects Supervisor on many of these films.  


The company has done a remarkable job by introducing effects like adding extras to shots, inserting the film’s actors into famous photos in movies like Forest Gump, Magnolia and many others. This company has many extraordinary and hard working brains working in it and thus has managed to produce computer generated imagery with the entry of Edwin Catmull from NYIT in 1979. Pixar, another achievement of George Lucas is the computer graphics division that is linked to the ILM. It was sold to Steve Jobs who is also a well known and renowned name since he went on to create the first CG animated feature film with ‘Toy Story’.  


This famous creation of George Lucas operated in San Rafael, California till 2006. Another Company, Kerner FX often works with the Industrial Light and Magic. ILM has many awards to its credit. It has won 16 Best Visual Effects Oscars and also 23 additional nominations. If this wasn’t enough, it has also received 20 Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the role that the company has played. 


George Lucas and his creation, Industrial Light and Magic Company have contributed significantly to the film industry with their advances and creative thinking. With the best people working under the company, it has been successful in coming up to the expectations of the audience and giving them the best.
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