For anyone looking for detail of how ILM achieved each technical breakthrough, recognize that this one hour documentary had to articulate multiple achievements gleaned from over 300 movies. These editors put together a masterful and seamless chronology of breakthroughs given the limitations of time to explain the evolution of CGI. Although some may argue that the earlier Star Wars episodes were more "real" because they used stop motion and models, the documentary was not about aesthetic interpretation. It was about breakthroughs that have not only revolutionized movies but medical imaging as well. Like Pixar Story, this documentary is about imagination and achievement, not an inside critique of industry politics or aesthetic limitations. How refreshing.
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
(2010 TV Movie)
Brilliant editing!
22 August 2011
Warning: Spoilers