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  1. George Lucas‘s cinema legacy has been shaped by his innovative use of special effects, and his influence on the film industry can still be felt today. The expansion of the Star Wars franchise From the original trilogy released in the late 70s and early 80s, Star Wars has now expanded to include multiple spin-off films, television shows, and even a theme park.

  2. Nov 12, 2010 · “ILM was the first place I went to that had a computer graphics department,” Knoll said. “So in a way, George had kind of fostered the creation of Photoshop.” “His influence is huge because not only the technical contributions of ILM, but the people that have come through the company,” Iwerks said.

  3. With the opening of the new Star Wars film The Force Awakens there’s been an outpouring of commentary about George Lucas and his incredible film legacy and genius. But there’s more to the man ...

  4. May 25, 2017 · Star Wars became the definitive example of the "used universe" look. George Lucas realized that a fantasy world would be much more believable if it was as beat-up as the one we actually occupy, so Luke Skywalker's landspeeder, for example, looked like a rattletrap — which made the Empire's darkly pristine new Death Star all the more striking.

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    1976 saw the following movies make waves: Rocky, All the President's Men, Network, Midway, Taxi Driver, andA Star is Born. George Lucas was a guy who had made a movie about teenagers drag racing. And very few people knew or cared about the other experimental sci-fi movie he'd made starring Robert Duvall. He was the 'mentee' of the celebrated Franci...

    We know Lucas expanded his empire, sold toy rights, and created a blueprint that all would follow in the 1980s and beyond. Along with the hero's quest culled from the pages of Campbell, he had another even more important blueprint. One that included summer release dates, toys being rolled out, advertising that targeted kids, deals for merchandise a...

    With some backlash over the Disney owned and produced Star Warssequels, Lucas has begun looking more like the wise old creator and less like the evil lord remaking and destroying the original art in the name of new technology. He's more of a Yoda than a Vader. But as we know, public opinion sways and ultimately means very little. The bigger questio...

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  5. Oct 6, 2024 · Lucas was named a Kennedy Center honoree in 2015. George Lucas (born 1944) is an American motion-picture director, producer, and screenwriter who has created several of the most popular films in history, most notably the original trilogy of Star Wars movies, which spawned one of the largest pop culture phenomena of all time.

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  7. Jan 6, 2010 · George Lucas' Blockbusting is a go-to blueprint for the aspiring filmmaker, a behind-the-scenes history of movies that looks back over 100 years through the lens of 300 major hits: their creative ...