The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

[MartyS (Gromit)]

The only thing confusing to me is that

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the opening narration says the Skeksis came from space, with no mention of the Mystics. But at the end of the movie it seems like the white tree like things were the original creatures and split into the Skeksis and Mystics because the Crystal cracked. If they aren't from Thra, why are they effected by the Crystal, and why does it seem like they were split into the Skeksis before they arrived?

I do like that Augra mentions the Mystics at one point and then dismisses them. She doesn't have time for their vague mysticism hippie bullshit.

There is an episode near the end that explains a lot of this, and I think that episode has the most humor in it.

[Darth Geek]

The only thing confusing to me is that

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the opening narration says the Skeksis came from space, with no mention of the Mystics. But at the end of the movie it seems like the white tree like things were the original creatures and split into the Skeksis and Mystics because the Crystal cracked. If they aren't from Thra, why are they effected by the Crystal, and why does it seem like they were split into the Skeksis before they arrived?

I do like that Augra mentions the Mystics at one point and then dismisses them. She doesn't have time for their vague mysticism hippie bullshit.

There is an episode near the end that explains a lot of this, and I think that episode has the most humor in it.

I figured there would be. I'm going through it about two episodes a day, so I'll get to that one eventually.

[The Lurker]

And now for some behind the scenes stuff...
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[The Lurker]

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[The Lurker]

And now for a blooper reel...
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[F-Zero]

Puppets = medieval CGI

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Anyone else watch the 90 minute making of documentary?  I'm still blown away by the rock creature being a practical puppet, I was so sure that it was CG but it's 3 people in green suits manipulating the "rocks".  Of course there are computers involved, but object removal could technically be done without computers, just not as well and the cost would skyrocket. 

[Darth Geek]

Anyone else watch the 90 minute making of documentary?  I'm still blown away by the rock creature being a practical puppet, I was so sure that it was CG but it's 3 people in green suits manipulating the "rocks".  Of course there are computers involved, but object removal could technically be done without computers, just not as well and the cost would skyrocket.

I got about 20 minutes in and while I was fascinated by the behinds the scnes footage, I got tired of the talking heads interrupting it all the time to just gush about it.
And I'm with you, I thought the rock creature was CGI too. Seeing it on set with the puppeteers was cool!

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Anyone else watch the 90 minute making of documentary?  I'm still blown away by the rock creature being a practical puppet, I was so sure that it was CG but it's 3 people in green suits manipulating the "rocks".  Of course there are computers involved, but object removal could technically be done without computers, just not as well and the cost would skyrocket.

I got about 20 minutes in and while I was fascinated by the behinds the scnes footage, I got tired of the talking heads interrupting it all the time to just gush about it.
And I'm with you, I thought the rock creature was CGI too. Seeing it on set with the puppeteers was cool!

After a while I did start to fast forward through the talking heads sections to get back to the behind the scenes stuff.

[Darth Geek]

Anyone else watch the 90 minute making of documentary?  I'm still blown away by the rock creature being a practical puppet, I was so sure that it was CG but it's 3 people in green suits manipulating the "rocks".  Of course there are computers involved, but object removal could technically be done without computers, just not as well and the cost would skyrocket.

I got about 20 minutes in and while I was fascinated by the behinds the scnes footage, I got tired of the talking heads interrupting it all the time to just gush about it.
And I'm with you, I thought the rock creature was CGI too. Seeing it on set with the puppeteers was cool!

After a while I did start to fast forward through the talking heads sections to get back to the behind the scenes stuff.

Do they show the voice actors doing recordings later in the documentary? I really like watching that stuff.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Anyone else watch the 90 minute making of documentary?  I'm still blown away by the rock creature being a practical puppet, I was so sure that it was CG but it's 3 people in green suits manipulating the "rocks".  Of course there are computers involved, but object removal could technically be done without computers, just not as well and the cost would skyrocket.

I got about 20 minutes in and while I was fascinated by the behinds the scnes footage, I got tired of the talking heads interrupting it all the time to just gush about it.
And I'm with you, I thought the rock creature was CGI too. Seeing it on set with the puppeteers was cool!

After a while I did start to fast forward through the talking heads sections to get back to the behind the scenes stuff.

Do they show the voice actors doing recordings later in the documentary? I really like watching that stuff.

They did a few times, when they talked about how the voice actors had to match the mouth movements that were already done by the puppeteers.

[The Lurker]

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