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"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Teams Up with Industrial Light & Magic for a Brand New Show Open to Debut Tonight
The show now begins with Jimmy Kimmel bringing Hollywood to life and taking the audience on a cinematic journey among the landmarks of the city.
[via press release from ABC]

"JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" TEAMS UP WITH INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC FOR A BRAND NEW SHOW OPEN TO DEBUT TONIGHT

Tonight on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the late night show will roll out a brand new opening sequence. Created in collaboration with Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the new open highlights the vibrant energy and sights of Hollywood, the home of "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The show now begins with Jimmy Kimmel bringing Hollywood to life and taking the audience on a cinematic journey among the landmarks of the city. The sequence concludes with Jimmy inviting the audience up the steps and into the studio to join him for the show.

Historically, ILM has worked in the movie business, winning a total of 15 Academy Awards, with 30 additional nominations. The company has aligned themselves with "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to bring movie magic to the small screen.

ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Bluff, who supervised the design and production of the open noted, "It was a real honor for us to be asked to redesign the open for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.' Knowing it had to stand out from the crowd and understanding it would play almost every week day of the year added extra pressure to make sure we got the tone and the impact exactly right. Through the close collaboration with show Producer Tony Romero and the rest of the wonderful team at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' my Art Director Cody Gramstad and our partners at Ghost, I believe we delivered a compelling package that I look forward to enjoying along with audiences nightly."

ILM has contributed to such great films as (among many others): Marvel's The Avengers, the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Iron Man and Iron Man 2, the Transformers films, Avatar, Harry Potter 1 - 6, the Indiana Jones films and of course the Star Wars films.

About Industrial Light & Magic

Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., has become synonymous with groundbreaking visual effects work and the company continues to be a recognized leader in the field. ILM has operations in San Francisco, Singapore, Vancouver and London - the four facilities work hand in hand to produce cutting edge visual effects work for feature films, television, themed attractions and new media experiences. ILM has been awarded 15 Academy Awards(R) for Best Visual Effects and 26 Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. To learn more, visit ILM online athttp://www.ilm.com. Lucasfilm Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Industrial Light & Magic, the ILM logo, STAR WARS and related properties are trademarks in the United States and/or in other countries of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. 2013 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format. Jimmy Kimmel and Jill Leiderman serve as executive producers. Jason Schrift, Douglas DeLuca and Erin Irwin serve as co-executive producers. Emmy Award-winning "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is shot live in front of a studio audience and produced by Jackhole Industries in association with ABC Studios. (CLOSED- CAPTIONED)

Enjoy "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on the web at www.abc.com/JimmyKimmeLive and at youtube/JimmyKimmelLive.





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