Never-Before-Seen Color Production Slides from Star Wars (Lucasfilm / ILM)

These ILM slides are great and the images are huge! Wish we could get all 550 slides scanned ha ha

Heritage Auctions
A Large Collection of Never-Before-Seen Color Production Slides from "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back." 20th Century Fox, 1977, 1980. Approximately 550, all housed in a black binder, all with various stamps and dates and photo credits such as "Photo By: / Joe Viskocil" on the cardboard frames, depicting dozens of great behind-the-scenes shots of the two now classic films being made, emphasis is on both the outdoor and indoor sets as well as on the various spaceships, a few of the characters (like "R2D2"), and the production crew -- really compelling and detailed images that must be seen in person to appreciate the scope!
Each Slide: 1" x 1 1/2"; In Cardboard Frame: 2" x 2" Estimate: $1,800 - up.
Internet Bidding Ends:     Apr 18, 2015 at 10:00 PM CT

Event: Dennis Muren - Master of VFX (Nov 6-23rd Rafael Theater)

// Dennis Muren: Master of VFX 
Academy Award winning Visual Effects Master, Dennis Muren will present and discuss five films on which he worked and one classic that inspired him. This special program will show Thursdays and Sundays, beginning on Thursday November 6 with Terminator 2: Judgment Day and ending Sunday, November 23 with Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones


TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY  -- Thursday, November 6 - 7:00
Rare 35mm Print

THE EQUINOX -- Sunday, November 9  •  4:30

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND  -- Thursday, November 13  •  7:00
Rare 35mm Print

THE THIEF OF BAGDAD   --  Sunday, November 16  •  4:30

AI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  -- Thursday, November 20  •  7:00

STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES  -- Sunday, November 23  •  4:30
*Rare, never-before-released 3d presentation

Back to the Future - Secrets Of (1985)

More behind the scenes info here:
// Back to the Future - Script to Screen

Interview with 'The Avengers' VFX Supervisor Jeff White

 

Behind the Magic: Creating The Hulk (Part 1)

Behind the Magic: Creating The Hulk (Part 2)

Behind the Magic: The Visual Effects

Behind the Magic: Anatomy of a Shot

Behind the Magic: VFX of "Battleship"

More VFX

Star Trek II - Wrath Of Khan: Visual Effects Featurette

More on the Making of Star Trek here

Star Wars Original Trilogy Documentary

In light of the recent developments with Disney purchasing Lucasfilm I figured this would be a fitting post. I just hope Lucasfilm didn't sellout to the Empire... I don't think Disney always follows the path of the Jedi :P


Interesting article over on The Guardian

Star Wars: Why Disney was destined to buy Lucasfilm

Mark Hamill revealed details about Star Wars: Episode VII in 1983 via io9

The Making of 'Terminator 2'

Longer extended version
The vid is located here if it's not playing properly Making of Terminator 2

'Sense of Scale' screening at Sci-Fi-London

I was planning on going to this screening at Sci-Fi-London but due to the crunch time on 'Gravity' I don't think I'm going to make it. 

Sense of Scale

'This documentary is about the dying art of model making focusing on the personal stories of the model makers whose work shaped and enhanced the impact of feature films and gave it a breathtaking scale.'

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed is a documentary about the impact the original 1977 Star Wars film has had upon society and filmmaking, with a focus on the place of the series in the continuum of cultural mythology. via wikia

Gore Verbinski talks 'Rango' at Lucasfilm Speaker Series

'Classic Creatures' Return of the Jedi (1983)

This 1983 PBS behind the scenes look at the creatures of 'Return of the Jedi' is an awesome glimpse into the ILM model shop during it's prime. There's lots of footage of work in progress puppets and stop-motion rigs from the film.

The Kerner Collapse

There are some interesting details emerging about the fall of Kerner last August. Check out these articles. 

 From CineSource Magazine:

 The Kerner Collapse: Hubris, Hustle or Outright Scam?

Straight Shooter: Rose Duignan and the Kerner Closing












Thanks for the heads up Webster!

American Masters George Lucas: Heroes, Myths and Magic (1993)

From Star Wars to Jedi - the Making of a Saga (1983)

How To Film The Impossible - ILM's VFX [BBC 1985]

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating The Impossible

ILMVisualFX Channel on YouTube

ILM has a channel on YouTube now. They've uploaded a variety of interviews and behind the scenes clips from various movies.

ILM YouTube Channel

"Industrial Light & Magic home movie" by David Berry 1976-1978

part1


part2

NOVA: The Magic of Visual Effects (1984)

A 1984 documentary on FX for "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" , "Explorers", "Return of the Jedi", and "2010: Odyssey two"