Spaz Williams CyberArts Interview (1996)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some words of wisdom in this interview.

 

The Virtual Production of The Mandalorian

Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom

One of my trex shots made it into the ilm vfx reel! I had about 6 days to animate the camera, the trex, the lion and block in the fence interaction. It was one of the last shots I worked on at the very end of the production.

Star Wars Archaeology Panel 2016

John Knoll, Chief Creative Officer, Doug Chiang, Vice President Executive Creative Director and Kevin Jenkins, Supervising Art Director take attendees on a journey through amazing stories and rarely seen imagery from the Star Wars films.

Interview with ILM Artists Mark Dippé and Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams

Great interview over on Cartoon Brew with vfx mavericks Spaz Williams and Mark Dippé. 


// ILM’s Rebel ‘Jurassic Park’ Artists Reflect On The State of VFX Art Today via Cartoon Brew

The Force Awakens: Tippett Studio Holochess Stop-Motion Reel

VFX Before and After of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Profiles by VICE: Phil Tippett

Raiders 30th Anniversary Q&A With Spielberg & Ford

Jurassic World: Animation and VFX Q&A Panel (VES)

Panelists include Overall Visual Effects Supervisor Tim Alexander, and Animation Supervisor Glen McIntosh and moderated by VES 2nd Vice Chair Richard Winn Taylor II, VES.








// ‘I Was a Failed Gallimimus’: Jurassic Park Through The Eyes of One of Its Magic Creators

// JURASSIC WORLD VFX Breakdown - Dinosaurs  

// A whole new Jurassic World fxguide






 

Raiders, Raptors and Rebels Behind the Magic of ILM

Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master

Nice to see this set piece from Star Wars: The Force Awakens that was originally designed by Ralph

Industrial Light and Magic Launches ILMxLAB

// ILM’s xLab – Exclusive video interview with Rob Bredow via fxguide

WIRED: The Untold Story of ILM, a Titan That Forever Changed Film

Fantastic article over on WIRED featuring some of the untold stories of the history of ILM. Great behind the scenes interviews with many of the key vfx artists and directors that helped shape the studio and the vfx industry.

 // WIRED: The Untold Story of ILM, a Titan That Forever Changed Film


Also check out:

// Interview with ILM Animation Supervisor Steve "Spaz" Williams: Wizard of Awe

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

\\ Making The Millennium Falcon Bonus Clip

B-roll footage of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1976)

Good stuff.

Watch How Michael Bay Edits a Movie: ‘Transformers 4′ Post-Production

This vid covers some animation reviews, editing, vfx and design direction. Bayhem ensues.



via /film

Massive Gallery of Vehicle Models Build by ILM for Star Wars Trilogy (1977-1983)

140 up-close photos of ship and vehicle models constructed by ILM for the Original Star Wars Trilogy (1977-1983)

Chicken Little: Production Broll

Early Version of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1983)

More behind the scenes material here:
// Making of  "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"