 In 1990, he returned to California to work for Industrial Light and Magic and later for Lucasfilm.During that time, he directed his first professional film, a 1998 short called "The Face", which won multiple awards, including the Year 2000 Notable Video from the American Library Association.In film, McCaig is best known for designing the Star Wars characters Padmé Amidala and Darth Maul and has contributed key designs to many of the films in the "Star Wars" franchise, including Episodes "", "", "", and "".