Christopher Gearhart
(Bricks Brought to Life)
Roles: Director, VFX Artist, Compositor
As a long-time animator on YouTube, Chris directed the project and tackled a majority of the post-production work. Drop by his channel for more awesome LEGO Star Wars action and comedy!
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Kevin Ulrich
(Brotherhood Workshop)
Role: Lead Animator
Kevin filmed a majority of the shots in the trailer, from the Yavin IV command center to the awesome action sequence at (0:27). Check out his channel and have a laugh watching hilarious and awesome LEGO videos!
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Spencer Katz
(mobdeli)
Role: Lead Animator
Spencer Katz took on three of the most challenging and impressive shots of the trailer - the Yavin IV Hangar Base and the AT-AT Battle. Head over to his channel for awesome, massive-scale stop motion videos!
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Kris Theorin
(bionicle28)
Role: CGI Artist
Kris Theorin played a key role in designing the second Death Star insert at (0:49)! Check out his channel for LEGO shorts about Batman action figures, apocalyptic civil litigation, and eccentric clone troopers.
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Sean Willets
(theofficialfilmyguy)
Role: Animator
Sean Willets animated three epic shots for the trailer, including the imperial chase scene at (1:10). Head over to his channel for hilarious comedy and incredible stop motion animations.
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Zach Macias
(Mindgame Studios)
Role: Animator
Zach Macias contributed two sweet shots for the trailer: Jyn riding a transport (0:38) and Jyn’s Imperial disguise (1:26). Check out his channel for professional LEGO stop motion shorts you won’t forget.
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James Morr
(Spastik Chuwawa)
Role: Animator
James built many of the awesome set pieces in the trailer including the background elements from (1:15), and animated the ominous Bacta Tank shot. Check out his channel for more fun LEGO animations!
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Tommy Williamson
(BrickNerd)
Role: Animator
Tommy constructed many of the awesome set pieces in the trailer, including the ship at (1:14) and the ominous Bacta Tank set at (1:17). Stop by his channel for LiveBuilds, reviews, animation and much more.
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Forrest Whaley
(forrestfire101)
Role: Animator
Forrest animated the foreground plate for the Grand Admiral’s approach to the battlefield at 1:15. Check out his channel for epic LEGO action and comedy shorts – anything from Captain America to the Good Dinosaur!
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