Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm

I haven’t had a whole lot of time to look at this book, but from what I’ve read I really liked it. I grew up with ILM’s work from the early 2000’s to today, so this book is a bit less nostalgic to me then Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Innovation was, the book that delves into that time period up to Rango.This book does still provide fantastic insight into the new techniques created for each film they worked on that decade and also has the usual behind the scenes interviews, pictures of the multiple stages of the graphics, and the final product.If you are interested in ILM and filmmaking, this is a great book to pick up, but I personally like Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Innovation a bit more as it covers a lot of my favorite movies.

This .like the other 3 books in this seris is chock full of behind the scenes & stunning photographs of movie Icons.The shift away from Model makers & matte artists to name but 2 depts to a computer based system is shown as a natural progression in the Foundation book of this seris .This one opens the pandoras box of what is possible in a massive fx budget to how subtle digital effects can enhance a film that is not a special fx film .The 3 books cover Foundation of ILM to the start of the digital realmThe digital realm & the art of FX.A fourth book, though not part of the seris ,'Inside the model shop' is for me ,a companion to the other three.Together the three books chart the rise of ILM to close to the Present day.Highly recommended for Film buffs , modellers & those who just like this feild presented by people who love what they do & want to talk about it.Chris D

Arrived from seller in perfect shape, still in wrap. Besides that, it’s a fantastic, Hugh-quality book.

Book deep dives into ILM and their evolution in cinema. A very insiteful and inspiring read for any aspiring filmmaker! I have over 35 filmmaker books on different crafts and elements, and this book in on my top 5.

First there was ILM, covering the 1st decade of this fantastic Special Effects Company.This is the second book of the series, covering the main movies from the second decade of existence of this company.An execelent finishing, great value book (although it is a litle expensive, the book quality is exceptional).Essencial to all Special Effects lovers.

this book is amazing specially if you are interest in history of vfx and ILM is the most prestige company in the world

This book and his twin-sister are 'The Books' on the subject. These are wonderfull and intelligent well written books, they are greatly printed, have that retro 80s layout with plenty of quality pictures. No talking talking re-filling-up (once more) history-pages. No, ILM is the roots of modern contemporary Special Effects. These two books are what Disneys 'The illusion of life' is for animation.And if you want more, just get some old American Cinematographers :-) .

For 25 years Industrial Light and Magic has woven magic into countless films, either subtle images through `invisible' effects such as matte paintings or through eye-popping visuals that stand out vividly against the film backdrop. ILM has made it's mark on history, for not only have they been and still are the premiere effects house in Hollywood, they have innovated and invented more technology than any other studio, additionally they have won awards for the processing and compositing technology they have created. ILM had to be the best at special effects, because their flagship title - STAR WARS - demanded the best, because that's what Lucas wanted. `Into the Digital Realm' isn't so much an abandonment of ILM of the traditional methods of special effects, rather a point of departure for the new technology and all of things that led up to it. Indeed, ILM's work on `The Hunt For Red October' submarine work involved flying the submerged vessels from wires in a smoky room - effects do not get any more traditional than that. Released in 96, the book doesn't mention that Phantom Menace or even that the film is in production. It does have some revised images from the Star Wars special edition. As with the previous tome, this one is packed with hundreds of color photos, plus the same beautiful gate fold images. If the center piece for the previous book was Star Wars, Digital Realms' focus is obviously Jurassic Park, because it was the first film to use CG on so large a scale, even more than Terminator 2, which ILM also did. Jurassic Park was also the test bed and showcase piece that convinced Lucas that computers had finally matured enough to bring what he had in mind to the screen for the new Star Wars films. More is the pity, because I came to loathe most of the aliens in the Phantom Menace. Digital Realm clearly explains in easy to understand terms how effects - both new and old - are accomplished, be it something as simple as making it appear as if buildings are actually much taller than they or having a velociraptor walk _behind_ a plant situated in the foreground. I have both of these wonderful books, and I strongly recommend them to anyone who is curious about ILM's history and the process of how effects are made.

I saw this book more than a few years ago in a bookshop in Manchester and I was spellbound as I spent many minutes just leafing through. I suspect that just one definition of getting old is that the books that I could have picked off the shelf are now collector's pieces, but I realise that this magnificent book has lain undisturbed in my subconscious ever since; and I suspect it will always remain as a wonderful book in its own right, but also an amazing testament to the cinematographic experience that firms like ILM brought to a large screen nearby. On the way home from the shop I kicked myself for not purchasing and am grateful years later to have discovered a new copy for sale on Amazon.Of course we will know when the demise of the printed book has come about - when tablets can match the quality, look and feel of books like this - I suspect, however, it's still a way off judging by this stupendous volume.

Absolutely great book however a LOT of pages are half glued together making it impossible to open them unless ripping them a little.Why?!

The second book in the series, every bit as good as the first book (The Art of Special Effects)...

…pour comprendre la démarche et le savoir-faire d'ILM - la boite fondée par George Lucas, qui a révolutionné la technique des effets spéciaux.

Great book!