ILM veterans look back on 40 years of VFX magic

This year marks leading visual effects studio Industrial Light & Magic's 40th year in the business. Here, some of its veteran magic-makers share some of their fondest memories from the past four decades.

(By the way, this is just the tip of the iceberg: for full coverage of ILM in its anniversary year, check out the latest issue of 3D World, on sale now – details at the bottom of this post.)

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