FastForward goes behind the scenes at ILM in San Francisco, where monsters, dinosaurs, and Star Wars come to life through visual effects.
WRITERS/REPORTERS: Kyan Baker, Jack Calloway, Nathaniel Eves, Kylar Flynn, Eliza Gould, Ella Hyman, Lydia Kitzel, Sammi Dostart-Meers, Jane Merkle, Berta Muza, Lilah Richman, Kylie Sebastian, Eve Sloan, Zadie Winthrop FROM: International High School, Marin Academy, Marin Catholic, Marin School of the Arts, Redwood High, San Domenico, San Rafael High, St. Ignatius Preparatory, Terra Linda High, The Menlo School, Urban School of San Francisco
Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away as Rob Bredow, Executive Creative Director and Head of ILM, discusses his latest venture as Co-Producer and Visual Effects Supervisor of Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Bredow has been building and earning his reputation as a topflight visual effects expert since he was a teenager. He entered the film business while still in high school and worked at Sony Pictures Imageworks as Chief Technology Officer and Visual Effects Supervisor before joining Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) in 2014 as Vice President of New Media and Head of Lucasfilm’s Advanced Development Group. Besides Solo his credits include Independence Day, Stuart Little, Anger Management and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
