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Todd Vaziri on Corridor Crew “VFX Artists React”

VFX artist Todd Vaziri breaks down how ILM solved effects problems in radically different ways, including the lava and lightsabers of Revenge of the Sith.

Posted on31 Aug 2023
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VFX artist Todd Vaziri breaks down how ILM solved effects problems in radically different ways, including the lava and lightsabers of Revenge of the Sith.
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My favorite segment was on the three different ways — all utterly different — ILM made lava for the Anakin/Obi-Wan duel on Mustafar in Revenge of the Sith.

The next was how to get the lightsaber’s brightness to translate on the screen against the bright lava.

Watch the video before reading Vaziri’s notes. (Nice socks on Vaziri, too.)