COLLECTION · Series · 2022

LIGHT & MAGIC

Name: LIGHT & MAGIC
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.8

When George Lucas set out to make Star Wars, little did he know he would end up revolutionizing an industry. This is the story of a team of creative geniuses who put the magic in the movies we love.

Source: TMDB

* 7.8 (56)DocumentaryUnited States

Countries

United States

Studios

Disney+ · Lucasfilm Ltd. · Imagine Documentaries · Kasdan Pictures

Age rating

TV-14

Release

27/07/2022

Score

7.8 / 10 (56)

Where to watch

Streaming

Disney Plus

Seasons and episodes

Season 1

6 episodes · 2022

Granted unparalleled access, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. Learn what inspired some of the most legendary filmmakers in Hollywood history, and follow their stories from their…

Episode 1. "Gang of outsiders."

2022-07-27 · 60 min

The year is 1975, and George Lucas has a problem. There is no visual effects company in Hollywood capable of realizing the massive vision behind his new film “The Star Wars”. George and camera expert John Dykstra assemble an unlikely team…

Episode 2. "On the bucking bronco."

2022-07-27 · 54 min

When a near fatal wreck thwarts his boyhood dream of racing cars, George Lucas finds success as a filmmaker. He spends his own money on the special effects of an ambitious new “space opera”, but progress is painfully slow. With the help…

Episode 3. "Just think about it."

2022-07-27 · 64 min

After Star Wars, ILM moves north to a new facility—but not everyone is invited. As work begins on The Empire Strikes Back, the team faces unprecedented new challenges. Frustrated by the available tools, George creates a new division to…

Episode 4. "I think I found my people."

2022-07-27 · 64 min

A new partnership with Steven Spielberg results in the memorable effects of Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., and more. Meanwhile, the computer graphics group scores its first digital breakthrough. As the 80s blockbuster era rolls in, ILM…

Episode 5. "Morfing."

2022-07-27 · 55 min

ILM enters the digital era as its revamped computer division faces its first big test with Willow. With a new team of rebels arriving at the company eager to push CG to its limits, James Cameron gives them a chance with The Abyss and…

Episode 6. "No more pretending you're dinosaurs."

2022-07-27 · 64 min

Stop-motion genius Phil Tippett feels like he’s gone extinct when CG unexpectedly takes center stage in Jurassic Park. The watershed moment convinces George Lucas to return to his long-planned Star Wars prequel trilogy and push the…

Season 2

3 episodes · 2025

Season 2 follows Lucasfilm's visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, as it enters its most challenging and revolutionary period: the dawn of digital. From creating the first fully realized CG character to solving the challenge of digital water, it is an era that finds ILM scaling new heights of innovation despite dramatic setbacks.