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San Fran Whirlwind - PDI, Skywalker Ranch, ILM, ASIFA, George Lucas

OscarTourEditor — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:32:26 -0800

Barbara Robertson chronicles the tour stop at the Skywalker Ranch - It's been a busy an exciting three days, but such a wonderful time. Some highlights and pictures. I’ll sketch in details tomorrow.

Oscar Showcase Tour 09 ILM Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:47:01 -0800

ILM had a photographer follow the Oscar tour around their facilities and we'd like to share some of the great pics.

More Day Two Travels: ILM in SF’s Historic Presidio

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:32:58 -0800

Film history is a subject near and dear to the heart of George Lucas, which was evident in every aspect of ILM’s headquarters. The lobby itself can keep a film buff entertained for hours, with an extensive library of Star Wars books and magazines, life-size replicas of Darth Vader and Boba Fett, and an incredibly cool life-size statue of legendary special effects artist Willis O’Brien posing a model King Kong atop the Empire State Building.

On to Pixar!

OscarTourEditor — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:50:26 -0800

Friday is here and we continue at Pixar with the third and last day of our Bay Area tour. It is another gorgeous day as we drive onto the Emeryville campus.

Oscar Showcase Tour 09 Pixar Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:42:23 -0800

Every year Pixar host the Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short. It's always an exciting chance for the filmmakers to interact with the artists at the studio. Follow their day in pictures.

More Oscar Tour Day 2: The Fantastic Digs of Tippett Studio

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:10:50 -0800

Tippett Studio is a well-known cg studio that specializes in feature film visual effects and creature animation. Legendary founder Phil Tippett is the creative force behind some of the most iconic animated creatures and characters in cinematic history. Our second day ended with a screening and highly anticipated tour of their main production facilities. We were not disappointed.

Oscar Tour Day 3: A Pixar Tour de Force!

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:58:42 -0800

If it’s Friday, it must be Pixar. And as most would attest, a visit to Pixar is pretty special. In no particular order, we met John Lasseter, crawled around the infamous Love Lounge, drank Scotch with Andrew Gordon in the Lucky 7 Lounge, met up with Oscar-winner Ralph Eggleston and his mending broken finger, had lunch with Roger Gould, screened the nominated films for 235+ staff, saw concept art, original models and other visual goodies from several films and talked to Bob Peterson. And, we bought Girl Scout cookies in the Pixar lobby. Quite the day indeed.

Day Three: Pixar!

OscarTourEditor — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:30:40 -0800

Pixar is living through a new golden age. The string of hit films, the triumph of Up, the promise of the studio’s ambitious new projects, all fill the space with a glow. I’ve visited Pixar before, and each time I’m aware that someday I’ll be telling people not yet born that, yes, I visited Pixar.

Studios Have Come A Long Way Since Yellow Submarine

OscarTourEditor — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:18:02 -0800

Bob Balser, the animation director on Yellow Submarine, and his wife Cima share their impressions of the Oscar Showcase DreamWorks studio visit.

Oscar Tour Meets ICM Agents

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:18:51 -0800

On the first day of the L.A. leg, the tour swung by agency ICM.