Season 1 · Episode 6 — "No more pretending you're dinosaurs."
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 technology even further. As digital filmmaking continues to grow and evolve, The Volume proves that the spirit of innovation remains alive and well at ILM.
Season 1 episodes
E1The year is 1975, and George Lucas has a problem. There is no visual effects company in Hollywood capable of realizing the massive vision b…
E2When 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…
E3After 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 u…
E4A new partnership with Steven Spielberg results in the memorable effects of Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., and more. Meanwhile, the compute…
E5ILM enters the digital era as its revamped computer division faces its first big test with Willow. With a new team of rebels arriving at th…
E6Stop-motion genius Phil Tippett feels like he’s gone extinct when CG unexpectedly takes center stage in Jurassic Park. The watershed moment…