Industrial Light and Magic’s Peter Daulton has been creating a documentary on Albany’s Historic Carousel & Museum, and the film “Ride” will debut on PBS on May 20th. The digital artist who has worked on every Star Wars film since Return of the Jedi is a renowned documentary maker.
Digital artist and animator Peter Daulton, whose day job involves creating effects for Industrial Light & Magic — the movie effects company founded by George Lucas — made the independent documentary. Daulton came across a story about the carousel in Parade Magazine in 2013 and knew he’d found a subject for his next documentary.
“I am very happy with the way the film turned out, especially the footage shot on opening day,” Daulton said. “I think the excitement of that day really comes across in the film.”
“Ride” has been made available to every PBS station in the country, although it’s up to each to determine if and when to show it, Daulton said.
Daulton’s film credits with ILM include more than 50 major motion pictures, including every “Star Wars” film since “Return of the Jedi” (the new Han Solo movie, too). As an independent filmmaker, his award-winning documentaries have been broadcast on PBS and appeared in film festivals around the world.
“My hope is that this film will serve as a reminder, an inspiration and a call to action for individuals and communities across this country,” he said: “A reminder of what can be accomplished when we work together, an inspiration to the dreamer in all off us to follow our dreams and a call to action. The time is now. We can solve our problems together.”
