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Cats, Dogs, and Oven Mitts: Summoning the Sounds of Dinosaurs for ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’

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“Never Say Die!”: Revisiting ILM’s Visual Effects Contributions as ‘The Goonies’ Turns 40

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The Circle Is Now Complete: George Lucas Makes San Diego Comic-Con Debut

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The Invisible Visual Effects Secrets of ‘Severance’ Season 2 with ILM’s Eric Leven

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‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’: ILM’s Visual Effects Adventure from the Observatory Moon to Lanupa

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Sounds of ‘Sith’: MPSE Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Episode III with Special Screening

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ILM Pioneer Dennis Muren Visits Company’s Original Home for the First Time in Decades

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‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’: ILM’s Visual Effects Treasure Chest, From At Attin to Starport Borgo

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The Day the Aliens Invaded: ILM Brings Creatures and Post-Apocalyptic New York City to Life

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Skywalker Sound’s Randy Thom Brings His Love of Sonic Storytelling to ‘The Wild Robot’

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ILM StageCraft Volume Technology Makes Public Premiere at Disney's D23 in Anaheim

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MORE STAR WARS FEATURES

"The Force of Sound"

Millennium Falcon Mystery

"The Force of Sound"

Go behind-the-gates to the legendary Skywalker Ranch to meet the award-winning sound designers of 'The Last Jedi'.

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Making A Monster

Millennium Falcon Mystery

"The Force of Sound"

The inside story behind the making, and killing, of the Summa-verminoth space monster in  'Solo: A Star Wars Story' .

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Millennium Falcon Mystery

Millennium Falcon Mystery

Recreating Classic Spaceships

Does the Falcon have three or five landing gear? Both are right! See how filmmakers solved a decades-old continuity dilemma.

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Recreating Classic Spaceships

Exclusive: Making "The Empire Strikes Back"

Recreating Classic Spaceships

Industrial Light & Magic artists use old-school modeling techniques to recreate classic ships for 'Rogue One' and 'The Force Awakens'.

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Digital Doubles: Leia & Tarkin

Exclusive: Making "The Empire Strikes Back"

Exclusive: Making "The Empire Strikes Back"

Visual effects artists at ILM take on a daunting challenge: creating digital versions Princess Leia and Grand Moff Tarkin.

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Exclusive: Making "The Empire Strikes Back"

Exclusive: Making "The Empire Strikes Back"

Exclusive: Making "The Empire Strikes Back"

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill on the set of "The Empire Strikes Back".

Rare and never-seen behind-the-scenes footage and fun moments recorded during production of 'The Empire Strikes Back'.

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"Jedi Temple Challenge"

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Jedi Temple Challenge

Inside the first-ever Star Wars game show with actor Ahmed Best, making a triumphant return to the Star Wars galaxy.

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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

We preview the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland in Anaheim California.

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Rancho Obi-Wan

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

Who Is "Pink Shorts Boom Guy"?

Take a tour through the largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia anywhere in the world.

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Who Is "Pink Shorts Boom Guy"?

Who Is "Pink Shorts Boom Guy"?

Crew of 1977's "Star Wars" on location in Tunisia.

Meet the mysterious 'Pink Shorts Boom Guy' from Star Wars that cosplayers have plucked from obscurity.

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Star Wars Fan Films

Star Wars Fan Films

These fans love Star Wars so much, they're making their own films set in that galaxy far, far away.

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"Looking for Leia"

Star Wars Fan Films

Geek fandom, from costuming to droids, from a female perspective and the importance of gender and racial representation.

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Legendary Effects Studio, Former ILM Home Closing

Legendary Effects Studio, Former ILM Home Closing

Legendary Effects Studio, Former ILM Home Closing

For more than four decades, thousands of the most iconic blockbuster movie effects ever to hit the screen were created in this unique studio.

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How Two Fans Found Love

Legendary Effects Studio, Former ILM Home Closing

Legendary Effects Studio, Former ILM Home Closing

These two fans met at a Star Wars convention and fell in love, culminating with a proposal that included a thermal detonator.

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Family Life With Mark Hamill

Family Life With Mark Hamill

Family Life With Mark Hamill

A chat with Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, along with his wife Marilou and daughter Chelsea.

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Sounds of 'Skywalker'

Family Life With Mark Hamill

Family Life With Mark Hamill

'The Rise of Skywalker' sound designers Matt Wood and David Acord reveal sound secrets behind the Oscar-nominated film.

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"Light & Magic" - Exclusive Visit to Skywalker Ranch

National Correspondent Clayton Sandell takes viewers beyond the gates of the fabled Skywalker Ranch in Nicasio, California to chat with a few legends of modern movie visual effects, part of the new Disney+ documentary series "Light & Magic". 

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