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To start with, they enlarged the LED stage. But it goes further. “In the second season, ILM developed software specific to this technology and what the hardware was capable of,” series showrunner Jon Favreau said. One of those enhancements is Helios, the internal ILM rendering engine designed to power volume. With season two, the tool gave the production team even more control over the set, allowing them to fix it based on what they saw through the camera.
“We now have the ability to grab any tree in a forest… and move it independently,” said visual effects supervisor Richard Bluff. If you’ve seen the show, you know where it’s going. Helios helped create the perfect atmosphere for one of the most remarkable scenes in “The Jedi”.
As before, one of the main advantages of StageCraft is that it allows productions to run more efficiently. In the video, ILM says the technology has enabled teams to cover 30-50% more pages per day than before. In addition, ILM says it is constantly working to improve technology. And he expects many of those improvements to have a significant impact on how teams run and run in the future.