Showing posts with label ILM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ILM. Show all posts

Saturday, 11 November 2023

BEHIND THE SCENES: CRAFTING MOVIE EFFECTS MAGIC!


One of the finest talents in the Hollywood and world effects business, the legendary Dennis Muren puts his keen eye towards filming the ever-impressive Galactica model on the Apogee/ILM blue screen stage at Van Nuys during middle 1978, for Saga of a Star World. 

Presumably this camera work is for the point of view scene where a Cylon Raider, amidst Colonial protective fire, dives down to attack the vessel's hull, in what would become a memorable stock footage image used across the series.



Saturday, 18 February 2023

CLASSIC IMAGE: THE MAJESTIC BATTLESTAR!


Impressive on screen but equally so as a model ready for filming in the ILM blue screen stage in Van Nuys in mid 1978, the Battlestar Galactica, last hope of human kind, remains one of US TV sci-fi's greatest space vehicles...

Saturday, 11 January 2020

BEHIND THE SCENES: A FEW ADJUSTMENTS...


At ILM/APOGEE during Summer 1978, effects artists make some adjustments to the interior lighting wiring of the mighty Galactica model, during filming of the series pilot episode.

Saturday, 19 October 2019

BEHIND THE SCENES: A MAN AND HIS BATTLESTAR!


Soon one of the most sought after SPFX men in Hollywood what with the incredible debut of Star Wars, of which he brought old and new ideas/techniques to spectacular onscreen results, John Dykstra poses with the fine detailed model of the Battlestar Galactica, for the seven part mini-series he would be crucially involved in as a producer. A great behind the scenes image from mid 1978.

Saturday, 18 May 2019

BEHIND THE SCENES: THE INS AND OUTS OF A BATTLESTAR!


The intricate internal mechanisms and lighting of the impressive Galactica model are examined prior to filming, in another great behind the scenes effects shot during the making of the pilot episode, circa Summer 1978.

Friday, 21 September 2018

'GALACTICA' AT 40: BASESTAR APPROACHING!


The Cylon Basestar from Borallus has arrived in the Carillon system and soon launches its Raiders to attack the Galactica. A great shot of the original filming of the impressive Basestar model at ILM/Apogee in 1978.

Saturday, 7 October 2017

BEHIND THE SCENES: A RAIDER COMES TO LIFE!


Top model maker and veteran STAR WARS genius Grant McCune works on detailing a Cylon Raider model, as Apogee's work on the series pilot continues within the rented ILM facility/ premises in Van Nuys, California, in 1978.

Saturday, 25 February 2017

BEHIND THE SCENES: CAR PARK DETONATION!


In the parking lot of ILM's Van Nuys facility during 1978, technicians film the striking explosion of the Arcta mountain and pulsar weapon, for the finale of Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part Two. I'm sure curious local residents must have enjoyed regular pyrotechnic sights like this a lot back in the day...

Wednesday, 19 August 2015

BEHIND THE SCENES: LET THERE BE LIGHT!


Its detailed modelling is over, now the Galactica gets fitted with its internal fibre-optic lighting, in this behind the scenes shot at ILM/Apogee for Saga of a Star World, from 1978.