Over the past 20 years, George Lucas has been spectacularly successful as a movie maker. The enormous profits garnered from Lucas's dazzling films have largely gone into creating Lucasfilm and LucasArts, companies devoted to technical advances in video and sound editing, motion-picture sound and projection-quality assurance, computer games, theme-park rides, television commercials, and interactive educational systems. This volume discusses and illustrates all the films in which Lucas has been involved, as well as the many activities of Lucasfilm and LucasArts. Stills, behind-the-scenes shots, and glimpses into the art of the special effect offer a visual lesson in how technical feats and human imagination create compelling art. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.