Rob Bredow is the SVP, executive creative director, and head of Industrial Light & Magic, responsible for the company's overall creative strategy and global operations. He was the visual effects supervisor and coproducer on Solo: A Star Wars Story, where he served as a creative partner to the filmmakers throughout the entire production process. Bredow joined Lucasfilm in 2014 as vice president of New Media and head of Lucasfilm's Advanced Development Group. Previously, he was CTO and visual effects supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Ron Howard is the cofounder of Imagine Entertainment and a director, producer, and actor who has won two Academy Awards, four Emmys, a Grammy, and two Golden Globes. He additionally received the National Medal of Arts as well as two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In additional to Solo: A Star Wars Story, he has directed A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code, Apollo 13, and other award-winning films.
An inside look at how the iconic visual effects company created new planets, creatures, and starships for last year's film. -- Entertainment Weekly online a lavish photo album of the production, from location scouting in The Dolomites (backdrop to the train-heist sequence) through to puppet-master Phil Tippett digging out Episode IV's original armatures for another round of holo-chess. The relatively sparse text is generally upbeat in tone . . . a handsome volume - many pics are monochrome, upping the classiness. -- Total Film