Industrial Light & Magic is still gearing up to take on the bulk of visual effects requirements for Episode III, but here’s a numerical snapshot of where they stand as of February 4, 2004.
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Total number of shots: 2,000
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Client Finals (final shots as approved by George Lucas): 37
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Final Omits: 1
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Shots Turned over to ILM: 809
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Finals needed per week: 32
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Weeks to go: 61
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Shots left to go: 1,963
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Length of the opening shot, from after the crawl to the first cut (in frames): 3,768