Visitors to the Letterman Digital Arts Center, home of Industrial Light and Magic, are greeted by the Yoda fountain Every wall of the the center contains references to LucasFilm's rich heritage Models of some of LucasFilm's most famous creations - such as R2D2 - stand guard in corridors Some of the models have been co-opted to support Industrial Light and Magic's work on the Pirates films LucasFilm is powered by a data centre equivalent to 10,000 home PCs with 250 terabytes of storage Some of the staff have iconic film props - such as the disc used in one of the Star Trek films - in their offices Also on show is the model of Han Solo trapped in carbonite - a classic moment from the film The Empire Strikes Back Phantom Menace character Jar Jar Binks is also encased in carbonite - after being voted the worst character in science fiction history Priceless clay models and props are in every hall and walkway
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