VFXarcheology: Part 6 — The Un-solved Star Wars Caper
A Legend Lost Not Found Updated 04/17/19 In 1977 Star Wars stunned the world, and changed cinema forever. It was a long, hard slog for creator George Lucas, who suffered physical ailments, and the possibility of financial ruin due to to all the challenges of the film. All the …
The Missing Millennium Falcon — FOUND!
Found: One Actual Millennium Falcon Transitional Variant. Inquire Within. This image is from the SOLO, a Star Wars Story art book. It shows an almost completely unknown variant of the early design of the Millennium Falcon, and attributes it to Joe Johnston. This attribution may be in error, as new …
Inverse Light Probes and MatCap Re-lighting
Geometry-based MatCap light probes, and re-lighting in compositing. Light Probes and a Little VFX History We will get into the subject at hand soon enough. First let’s set the context: Photographs of chrome spheres are used in visual effects production to record actual location lighting and reflection. These are …