This is a Rare "Lucas Film ILM 1978" inscribed production equipment light stand and boom arm that was donated to a nonprofit in Marin County California where Lucas Films and ILM studio is located. Sale includes some documentation, such as a sales receipt with image and note about from the Marin County nonprofit. Will also include a medium size stage/studio light to use as a nice display piece. "ILM" stands for Industrial Lights and Magic and is the Lucas Films San Francisco studio which was responsible for the production of the original Star Wars trilogy. 1978 was the year George Lucas' ILM organized during the production of the Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back. Several original production photographs (see photos) from the actual Empire Strikes Back set at Lucas Films ILM studio show these light stands with boom arms being used for the creation of the Star Wars Empire Strikes Back. According to Wikipedia, in 1978 George Lucas, during the pre-production of the Empire Strikes Back, moved his newly formed Industrial Lights and Magic group from a warehouse in Van Nuys California to an actual newly created studio in Marin County California (San Francisco Bay area) where ILM continues to operate today. ILM used its equipment to produce Empires Strikes back and a whole series of legendary movies such as Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and many others. From Wikipedia: "In late 1978, when in pre-production for The Empire Strikes Back, Lucas reformed most of the team into Industrial Light & Magic in Marin County, California. From here on, the company expanded and has since gone on to produce special effects for nearly three hundred films, including the entire Star Wars saga, the Indiana Jones series, the Harry Potter series, the Jurassic Park series, the Back to the Future trilogy, many of the Star Trek films, Ghostbusters II, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, the Terminator sequels, the Transformers films, the Men in Black series, nine Marvel Cinematic Universe films, Wild Wild West, most of the Mission: Impossible films, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, *batteries not included, The Abyss, and Flubber, and also provided work for Avatar, alongside Weta Digital."
