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Icons Unearthed: Star Wars

Right now." What George wasinterested in getting around to at this point was pushingthe...

right now." What George was
interested in getting around to at this point was pushing
the state-of-the-art for visual effects. George always had it
in the back of his mind that he wanted to make
another Star Wars trilogy, but he didn't want
to make it with the same practical effects that he did
with the original films. He felt like he had
taken that technology as far as he could
at that point. George would
talk about technology that simply didn't exist.
Like the word "digital." And when it came
to digital visual effects, Lucas' own
Industrial Light and Magic was pushing
the pixelated envelope. Lucas created ILM
to work on his own films, but he opened the door
to other filmmakers to use his own technology

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right now."
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What George was interested in getting around to
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at this point was pushing the state-of-the-art
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for visual effects.
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George always had it in the back of his mind
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that he wanted to make another Star Wars trilogy,
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but he didn't want to make it with the same
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practical effects that he did with the original films.
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He felt like he had taken that technology
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as far as he could at that point.
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George would talk about technology
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that simply didn't exist. Like the word "digital."
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And when it came to digital visual effects,
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Lucas' own Industrial Light and Magic
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was pushing the pixelated envelope.
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Lucas created ILM to work on his own films,
00:00:37.954 --> 00:00:40.224
but he opened the door to other filmmakers
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to use his own technology.
Duration
43 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:26
Uploaded
Apr 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
Production
Allied Artists Pictures

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Movie Summary

Cast, crew and experts detail the secret histories of the most iconic film and television series of all time.