When Star Wars was released in 1977, everybody who saw and reviewed it considered it an exciting, innovative piece of pop culture, a fast-moving, special-effects laden fairy tale in space. The film, and the episodes that followed, were a worldwide phenomenon, a massive success for creator George Lucas's production company Lucasfilm, his special effects company Industrial Light and Magic, and for the studio Twentieth Century-Fox. Over six movies and 28 years writer, director and producer George Lucas created the modern monomyth of our time, one that resonates with the child in us all. To achieve his epic vision George Lucas created the space for ground-breaking visual effects and digital technologies that have forever changed the way we make and see visual entertainment.
