Series: LIGHT & MAGIC
Season: Season 1
Episode Number: 3
Air Date:
Duration: 64 min
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. Frustrated by the available tools, George creates a new division to help modernize filmmaking. Upon the release of Empire, ILM takes on outside work for the first time, setting the stage for a remarkable string of success.
Lawrence Kasdan
Director
Lorne Peterson
Self - Model Shop
Ken Ralston
Self - Camera Department
George Lucas
Self
Phil Tippett
Self - Creatures and Stop Motion
Edwin Catmull
Self - Computer Graphics
Ralph McQuarrie
Self - Art Department (archive footage)
Dennis Muren
Self - Camera Department
Richard Edlund
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor