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ILM’s VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair

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6 months ago

October 7, 2025

From the breathtaking innovations in the ‘Star Wars’ trilogy to the astonishing imagery in ‘Transformers,’ Industrial Light & Magic has truly revolutionized visual effects in TV and movies. ILM’s compositing supervisor Todd Vaziri breaks down the methodical approach to the groundbreaking creations that have redefined the limits of our imagination.

00:00 Todd Vaziri
00:57 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
05:15 Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
09:00 Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
14:07 Star Trek Into Darkness
19:03 Transformers
23:02 Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

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19 Comments

@ekuche8335

October 7, 2025 at 12:51 pm

Amazing

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@samstoof

October 7, 2025 at 12:56 pm

It is great to see some love for VFX! They need more recognition.

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@mambo2mambo

October 7, 2025 at 1:00 pm

VFX on the first Transformers is phenomenal and holds up amazingly well.

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@JonathanCirillo

October 7, 2025 at 1:12 pm

Hi Todd

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- @tvaziri
  
  October 7, 2025 at 2:05 pm
  
  Hi
  
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@B.K.Barone

October 7, 2025 at 1:30 pm

This was amazing.

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@stephenocalla3708

October 7, 2025 at 1:36 pm

I could watch an entire series with Todd

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@Imdevinjt24

October 7, 2025 at 1:36 pm

VFX artist react

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@emmaferguson6324

October 7, 2025 at 1:51 pm

Yeah Todd!! 🎉

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@Halokage

October 7, 2025 at 1:55 pm

I’d love to see what they could do with a movie like Final Fantasy VII live action. The VFX would go crazy! This is really cool, thanks for sharing

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@jpnevil

October 7, 2025 at 2:19 pm

Funny that he doesn’t speak about the ugly version of Leia

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@Slimgosa

October 7, 2025 at 2:24 pm

Amazing presentation, thanks team_

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@jaymojamieson

October 7, 2025 at 2:28 pm

Always love seeing more Tvaziri. Super talented and awesome dude.

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@TheMovieRabbitHole

October 7, 2025 at 2:32 pm

👏👏👏👏👏

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@jraymondsmith

October 7, 2025 at 2:48 pm

More videos with Todd!!!

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@CompositingAcademy

October 7, 2025 at 2:59 pm

clever solution with the rope!

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@camdotcom14

October 7, 2025 at 3:19 pm

Wahoo!

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@vansolo12

October 7, 2025 at 3:41 pm

It’s still crazy to me that the Star Wars prequels were shot 100% practically with zero CGI whatsoever. Simply amazing.

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@HEWfunkingKNEWit

October 7, 2025 at 3:52 pm

Practical sets will always be better

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Inside WNBA Star A’ja Wilson’s Louis Vuitton Bag | In the Bag | Vogue

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1 day ago

March 24, 2026

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