Tech Behind Storytelling - CGI Tales
TBSThis post is the third installment of a series - Tech behind Storytelling. The prologue can be found here
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away…
These words appear right before the iconic theme of Star Wars starts playing against a backdrop of a vast sea of stars.
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What people didn’t know back then was that they were about to witness an epic that would fundamentally change how stories will be told in the later years. From how movies were written to how they were picturised, Star Wars revolutionised almost every facet of filmmaking.
So, what did Star Wars do?
Star Wars: A New Hope is one of the first films to use CGI - a new technology back then. Filmmakers had just begun exploring the possibility of using Computers to generate small effects or even virtual worlds. But computers were not this powerful back then limiting the ability to fully realise a storyteller’s vision. George Lucas was one such filmmaker.
But George Lucas saw the potential of this technology and pushed it to its maximum even then. The first Star Wars film was lauded for its groundbreaking visual effects. George Lucas founded his own company - Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) - to work on the film. ILM has since then continued to push the limitations of VFX and Computer Generated Imagery. It has introduced several innovative ways to tell stories and enable creators to completely realise their vision.ILM is one of the leading VFX companies in the world now. Other than the Star Wars franchise, ILM’s filmography includes blockbusters like Indiana Jones, Avatar, Jurassic Park and Avengers.
The Star Wars franchise continues to revolutionise storytelling. While it is my long term intent to cover as much as possible, let’s skip to today. The most recent such innovation being Virtual Production - a technology that evolved from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to enabling the productions of The Mandalorian and The Batman!
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