Films
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Item 1 –
Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977), Focus Film : I chose this as my focus film
for the research project since it was the first film made by the company
(Industrial Light and Magic was formed in order to create the special effects
for the film), and by selecting this film it can be used as starting point
regarding the company’s formation, and I will also research how they were able
to achieve these effects for the film.
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Item 2 –
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (James Cameron, 1991) : I chose this film as my
first supporting film because I wanted to study the technological advances in
the effects made for the film, and also I wish to study the way the company was able to use,
create and apply the necessary computer-generated imagery for the film and look at how some of
the major scenes were filmed.
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Item 3 –
Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993) : This film has been chosen as my
second supporting film because it shows us some of the more complex effects and
technology that was developed for the film; I will be researching the effects and
technology that were made for the film, and I will be studying at how the
company was able to achieve these effects for the dinosaur creatures that appear in the film.
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Item 4 –
Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest (Gore Verbinski, 2006) : I chose
this film as my third and final supporting film for the research project
because I wanted to explore Industrial Light and Magic’s much more recent and
therefore advanced technology concerning the computer-generated imagery and
motion capture technology. I also chose it because I wanted to show the difference between the technology made for 'Star Wars' and how much it has developed over the years.
Books
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Item 5 –
Industrial Light and Magic: The Art of Innovation: This book, which was
written in 2010, gives a detailed account of the films that Industrial Light
and Magic have made over the years and the challenges the company had to face
in terms of making the necessary special effects for their films. This book is
a good source because it gives out detail for the effects made for some of the
major scenes for each film and I can refer to it for future use.
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Item 6 –
Industrial Light and Magic: Creating the Impossible : This is an
information resource booklet handmade by the college where it contains
information of the company’s history and some information regarding the members
of the company and some background information about them. Overall, this is
both useful and interesting since the information about the members’
participation and the tasks described gives me a good understanding of the
members’ roles and how the company achieved some of the effects for the films,
and this information can be useful for future reference.
Online
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Item 7 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdAEYLWMY3A:
This YouTube video gives a detailed account on how the character of Davy
Jones from the film ‘Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest’ (Gore Verbinski,
2006). I found this online source useful for my research because it gives me an
understanding of how the motion-capture technology for the film was used, and
it gave a good understanding as to how each layer and/or segment of
computer-generated imagery was applied on to the actor wearing the motion
capture suit.
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Item 8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzRdpYBrOJM : This
video gives an account of how the nuclear holocaust scene for ‘Terminator 2:
Judgement Day’ (James Cameron, 1991) was created through the use of miniature
sets and the creation of the ‘winds’ and explosions. This is both an
interesting and a useful source because it gives me a clear understanding of
the way this scene was made, and since it is from one of the film’s major
scenes, it could assist me in explaining some of the major effects and
technology that the company developed over the years.
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Item 9 -
http://www.vaughnonmovies.com/2009/12/terminator-2-judgment-day/ : This web
page gives a detailed positive review concerning ‘Terminator 2: Judgement Day’
(James Cameron, 1991) and it comments on the film’s plot elements and the
special effects used. This review was quite useful because it gives some
information about the special effects and the review himself expressed some
positive opinions about the effects used, such as the miniature sets used for
the nuclear holocaust scene and the complex computer-generated work for the
creation of the antagonist.
