Watch This Incredible Visual Effects Reel For ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’!

Briefly: This was simply too incredible not to share.

ILM has published a new, Star Wars: The Force Awakens visual effects reel to their official YouTube page, along with the following note:

We are pleased to share a sample of the visual effects work created for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The history of ILM leads all the way back to 1975 and origins of Star Wars and The Force Awakens gave us the opportunity to once again push the boundaries of what is possible in character animation and visual effects while combining cutting edge practical effects and physical sets. ILM studios in San Francisco, Singapore, Vancouver and London each contributed to the film effects as did our partners Hybride, Base FX and Virtuos.

The video showcases just how ILM composited a myriad of scenes, backgrounds, ships, characters, and otherwise, and it’s simply perplexing to see just how many pieces some of these amazing compositions are built from.

Take a look at the effects reel below; you’re likely to watch this one more than one.