The Skeksis hands were operated using a handheld trigger device that controlled the flexible rods serving as its fingers.įor Age of Resistance, the technical crew devised simpler ways to puppeteer the creatures, including the Skeksis. Similar to Big Bird of Sesame Street, the lead puppeteer inside the Skeksis costume would wear a television monitor around their waist to gain a better sense of vision. skekSil the Chamberlain's puppet was built with over 20 mechanical components. For wide shots of the Skeksis walking or running, actors of short stature were sometimes used as doubles. The main puppeteer, wearing a heavy, robe-covered costume with a puppet head, would be assisted by a second performer operating the creature's right hand from inside the costume, and a team of four technicians in charge of its facial features. Performance Įach Skeksis puppet was controlled in the original film by as many as six puppeteers.

According to Froud, the robes were meant to reflect the Skeksis' unique personalities and functions within the castle. To give the Skeksis their grubby appearance, the robes were then ripped and stained with fake dirt and paint. The robes were fabricated with expensive materials (silks, furs, velvet, etc.) and exotic feathers, and decorated in jewels made from melted toy soldiers skekTek the Scientist's bionic eye was made from a dye-cast TIE fighter model's cockpit. The design of the Skeksis' robes was supervised by British artist and painter Sarah Bradpiece. But if I was feeling the least bit tired or run down, it was as if a building had caved in on me.Ĭonceptual designer Brian Froud designed the Skeksis as looking like 'part reptile, part predatory bird, part dragon,' with a 'penetrating stare.' There were days I could work 'inside' my Skeksis character, the High Priest (Ritual-Master), without noticing the weight. Henson himself commented on the difficulty of performing as a Skeksis: Numerous names were proposed for the species, including Skekses, Reptus, Karackt and Skek-sis. He became intrigued with the idea of a reptilian race assuming control over a formerly splendid past society, and developed the Skeksis with the concept that they represented the darker side of human nature. Jim Henson was inspired to design the Skeksis by an illustrated edition of a Lewis Carroll poem showing two elegantly dressed crocodiles in a bathroom. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

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