Screenwriter Star Wars Jedi: Survivor explained how BD-1 became the “emotional cornerstone” plot
Leading screenwriter Star Wars Jedi: Survivor talked about how important the BD-1 is for the series, as well as what efforts the development developer made to revive the droid.
On his blog, Danny Homan, the leading screenwriter Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, spoke about the development of the sequel, as well as how important the faithful assistant to Cala for the story of the character is important. As explained in the message, the BD-1 actually went through the same process of capturing movement as actor Cameron Moneyen when developing the game.
Surely you are wondering how, damn it, the Respawn team was able to force a tiny robot to act in a mokap? Instead, BD-1 was played by actor Gideon Emery, who used a cardboard copy of the droid along with a special device to create sound signals and the character of the character-a photo of how it looked below.
Why do you need an actor who plays BD? The only BD replicas are BIPs, right? For the BD scriptwriters team, the main character, and on the set, it is necessary that the actor thinks over the motivation of the character in each scene, otherwise you can miss the opportunity. Gideon gives sound signals on the set so that other actors can hear BD reactions live. When we write BD sound signals in our scenarios, we always indicate the general meaning of his reaction. Gideon, holding a copy of the database in his hands, went after the Cameron playing Cal, on the set, whistled and gave reactions, some according to the script, some did not. This gave BD the opportunity to feel like one of the team members and equal among actors.
If you have already played Jedi Survivor or Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, you already know how important BD-1 is for Cal history. A little guy is very rare without his friend, which, according to Homan, does BD "One of the emotional cornerstone of Cal travel".
In fact, when the plot was written for Jedi: Survivor, Respawn screenwriters spoke BD reactions to the most important plot points. "Many of the most charming and significant points in the BD were the result of collaboration on the set and the attentive gaze of Gideon as an actor", – Homan explains.