Star Wars: Skeleton Crew<\/a> received a total of 17 nominations for the fourth Children\u2019s and Family Emmy Awards, winning a total of four.<\/p>\nStar Wars: Skeleton Crew is a limited miniseries set in the Star Wars universe that takes place at the same time as the hit series The Mandalorian and the events of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi. The story, created by writers Jon Watts and Christopher Ford, follows four kids getting lost in space and the adventures they embark upon to find their way home.<\/p>\n
The cast, lead by actor Jude Law, includes Ravi Cabot-Conyers,\u00a0Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, and\u00a0Nick Frost. The show premiered on Dec. 2, 2024 and ran until Jan. 14, 2025. <\/p>\n
Image Engine, founded over 30 years ago in Hollywood North, provided 288 shots across six episodes of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, including character animation, large-scale CG environments, creature animation and more. In partnership with Lucasfilm, the studio also has credits on The Mandalorian (Seasons 1\u20133), The Book of Boba Fett (which also won an Emmy Award), Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka, and Willow.<\/p>\n
Other series nominated in the same category included Goosebumps: The Vanishing; Henry Danger: The Movie, Sweet Tooth and Time Bandits.\u00a0Image Engine is also contributing to the upcoming feature films titled The Mandalorian & Grogu.<\/p>\n
\u201cWinning this Emmy is an incredible moment for our entire team,\u201d said Andy Walker, Visual Effects Supervisor for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew at Image Engine. \u201cThis project was a true collaboration across artists, departments, and production partners.\u201d<\/p>\n
The contributions of the Image Engine team to the series can be seen in a breakdown reel on vimeo. It\u2019s fascinating to see all of the different elements that go into creating what viewers see as a seamless progression of scenes.<\/p>\n
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The studio\u2019s Emmy win is yet another for Vancouver\u2019s vibrant creative sector which has logged in credits on everything from hit streaming service series to the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse feature film.<\/p>\n
Image Engine\u2019s most recent work includes the Vancouver-shot Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, season 2.<\/p>\n
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