The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett have told stories that dovetail into each other. They’re at times emotional, frightening, and thrilling — but also, dazzling in their presentation. In an engrossing panel at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, featuring Janet Lewin (senior vice president, general manager, Industrial Light & Magic), Matthew Wood (supervising sound editor), Bonnie Wild (sound editor and re-recording mixer), John Rosengrant (legacy effects supervisor), Richard Bluff (visual effects supervisor), and moderated by Vanity Fair’s Anthony Breznican, the talents behind the series’ innovative visuals and sounds gathered to tells fans about the creative process. Here are five details we learned.
1. The visual effects team knew that their background technology worked when it fooled a certain visitor: James Cameron. The Mandalorian employed use of the ILM StageCraft