The year is 1975, and George Lucas has a problem. There is no visual effects company in Hollywood capable of realizing the massive vision behind his new film “The Star Wars”. George and camera expert John Dykstra assemble an unlikely team of artists and dreamers for the job, but despite their best efforts and some remarkable new technology, the ILM team falls woefully behind.
When a near fatal wreck thwarts his boyhood dream of racing cars, George Lucas finds success as a filmmaker. He spends his own money on the special effects of an ambitious new “space opera”, but progress is painfully slow. With the help of key new hires, ILM rallies to finish the film on time. Star Wars premieres to worldwide success, yet George remains curiously unsatisfied with the results.
A new partnership with Steven Spielberg results in the memorable effects of Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., and more. Meanwhile, the computer graphics group scores its first digital breakthrough. As the 80s blockbuster era rolls in, ILM crews are competing against each other, for both resources and awards. When George makes a fateful business decision, ILM is forced to rebuild on the fly.
After Star Wars, ILM moves north to a new facility—but not everyone is invited. As work begins on The Empire Strikes Back, the team faces unprecedented new challenges. Frustrated by the available tools, George creates a new division to help modernize filmmaking. Upon the release of Empire, ILM takes on outside work for the first time, setting the stage for a remarkable string of success.
Stop-motion genius Phil Tippett feels like he’s gone extinct when CG unexpectedly takes center stage in Jurassic Park. The watershed moment convinces George Lucas to return to his long-planned Star Wars prequel trilogy and push the technology even further. As digital filmmaking continues to grow and evolve, The Volume proves that the spirit of innovation remains alive and well at ILM.
Today is the day for the special night lessons. Arsnotoria and her friends enjoy the campus at night while making their way over to headmaster Solow for a hands-on session of magical botany. When they get to the moonlit greenhouse, they see something they've never seen before!
The students realize that all the misfortunes and tragedies of the school year lead back to one person, so they band together to expose the truth.
Dixon asks Gus to let him perform in the final. MJ grapples with her religious morals. When his dad expedites his transfer, Luka tries to blackmail Gus.
As punishment for the underwear incident, Mizuto demands Yume go on a date with him. Yume is taken aback by the sudden development, but little did she know that it was all part of Kawanami Kogure's devious plan, a plan to shatter Minami Akatsuki's delusional dreams of marrying Mizuto only to become Yume's doting little sister. And how else to do it but to show her that Yume only has eyes for Mizuto?
Michio finally welcomes Roxanne into his party. From now on, they'll be doing everything together. First, they head into town. However, Michio is unfamiliar with the norms of this world and has never spent time with a girl before, and it seems as though the way Michio treats Roxanne is a little different from what she expected...
When a judicial apprentice goes behind bars while on an undercover job, he plays the hand he’s dealt to survive prison and get his payback.
Woo Sin enters Kwon's mansion in search of Adamas. Su Hyeon begins to question his father's death.
Tonight finally settles the debate of who is the smartest comedian, Justine Smith searches for a duck, and our teams go for a drive.
A self-proclaimed leader of the children’s liberation movement gets arrested for kidnapping. Young-woo tries to win Jun-ho’s affection.
After America's vote, Bria and Chazz go on their dates; a surprise leaves two Islanders single.
The Islanders learn the result of the public vote, and it's also baby day as they become parents and enjoy a baby disco.
Jessie's mentor asks Phoebe to be a guest speaker at his university.
Friction mounts between Junior and Annika when one of them is tapped for a secret society.