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Lucasfilm Limited is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 production company founded by George Lucas
George Lucas

George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an Academy Award-nominated United States film director, film producer, screenwriter and chairman of Lucasfilm Ltd. He is best known for being the creator of the Epic film Sci-Fi franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones....
 in 1971, based in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
. Lucas is the company's current chairman, and Micheline Chau is the president
President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
 and COO
Chief operating officer

A chief operating officer or chief operations officer is a corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the corporation and for operations management ....
.

The company is best known for producing the Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars is an epic film space opera Media franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels....
 films, but it has produced other box office hits, including the Indiana Jones franchise
Indiana Jones franchise

The Indiana Jones franchise, based on the adventures of the eponymous fictional character archaeologist, began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark....
 and American Graffiti
American Graffiti

American Graffiti is a 1973 period piece coming of age film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams and Wolfman Jack and features Harrison Ford....
. It has also been a leader in developing new film technology in special effects, sound, and computer animation
Computer animation

Computer animation is the art of creating moving images with the use of computers. It is a subfield of computer graphics and animation....
, and because of their expertise its subsidiaries often help produce non-Lucasfilm pictures.






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Lucasfilm Limited is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 production company founded by George Lucas
George Lucas

George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an Academy Award-nominated United States film director, film producer, screenwriter and chairman of Lucasfilm Ltd. He is best known for being the creator of the Epic film Sci-Fi franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones....
 in 1971, based in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
. Lucas is the company's current chairman, and Micheline Chau is the president
President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
 and COO
Chief operating officer

A chief operating officer or chief operations officer is a corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the corporation and for operations management ....
.

The company is best known for producing the Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars is an epic film space opera Media franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels....
 films, but it has produced other box office hits, including the Indiana Jones franchise
Indiana Jones franchise

The Indiana Jones franchise, based on the adventures of the eponymous fictional character archaeologist, began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark....
 and American Graffiti
American Graffiti

American Graffiti is a 1973 period piece coming of age film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams and Wolfman Jack and features Harrison Ford....
. It has also been a leader in developing new film technology in special effects, sound, and computer animation
Computer animation

Computer animation is the art of creating moving images with the use of computers. It is a subfield of computer graphics and animation....
, and because of their expertise its subsidiaries often help produce non-Lucasfilm pictures. Lucasfilm is set to move away from films and more into TV, due to rising budgets . They also have a policy of offering no group discounts to their movies, probably for this reason.

In July 2005, Lucasfilm's marketing, online, and licensing units moved into the new Letterman Digital Arts Center
Letterman Digital Arts Center

The Letterman Digital Arts Center , located in the Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, is the new combined home of Industrial Light and Magic, LucasArts, and Lucasfilm's marketing, online, and licensing units....
 located in the Presidio
Presidio of San Francisco

The Presidio of San Francisco is a park on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area....
 in San Francisco. It shares the complex with Industrial Light & Magic, and LucasArts
LucasArts

LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is an United States video game developer and video game publisher. The company was famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the early 1990s in video gaming....
.

Lucasfilm seems to have developed a relationship with the producers of the hit animated television series Family Guy
Family Guy

Family Guy is an animated cartoon Television in the United States Situation comedy created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox Broadcasting Company and regularly on other television networks in syndication....
, who happen to be big fans of the Star Wars saga, including creator Seth MacFarlane
Seth MacFarlane

Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an Emmy award-winning United States comedian, singer, animator, screenwriter, television producer, actor, voice acting and composer....
. Attorneys at 20th Century Fox had informed the Family Guy production staff that if they wanted to do Star Wars gags, they would have to get the clearance from Lucasfilm, who had actually approved once the gags were sent to them. They also endorsed the one-hour spoof, "Blue Harvest
Blue Harvest (Family Guy)

"Blue Harvest" is an Emmy-nominated hour-long premiere to the List of Family Guy episodes#Season 6: 2007-2008 of the Fox Broadcasting Company series Family Guy....
", especially George Lucas himself, who revealed in his conversation with MacFarlane that he's TiVo
TiVo

TiVo is the pioneer of the digital video recorder . TiVo was introduced in the United States, and is now available in Canada, Mexico, Australia, and Taiwan....
ed every single episode of Family Guy without having to buy the DVDs.

Related companies


Subsidiaries

  • Lucas Digital
    • Skywalker Sound
      Skywalker Sound

      Skywalker Sound is the sound effects, sound editor, sound design and Sound recording and reproduction division of George Lucas Lucas Digital film group....
       - postproduction sound editing
    • Industrial Light & Magic - special effects
  • Lucas Licensing - licensing and merchandising
    • Lucas Learning - educational materials
    • Lucas Books - book publishing
  • LucasArts
    LucasArts

    LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is an United States video game developer and video game publisher. The company was famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the early 1990s in video gaming....
     - video and computer games
  • Lucasfilm Animation
    Lucasfilm Animation

    Lucasfilm Animation is an animation studio founded in 2003. It is a division of George Lucas' Lucasfilm, with facilities in California.Lucasfilm Animation works closely with its sister company Lucasfilm Animation Singapore....
     - animation
    Animation

    Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. It is an optical illusion of Motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in a number of ways....
  • Lucasfilm Animation Singapore
    Lucasfilm Animation Singapore

    A division of Lucasfilm Ltd., Lucasfilm Animation Singapore is a fully integrated digital animation studio producing film, television and video game content for global audiences....
     - animation
    Animation

    Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. It is an optical illusion of Motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in a number of ways....
  • Lucas Online - websites


Former subsidiaries

  • THX
    THX

    THX is a trade name of a high-fidelity sound reproduction standard for movie theaters, screening rooms, home theaters, computer speakers, gaming consoles, and car audio systems....
     Ltd. - theater sound system (spun off in 2002)
  • Pixar Animation Studios
    Pixar

    Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville, California, United States. To date, the studio has earned twenty-two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, and three Grammy, among many other awards, acknowledgments and achievements....
     - computer animation film production company (sold to Steve Jobs
    Steve Jobs

    Steven Paul Jobs is an United States businessman and co-founder, Chairman, and Chief executive officer of Apple Inc.. Jobs is the former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios....
     in 1986).


Filmography

  • American Graffiti
    American Graffiti

    American Graffiti is a 1973 period piece coming of age film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams and Wolfman Jack and features Harrison Ford....
     (1973) (co-production with Universal Pictures
    Universal Pictures

    This is a partial listing of films produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures, the main film production company/distribution company arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal.List of films...
    )
  • Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is an Cinema of the United States 1977 in film space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It was the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: Star Wars#Original trilogy continue the story, while a Star Wars#Prequel trilogy contributes backstory, primarily for the troubled charac...
     (1977) (co-production with 20th Century Fox
    20th Century Fox

    Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, or simply Fox, is one of the six Worldwide major film studios....
    )
  • More American Graffiti
    More American Graffiti

    More American Graffiti is the 1979 in film sequel film to George Lucas's hit film American Graffiti. Whereas the first film followed a group of friends during the summer evening before they set off for college, this film shows us where the characters from the first film end up a few years later....
     (1979) (co-production with Universal Pictures
    Universal Pictures

    This is a partial listing of films produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures, the main film production company/distribution company arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal.List of films...
    )
  • Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 in film space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Lawrence Kasdan and Leigh Brackett....
     (1980) (distributed by 20th Century Fox
    20th Century Fox

    Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, or simply Fox, is one of the six Worldwide major film studios....
    )
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Raiders of the Lost Ark is a action film-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford....
     (1981) (co-production with Paramount Pictures
    Paramount Pictures

    Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
    )
  • Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
    Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

    Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 in film space opera film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan....
     (1983) (distributed by 20th Century Fox
    20th Century Fox

    Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, or simply Fox, is one of the six Worldwide major film studios....
    )
  • Twice Upon a Time
    Twice Upon a Time

    Twice Upon a Time is a 1983 in film animated movie directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson. This film had an unusual history in terms of release and editing, but it has been named one of the most important films in the history of stop-motion animation....
     (1983) (distributed by The Ladd Company
    The Ladd Company

    The Ladd Company is a film production and distribution company founded by Alan Ladd, Jr. in 1979, after ending his job as President of 20th Century Fox....
     through Warner Bros.
    Warner Bros.

    Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's largest film producer of film and television.It is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City....
    )
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 period piece adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is the second film in the Indiana Jones franchise, and prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark ....
     (1984) (co-production with Paramount Pictures
    Paramount Pictures

    Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
    )
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is an episodic, stylized 1985 in film film based on the life and work of the Japanese literature writer Yukio Mishima, directed by Paul Schrader and written by Paul and his brother Leonard Schrader....
     (1985) (distributed by Warner Bros.
    Warner Bros.

    Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's largest film producer of film and television.It is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City....
    )
  • Latino (1986)
  • Labyrinth
    Labyrinth (film)

    Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film, directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed by Brian Froud. Henson collaborated on the screenwriting with children's author Dennis Lee and Monty Python alumnus Terry Jones....
     (1986) (co-production with TriStar Pictures
    TriStar Pictures

    TriStar Pictures, Inc. is a Film subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, which is owned by Sony Pictures....
     and Henson Associates)
  • Howard the Duck
    Howard the Duck (film)

    Howard the Duck , is a 1986 live-action film produced by Lucasfilm and Universal Pictures, directed by Willard Huyck from a script by Huyck and his wife, Gloria Katz....
     (1986) (co-production with Universal Pictures
    Universal Pictures

    This is a partial listing of films produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures, the main film production company/distribution company arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal.List of films...
    )
  • Willow
    Willow (film)

    Willow is a 1988 fantasy film adventure film directed by Ron Howard and produced/co-written by George Lucas. Warwick Davis stars in the film, as well as Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh and Patricia Hayes....
     (1988) (co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Imagine Entertainment
    Imagine Entertainment

    Imagine Entertainment is a film and television production company founded in 1986 by director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer. Their productions include the television series 24 and Arrested Development and the films A Beautiful Mind , Apollo 13 , and The Da Vinci Code ....
    )
  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 in film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Jeff Bridges which tells the story of Preston Tucker and his attempt to produce and market the Tucker automobile....
     (1988) (distributed by Paramount Pictures
    Paramount Pictures

    Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
    )
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas....
     (1989) (co-production with Paramount Pictures
    Paramount Pictures

    Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
    )
  • Radioland Murders
    Radioland Murders

    Radioland Murders is a black comedy/thriller directed by Mel Smith and based on a story by George Lucas. It stars Brian Benben, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ned Beatty, Brion James, Michael Lerner, Michael McKean, Jeffrey Tambor, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christopher Lloyd, Larry Miller, and Corbin Bernsen....
     (1994) (distributed by Universal Pictures
    Universal Pictures

    This is a partial listing of films produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures, the main film production company/distribution company arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal.List of films...
    )
  • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 in film space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the first in terms of Dates in Star Wars....
     (1999) (distributed by 20th Century Fox
    20th Century Fox

    Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, or simply Fox, is one of the six Worldwide major film studios....
    )
  • Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
    Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

    Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 in film space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales....
     (2002) (distributed by 20th Century Fox
    20th Century Fox

    Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, or simply Fox, is one of the six Worldwide major film studios....
    )
  • Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 science fiction film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the sixth film released in the Star Wars wiktionary:saga and the third in terms of the series' Dates in Star Wars....
     (2005) (distributed by 20th Century Fox
    20th Century Fox

    Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, or simply Fox, is one of the six Worldwide major film studios....
    )
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) (co-production with Paramount Pictures
    Paramount Pictures

    Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
    , distributed by Lucasfilm Ltd.)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)

    Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a 2008 in film Computer-generated imagery animation science fiction film that follows the continuing adventures within the Star Wars universe....
     (2008) (co-production with Warner Bros. Pictures, distributed by Lucasfilm Ltd.)


See also

  • EditDroid
    EditDroid

    The EditDroid was a computerized analog NLE , developed by Lucasfilm spin-off company, The Droid Works and Convergence Corporation who formed a joint venture company....


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