Claim: George Lucas founded a visual effects company.
Evidence: He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer -LRB- CEO -RRB- of Lucasfilm , before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.
The studio is best known for creating and producing the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises , as well as its leadership in developing special effects , sound and computer animation for film.
Lucasfilm was founded by filmmaker George Lucas in 1971 in San Rafael , California ; most of the company 's operations were moved to San Francisco in 2005.