Adam Savage’s Live Streams: Thursday, Oct. 13, at 1 pm PT

In this live stream, Adam will be taking questions from Tested members about ILM! Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, like asking Adam a question: Tested Ts, stickers, mugs and more: Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications): Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: Discord: Amazon Storefront: Savage Industries T-shirts: #/shop 00:00 ILM Show & Tell 10:42 Was there a set of personality traits or thought processes common to most folks who worked at ILM? 11:56 Can you think of a skillset or class of skillsets being at the ILM workshop forced you to learn? 19:28 What is the rarest model that you saw/handled while you were at ILM? 21:46 Was there a certain amount of creative freedom allowed in its construction or was there a very strict plan you had to follow in larger productions? 26:12 How do you shift your making style to fit someone else’s idea? 30:42 In those days at ILM, did you have to wire up electronics for the models you made? 35:15 If you had to pick two models that you worked on at ILM, as your best and worst, which would you choose and why? 37:55 During your time at ILM did you ever stumble across a legendary prop or piece of work that was casually sitting around? 38:12 ​At ILM you were the laser cutter guy, but these days we don’t see you do much lasercutter work. What changed and why? 43:26 Any tips on how to practice the ILM culture of sharing most effectively when most of us are solo makers? 47:56 Did ILM give support for personal projects? Did they let you use any space or tools after-hours to pursue things on your own? 52:52 At ILM, did you ever have a project that you were so passionate about that you wanted to keep working on it even after the model was no longer needed for the film? 57:37 Are there any catchphrases from your time at ILM that as soon as you say/hear/think them reminds you of working there? 59:15 Do you think that losing the large scale practical effects shops like ILM hurts the collective knowledge of craftsmen? Tested is: Adam Savage Norman Chan Joey Fameli Ryan Kiser Josh Self Kristen Lomasney Jen Schachter Kishore Hari Sean Charlesworth Kayte Sabicer Bill Doran Ariel Waldman Darrell Maloney Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman Thanks for watching!