Industrial Light & Magic — Local services in San Francisco

I’ve enjoyed and admired the work of ILM for decades and just visited them yesterday. Their space in this “historical business park” are closed to the public, and there is little to see in the lobby beyond pre-ILM theatre posters and a nice Ray Harryhausen statue. The pics I’m seeing in the reviews of R2-D2 etc are at the LucasFilm lobby, not ILMs. Moreover, LucasFilm just closed its lobby to the public as well. We were told too many tourists were making too much racket for people to work. Apparently too many people forgot this is a workplace. It’d be nice to see an actual ILM...

My wife and I, went to San Francisco this past October 2015, and we were very close to "Industrial Light and Magic", but time was of the essence, when it came to vacation itineraries....We didn't even know this was here....I found out months later that "Skywalker Ranch" was near Nicasio,CA,in Mill Valley, but SKYWALKER SOUND was not open to the public except for filmmakers and studio personnel....Nevertheless we had a...

Great place to see films if you have access to industry screenings! The lobby is fun, the theater is top notch visual and audio quality, and the restrooms have wonderful hand soap that smells like marzipan! If you know someone who works there, you might be able to take a tour, too, which gets you a peek at some great film props and memorabilia, plus get access to the gift shop. Nice...