Anatomy of a Dewback

Anatomy of a Dewback is a 5-part 26 minutes behind-the-scenes web documentary, released in 1997 on StarWars.com, about the restoration and expansion of the Tatooine Dune Sea sequence with the addition and re-design of dewbacks from immovable rubber puppets to digital living creatures for the Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope Special Edition. The documentary reveals the process of restoring the original footage by YCM Labs and the expansion of the sequence with the addition of new footage and includes interviews with George Lucas and ILM about the concept and purpose of the scene.

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