Monday, January 29, 2007

Inside Lucas Film's Data Center

Just a quick blog today as I struggle to meet deadlines and fight off a nasty cold. Last week, George Lucas, the most eminent creator of the Star Wars saga, and guru behind some of the most cutting edge visual effects for movies, received four Oscar nominations for his 2006 work. At the same time, he also allowed a crew from CNET onto the grounds of his new Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco. There, they photographed not only the main facilities, but the incredible data center.

I didn't know this until I read the article that Lucas had moved much of his operation from Skywalker Ranch in Marin County to new facilities in San Francisco at the now former Presidio Army Base near the Golden Gate Bridge. It must have been quite a moving job.

Anyway, here are some links to the main story and the photographs. Enjoy.

Main Story
Data Center Photos
Main Facilities Photos

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