TechStuff Looks at Industrial Light and Magic

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TechStuff Looks at Industrial Light and Magic

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Nov 26, 2012

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What is Industrial Light and Magic, and when did it get its start? What is ILM's relationship to Pixar? What technologies did ILM pioneer? Join Jonathan and Chris as they shed some light on ILM. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Nov 26, 2012

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