In keeping with the grand tradition of Star Wars visual effects production work over nearly fifty years, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew combines digital and practical character and creature work. It's meant one breakout star in particular – Neel – has connected with audiences.
You can read how DNEG created the lightsabers for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, which have a similar heritage appeal in how they were made. And in previous features DNEG has shown how it isn't averse to using cutting edge AI to create Here's 'melty' effect. But for Chris McLaughlin, Visual Effects Supervisor at DNEG, creating Neel with a blend of traditional puppetry and CG animation felt like a return to the film series roots.
