“Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.” This quote from Jules Verne typifies the ethic of the special effects masters of Industrial Light and Magic.

Since “Star Wars” came out in 1977, this company has been providing the magic and illusion that make our movies more real.

They are responsible for such special effects wonders as the “Star Wars” Trilogy and “Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace.” Industrial Light and Magic’s contributions to the cinematic world include films such as “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” “Wild Wild West,” “Deep Impact,” “Starship Troopers,” “Titanic,” “Men in Black,” “Spawn,” “Mars Attacks,” “Forrest Gump,” “Jurassic Park” and “Terminator 2.”

Tonight at 8 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union, Iowa State will play host to one of the wizards of Industrial Light and Magic, Gonzalo Escudero.

Since 1997, Escudero as been the technical director of ILM. He has been responsible for the effects of such films as “Speed 2,” “The Mummy,” “The Phantom Menace,” and “Saving Private Ryan.”

He will give a lecture discussing the use of computers in creating high-tech special effects for everything from major motion pictures to television shoes and commercials.

As a special presentation, he will be showing clips of some “Star Wars” special effects in various levels of completeness in order to show the process effects go through from filming to final product.

According to a press release, Escudero was born in Madrid, Spain, where he was educated and earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture and started his own computer graphics animation studio.

He won Spain’s version of the Academy Award for best visual effects for the work he did on “El Dia de la Bestia” (“The Day of the Beast”), a dark comedic horror film in the same vein as “Evil Dead 2” and “Re-Animator.”

Escudero’s lecture is sponsored by the College of Engineering, E-Week, the College of Design and the ISU Committee on Lectures as part of a series of activities titled “Advancing technology to become the best.”