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[fanthatracks]

A visual feast brought in on a miniscule $80 million budget, The Creator is sure to be deep in the mix when the technical awards are handed out in the run up to (and including) the 2024 Oscars, as well as delivering some stellar performances. Despite having every tool in its arsenal to deliver a financial blockbuster, the film never quite ignited the box office as hoped, but despite that has now moved past the $100 million global box office mark thanks in part to ILM's mind-blowing work and design, which should have seen it gather so much more. [gallery link="file" columns="4" size="large" ids="150563,150562,150561,150560"] The Creator under-performed in its opening weekend, and was never quite able to recover. It has made only $40 million domestically over the course of its run, and a little over $60 million from overseas territories, for a running global haul of $101 million. The film was produced on a reported budget of $80 million, which was seen as an achievement considering its vast visual effects requirements, but ultimately proved to be too high a number for an original movie without a bankable star in the lead. What also probably hurt the film were the lukewarm reviews that it opened to despite the positive online buzz around Edwards’ near-guerilla filmmaking approach, and the inability of its cast to promote it because of the SAG-AFTRA strike. The film sits at a borderline “fresh” 66% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with Collider’s Maggie Lovitt calling it “neither a masterpiece nor a complete misfire” in her review. The Creator was released at a time when the conversation around the sinister potential of artificial intelligence was at its peak, but the film’s pressing themes weren’t able to capture the imagination of audiences. The Creator arrives on digital platforms on 14th November, and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on 12th December ahead of arriving on Disney Plus. [amazon box="B0C7P7X635"]

[rhubarbes]

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[thescouts]

Behind the Magic | The Visual Effects of Severance Refined at Lumon. Revealed here. Take the elevator down and explore how @ILMVFX brought the second season of Severance to life.

[farfartothewestofeverywhere]

[lordvaders]

‘Dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.’ (source)

[peterstarkss]

Seriously anyone who loves Star Wars or has any interest in special effects and how films are made should watch Light and Magic in Disney +.

It’s an amazing documentary on the beginnings of ILM and all the contributions it made to filmmaking. Lots of interviews with different directors and animators and of course, George Lucas.

I think what I loved most about it was how it recognized the transition to VFX from working in the model shop and with creatures was a real turning point. There was a sense of nostalgia the first couple episodes with footage from the 70s and 80s and everything really came full circle in Mandalorian. Finally seeing a lovely mix of amazing virtual effects with practical elements on stage is true magic.

[better-worlds]

ILM Behind the Magic: “The Visual Effects of The Mandalorian Season 2”

[arlessiar]

Taron Egerton and director Dexter Fletcher attend the Industrial Light & Magic Conversations with “Rocketman” on December 3, 2019 in San Francisco, California

[the-blind-creative]

Poor mando doesn’t realize he’s not on a ship, but on a metal monocular. No escape this time mando. #themandolorian #starwars #toyphotography #phptography #photographersofinstagram #ilmvfx @sir.dork @starwars @themandalorian @disneyplus @lucasfilm @markhamill @jen_markham https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvfIlbv-lI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fanthatracks]

Congratulations to our friends at ILMVFX as we get the great news that they have won an Emmy award in the Technology & Engineering category called 'Excellence in Production Technology'. The 75th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards took place last night in New York and ILM won for their work on The Santa Clauses season 2. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presented it inaugural Excellence in Production Technology prize to Season 2 of The Santa Clauses and presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to William Wang, the founder and CEO of Vizio. Both were honored at the 75th anniversary Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards, hosted by CBS Sunday Morning correspondent David Pogue at the Prince George Ballroom in New York on Wednesday night. ”The team at Industrial Light & Magic are incredibly honored to be recognized by the Television Academy with an Emmy Award for our innovative StageCraft technology and the advancements made for The Santa Clauses, Season 2,” ILM’s Rachel Rose said. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our exceptional team of technologists, artists and production crew.” Congratulations to ILM and here's for many more awards as the gong season approaches. [amazon box="1797227505"]

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[prophecyradiopodcast]

Have you read Daughter of the Deep yet? In episode 4 of the podcast, we do a spoiler-free discussion of Rick Riordan’s latest book!

This is an interesting one to revisit, too, because Rick talks about visiting the Volume stage back in October 2021, and we now know they’ve built a similar stage in Vancouver that the show will be using. We’ve discussed this technology on the podcast in a more recent episode, and with the Light & Magic documentary coming out soon, we’ll probably be revisiting it.

Happy listening!

[babeydoll]

concept art of the dreaming for the sandman on netflix [ILMVFX on twt]