10. THE SKEKSIS WERE MODELED ON THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS BY HENSON.
They were wrath, voracity, sloth, pride, desire, jealousy, and gluttony. Since there were more than seven of them, a few sins were rehashed. Froud depicted some being a reptile, a predatory bird and a dragon.
11. ALL WAS SHOT WITH A FAINT COLOR TINT TO LOOK LIKE FROUD’S CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS.
This was finished with a “light flex” by Oscar-winning cinematographer Oswald Morris. He resigned after his work on The Dark Crystal.
12. THE SKEKSIS AND MYSTICS INITIALLY HAD AN INDO-EUROPEAN ROOTED LANGUAGE.
David Odell wrote in the first script for the Skeksis and the Mystics to share a similar language. It had the Skeksis using a “cruder, uglier” form of it. Nevertheless, the performers were excessively busy working on their movements. This made it impossible to learn a new language, so they generally talked nonsense. Until …
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