Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm

This .like the other 3 books in this seris is chock full of behind the scenes & stunning photographs of movie Icons.The shift away from Model makers & matte artists to name but 2 depts to a computer based system is shown as a natural progression in the Foundation book of this seris .This one opens the pandoras box of what is possible in a massive fx budget to how subtle digital effects can enhance a film that is not a special fx film .The 3 books cover Foundation of ILM to the start of the digital realmThe digital realm & the art of FX.A fourth book, though not part of the seris ,'Inside the model shop' is for me ,a companion to the other three.Together the three books chart the rise of ILM to close to the Present day.Highly recommended for Film buffs , modellers & those who just like this feild presented by people who love what they do & want to talk about it.Chris D

Arrived from seller in perfect shape, still in wrap. Besides that, it’s a fantastic, Hugh-quality book.

this book is amazing specially if you are interest in history of vfx and ILM is the most prestige company in the world

Book deep dives into ILM and their evolution in cinema. A very insiteful and inspiring read for any aspiring filmmaker! I have over 35 filmmaker books on different crafts and elements, and this book in on my top 5.

I haven’t had a whole lot of time to look at this book, but from what I’ve read I really liked it. I grew up with ILM’s work from the early 2000’s to today, so this book is a bit less nostalgic to me then Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Innovation was, the book that delves into that time period up to Rango.This book does still provide fantastic insight into the new techniques created for each film they worked on that decade and also has the usual behind the scenes interviews, pictures of the multiple stages of the graphics, and the final product.If you are interested in ILM and filmmaking, this is a great book to pick up, but I personally like Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Innovation a bit more as it covers a lot of my favorite movies.

This book and his twin-sister are 'The Books' on the subject. These are wonderfull and intelligent well written books, they are greatly printed, have that retro 80s layout with plenty of quality pictures. No talking talking re-filling-up (once more) history-pages. No, ILM is the roots of modern contemporary Special Effects. These two books are what Disneys 'The illusion of life' is for animation.And if you want more, just get some old American Cinematographers :-) .

For 25 years Industrial Light and Magic has woven magic into countless films, either subtle images through `invisible' effects such as matte paintings or through eye-popping visuals that stand out vividly against the film backdrop. ILM has made it's mark on history, for not only have they been and still are the premiere effects house in Hollywood, they have innovated and invented more technology than any other studio, additionally they have won awards for the processing and compositing technology they have created. ILM had to be the best at special effects, because their flagship title - STAR WARS - demanded the best, because that's what Lucas wanted.`Into the Digital Realm' isn't so much an abandonment of ILM of the traditional methods of special effects, rather a point of departure for the new technology and all of things that led up to it. Indeed, ILM's work on `The Hunt For Red October' submarine work involved flying the submerged vessels from wires in a smoky room - effects do not get any more traditional than that. Released in 96, the book doesn't mention that Phantom Menace or even that the film is in production. It does have some revised images from the Star Wars special edition. As with the previous tome, this one is packed with hundreds of color photos, plus the same beautiful gate fold images.If the center piece for the previous book was Star Wars, Digital Realms' focus is obviously Jurassic Park, because it was the first film to use CG on so large a scale, even more than Terminator 2, which ILM also did. Jurassic Park was also the test bed and showcase piece that convinced Lucas that computers had finally matured enough to bring what he had in mind to the screen for the new Star Wars films. More is the pity, because I came to loathe most of the aliens in the Phantom Menace. Digital Realm clearly explains in easy to understand terms how effects - both new and old - are accomplished, be it something as simple as making it appear as if buildings are actually much taller than they or having a velociraptor walk _behind_ a plant situated in the foreground. I have both of these wonderful books, and I strongly recommend them to anyone who is curious about ILM's history and the process of how effects are made.

The book is huge and heavy. Every single page has at least several great color photographs and it is a big book. You will love to read about ILM's ventures into the digital realm. It is very technology orientated, but not too much and does talk about the film making process and ILM in general. This is well worth looking at especially for fans of ILM or those who want to see what goes on behind the scenes or for those looking for a career in this direction. This is a good place for inspiration.Although it does not cover the more recent movies you will still get the picture here. It starts by talking about go-motion and then moves onto the first ever digital sequence and how much people slaved over it before going into detail with the evolution of that process and of the special edition of Star Wars and Speilberg's "J. Park".The book looks fantastic. Keep it for your grandkids. I am sure they will love you for it. This is the kind of book that you will turn to time and time again just to see "how they did that".