Being that it's a practical effect, the creation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens' BB-8 droid was a challenging one for the crew.
According to a write-up on StarWars.com, it all started with director J.J. Abrams sketching a rough idea of what the droid needed to look like on a napkin. Once the original idea was out there, it was then sent off to Concept Designer Christian Alzmann.
While working on the concept of BB-8, Alzmann claims he was partially inspired by soccer balls for BB-8's design.
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According to a write-up on StarWars.com, it all started with director J.J. Abrams sketching a rough idea of what the droid needed to look like on a napkin. Once the original idea was out there, it was then sent off to Concept Designer Christian Alzmann.
While working on the concept of BB-8, Alzmann claims he was partially inspired by soccer balls for BB-8's design.
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