How The Empire Strikes Back perfected the art of the blue screen in the 80s

Mark Vargo is a pioneer of cinematography and a huge contributor to the special effects industry. Watch in the video below how Mark explains step-by-step how ILM processed their blue-screen footage in The Empire Strikes Back. Vargo mentions they used rear-lit blue screens that emit light in a very specific range of 500 nanometers. Captured … Read more