H2O #89: In Which We Discuss the Impact of STAR WARS

November 20, 2015 SciFi4Me Staff 847 Views 0 Comments Ben Burtt, Dykstraflex, George Lucas, Industrial Light & Magic, John Dykstra, John Williams, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Renderman, Skywalker Sound, Star Wars, Star Wars news, Steven Spielberg, visual arts

Next month — actually, in just less than a month — there’s this space movie coming out. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. Something called Star Wars.

You have? Good. Then we can continue with our look at the impact the films have had on the movie industry. From visual effects to soundtracks to editing and sound effects, from motion controlled cameras to computer generated images, Star Wars was the launch pad for so many technical and creative techniques that we take for granted today.

But what if Star Wars had never been made? What would the Hollywood landscape look like today?

Click here to read Mike Klimo’s essay on the Star Wars “Ring Theory”

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