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Founded by George Lucas in 1975, ILM creates iconic moments that inspire the imagination. Home of Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Since 1975, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, ILM continues to break new ground in the field not only in visual effects but now virtual reality, augmented reality, immersive entertainment, and virtual production. ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, with studios located in San Francisco, Vancouver, London, Sydney, and Mumbai. The company serves the motion picture, television, streaming, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 500 feature films and television shows.

Our organization is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. We embrace your visions as our own and partner with you to develop better ideas that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. Our global network of 10,000 professionals work on the world’s toughest challenges. Our corporate roots extend back more than a hundred years, and our experience spans over 150 countries around the world in the metals, energy, infrastructure, digital, and investments market sectors. We are employee-owned and independent—free to bring our best thinking to your business. Our exceptional, diverse teams combine vast engineering and business knowledge, working in partnership with our clients to develop market strategies, manage and optimize production, develop new game-changing technologies, and design and deliver complex capital projects. We work closely with the communities in which we serve to ensure that our solutions optimize environmental protection, economic prosperity, and cultural vibrancy. We want their businesses, ecosystems, and communities to thrive, both now and into the future. Our people are passionate about our corporate purpose and values. We believe in long-term relationships with our partners, and are committed to our clients’ lasting success. We are “entrepreneurs with a technical soul.”

We are a creative company that puts people at the center of everything we do. We work with both clients and consumers in an atmosphere of honesty and truth, wiping away preconceptions and learning together. Our mission is to create experiences that reach millions and even billions, but seem to speak only to you. We call this effect mass intimacy. The smarter, braver work that results from this approach brings people closer to our clients’ businesses, gets them to care, and urges them to take action. Because great work is only great if it reaps results.