Here's what has changed since the original 3 Indy flicks.
The Bad - LFL sold off it's model making division.
- Longtime sound designer Ben Burtt left LFL. No word if he's returning.
- Traditional matte painting artists unemployed, replaced by CG matte painters.
- I gurantee Lucas will push to use some of the crew members from the Prequels, like the "set" designers
and costumers. Considering this will be the first Indy film not shot on UK sound stages, there is a good chance
all new crewmembers in smaller roles will not be the same as the first 3...kind've sucks.
In short, I very much doubt that traditional effects will be used, replaced by CGI. But the sky isn't quite falling yet, Chicken Little!
The Good- Spielberg will not settle for anything short of perfection on this. Remember, his collaboration with ILM brought us
the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park which at the time were totally believable.
- The CGI won't be as heavy as the Prequels, and I very much doubt Spielberg will shoot in front of all of that greenscreen.
I short, although things have changed, Spielberg is the Director and he relies on the story to tell the CGI, whereas Lucas relies on the CGI to tell the story. It will probably look and feel different, but I'm sure they will do as best as possible to maintain the look of the first three. As a side note and interesting tidbit, the filmmakers have apparently approaced some costume designers to replicate Indy's look from Raiders which had subtle costume differences from the other two. This could lead down the road to capturing the look and feel of Raiders which is totally cool by me!