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  • Light & Magic (2022–2025)
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    TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary, History
Light & Magic (2022–2025)
TV-14
TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary, History

Showcasing the people of Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects division of Lucasfilm, this series takes us back in time as they create the effects for some of the biggest and most successful films of the last 45 years.
Seasons
2   |   1   See all
Producers
Daniel Cavey (producer: Lucasfilm) | Meredith Kaulfers (producer) | Christopher St. John (producer)
Cinematographers
Emily Topper (director of photography) | Nicola Marsh
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Updated Jul 27, 2022

Release date (First episode)
Jul 27, 2022 (United States)

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Cast

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113 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
George Lucas
Self - Founder, Industrial Light & Magic Self - Founder, Industrial Light & Magic   See fewer
9
Dennis Muren
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor / Self - Camera Department Self - Visual Effects Supervisor / Self - Camera Department   See fewer
9
Lorne Peterson
Self - Model Shop / Self - Model Shop Supervisor Self - Model Shop / Self - Model Shop Supervisor   See fewer
9
John Knoll
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor / Self - Computer Graphics Self - Visual Effects Supervisor / Self - Computer Graphics   See fewer
8
Joe Johnston
Self - Art Department / Self - Director Self - Art Department / Self - Director   See fewer
7
Ron Howard
Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker / Self - Director, Cocoon / Self - Director, Willow Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker / Self - Director, Cocoon / Self - Director, Willow   See fewer
7
Steven Spielberg
Self - Co-Writer, Producer / Self - Director, Jurassic Park Self - Co-Writer, Producer / Self - Director, Jurassic Park   See fewer
7
Doug Chiang
Self - Art Department / Self - Design Director / Self - Creative Director Self - Art Department / Self - Design Director / Self - Creative Director   See fewer
7
Jean Bolte
Self - Digital Artist / Self - Model Shop / Self - Model Shop Artist & Digital Artist Self - Digital Artist / Self - Model Shop / Self - Model Shop Artist & Digital Artist   See fewer
6
James Cameron
Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker / Self - Director / Self - Director, The Abyss / Self - Director, Terminator 2 Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker / Self - Director / Self - Director, The Abyss / Self - Director, Terminator 2   See fewer
6
Phil Tippett
Self - Creatures and Stop Motion / Self - Model Shop Self - Creatures and Stop Motion / Self - Model Shop   See fewer
6
Jim Morris
Self - ILM President, 1994-2005 / Self - Visual Effects Producer / Self - ILM General Manager, 1991 - 1993 Self - ILM President, 1994-2005 / Self - Visual Effects Producer / Self - ILM General Manager, 1991 - 1993   See fewer
6
Ed Catmull
Self - Computer Graphics / Self - UC Berkeley, 1981 / Self - Head of Lucasfilm Computer Division, 1979-1985 Self - Computer Graphics / Self - UC Berkeley, 1981 / Self - Head of Lucasfilm Computer Division, 1979-1985   See fewer
6
Patricia Rose Duignan
Self - Production Supervisor / Self - Production Assistant / Self - Visual Effects Producer / Self - Producer (as Rose Duignan) Self - Production Supervisor / Self - Production Assistant / Self - Visual Effects Producer / Self - Producer (as Rose Duignan)   See fewer
6
Ken Ralston
Self - Camera Department / Self - Visual Effects Supervisor Self - Camera Department / Self - Visual Effects Supervisor   See fewer
5
Chrissie England
Self - Production Department / Self - ILM President, 2006-2010 Self - Production Department / Self - ILM President, 2006-2010   See fewer
5
Ben Burtt
Self - Editor / Self - Sound Designer and Editor Self - Editor / Self - Sound Designer and Editor   See fewer
5
John Dykstra
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor Self - Visual Effects Supervisor   See fewer
4
Richard Edlund
Self - Camera Department / Self - Visual Effects Supervisor Self - Camera Department / Self - Visual Effects Supervisor   See fewer
4
Harrison Ellenshaw
Self - Matte Painting Self - Matte Painting   See fewer
4
Frank Marshall
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
4
Kathleen Kennedy
Self - Producer / Self - President, Lucasfilm Self - Producer / Self - President, Lucasfilm   See fewer
4
Jon Favreau
Self - Creator The Mandalorian / Self - Director Self - Creator The Mandalorian / Self - Director   See fewer
4
Paul Hirsch
Self - Editor Self - Editor   See fewer
4
Rob Coleman
Self - Animation Supervisor Self - Animation Supervisor   See fewer
3
Kim Bromley
Self - Visual Effects Producer Self - Visual Effects Producer   See fewer
3
Janet Lewin
Self - ILM General Manager Self - ILM General Manager   See fewer
3
Mark A.Z. Dippé
Self - Computer Graphics Self - Computer Graphics   See fewer
3
Fon Davis
Self - Model Shop Artist Self - Model Shop Artist   See fewer
3
J.J. Abrams
Self - Emmy Award Winning Director Self - Emmy Award Winning Director   See fewer
3
Mohen Leo
Self - CG Artist Self - CG Artist   See fewer
3
Ellen Poon
Self - Computer Graphics Self - Computer Graphics   See fewer
3
John Goodson
Self - Model Shop Self - Model Shop   See fewer
3
Hal T. Hickel
Self - Animation Supervisor, Iron Man / Self - Animation Supervisor (as Hal Hickel) Self - Animation Supervisor, Iron Man / Self - Animation Supervisor (as Hal Hickel)   See fewer
3
Kim Smith
Self - Model Shop Self - Model Shop   See fewer
3
Steve 'Spaz' Williams
Self - Computer Graphics Self - Computer Graphics   See fewer
2
Masi Oka
Self - Digital Effects Artist Self - Digital Effects Artist   See fewer
2
Bruce Nicholson
Self - Optical Department (archive footage) Self - Optical Department (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Ralph McQuarrie
Self - Art Department (archive footage) Self - Art Department (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Stefen Fangmeier
Self - Computer Graphics Supervisor / Self - Visual Effects Supervisor Self - Computer Graphics Supervisor / Self - Visual Effects Supervisor   See fewer
2
Gary Kurtz
Self - Producer (archive footage) Self - Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Rick McCallum
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
2
Jim Blinn
Self - UC Berkeley, 1981 (archive footage) Self - UC Berkeley, 1981 (archive footage)   See fewer
2
Polly Ing
Self - Digital Effects Artist / Self - CG Sequence Supervisor Self - Digital Effects Artist / Self - CG Sequence Supervisor   See fewer
2
2
Habib Zargarpour
Self - CG Supervisor Self - CG Supervisor   See fewer
2
Joe Letteri
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor Self - Visual Effects Supervisor   See fewer
2
Lynwen Brennan
Self - General Manager, Lucasfilm Self - General Manager, Lucasfilm   See fewer
2
Rob Bredow
Self - Chief Creative Officer, ILM Self - Chief Creative Officer, ILM   See fewer
2
Roger Guyett
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor Self - Visual Effects Supervisor   See fewer
2
Deborah Chow
Self - Director / Self - Producer Obi-Wan Kenobi / Self - Director, The Mandalorian Self - Director / Self - Producer Obi-Wan Kenobi / Self - Director, The Mandalorian   See fewer
2
Barry Jenkins
Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker / Self - Director, The Underground Railroad Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker / Self - Director, The Underground Railroad   See fewer
2
Robert Zemeckis
Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker / Self - Director, Back to the Future Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker / Self - Director, Back to the Future   See fewer
2
Rachel Rose
Self - Research and Development, ILM Self - Research and Development, ILM   See fewer
2
Jon Berg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Robert Patrick
Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Francis Ford Coppola
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Marcia Lucas
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Janet Healy
Self - Effects Producer, Ghostbusters II (archive footage) Self - Effects Producer, Ghostbusters II (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Stan Winston
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Alan Ladd Jr.
Self (archive sound) (voice) Self (archive sound) (voice)   See fewer
1
1
Michael Lantieri
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Kit West
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Will Vinton
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Forrest J. Ackerman
Self - Creator, Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine (archive footage) Self - Creator, Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Jon Berg
Self - Producer (archive footage) Self - Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Erik Tiemens
Self - Concept Design Supervisor (archive footage) Self - Concept Design Supervisor (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Carlo Rambaldi
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Colin Cantwell
Self - Concept Artist (archive footage) Self - Concept Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Walt Disney
Self - Founder, Walt Disney Studios (archive footage) Self - Founder, Walt Disney Studios (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Jim Bloom
Self - Associate Producer (archive footage) Self - Associate Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Carolyn Ensle Rendu
Self - Digital Artist (archive footage) (as Carolyn Rendu) Self - Digital Artist (archive footage) (as Carolyn Rendu)   See fewer
1
Kenneth Smith
Self (archive footage) (as Kenneth F. Smith) Self (archive footage) (as Kenneth F. Smith)   See fewer
1
Jay Riddle
Self - Computer Graphics Supervisor (archive footage) Self - Computer Graphics Supervisor (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Syd Mead
Self - Design Consultant (archive footage) Self - Design Consultant (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Peter Ellenshaw
Self - Academy Award Winning Visual Effects Artist (archive footage) Self - Academy Award Winning Visual Effects Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Scott Farrar
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor Self - Visual Effects Supervisor   See fewer
1
TyRuben Ellingson
Self (archive footage) (as Ty Ellingson) Self (archive footage) (as Ty Ellingson)   See fewer
1
Jonathan Erland
Self - Model Shop (archive footage) Self - Model Shop (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Jerry Jeffress
Self - Electronic Systems Designer (archive footage) Self - Electronic Systems Designer (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Sean Connery
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Phil Kellison
Self - Head of Effects Department at Cascade (archive footage) Self - Head of Effects Department at Cascade (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Grant McCune
Self - Model Shop (archive footage) Self - Model Shop (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Bill Nighy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Stan Lee
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Alvah J. Miller
Self - Electronic Systems Designer (archive footage) Self - Electronic Systems Designer (archive footage)   See fewer
1
James Nelson
Self - Associate Producer (archive footage) (as Jim Nelson) Self - Associate Producer (archive footage) (as Jim Nelson)   See fewer
1
Glenn Knoll
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Joseph Freyer Westheimer
Self - Visual Effects Producer (archive footage) Self - Visual Effects Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Tom Cruise
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Terryl Whitlatch
Self - Concept Artist (archive footage) Self - Concept Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Pablo Helman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Jay Shuster
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
John Lasseter
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Frank Oz
Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage) Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Jakub Pistecky
Self - Animator (archive footage) Self - Animator (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Ed Natividad
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Iain McCaig
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Maia Kayser
Self - Animator (archive footage) Self - Animator (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Linda Bel
Self - Animator (archive footage) Self - Animator (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Kevin Martel
Self - Animator (archive footage) Self - Animator (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Jeff Johnson
Self - Animator (archive footage) Self - Animator (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Robin Gurland
Self - Casting Director (archive footage) Self - Casting Director (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Robert Rodriguez
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Jeff Olson
Self - Visual Effects Producer (archive footage) Self - Visual Effects Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
Robin Shelby
Self - Slimer (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Slimer (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Johnny Depp
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Samuel L. Jackson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Natalie Portman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Ewan McGregor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
Christopher Lee
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
1
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