 Artist Dan Thron returned to create the game 's cutscenes , with assistance from Jennifer <unk> @-@ Lesser . Thron later called <unk> @-@ Lesser " one of the greatest artists I 've ever seen " . The cutscenes , which Computer Games Magazine called " unique " , feature multiple layers of artwork and footage of live actors filmed against a green screen . These components were combined and animated in Adobe After Effects . The technique had been developed for the original Thief , as an evolution of designer Ken Levine 's suggestion to use motion comic cutscenes . David Lynch 's films Eraserhead and The Elephant Man were important influences on their style . 
