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Norm is still away at WETA workshop in New Zealand, so Kishore and Jeremy are joined by TekThing co-host Shannon Morse to discuss the Great CES blackout of 2018 (12:40), her hands - on impressions of the new Vive Pro (22:15), the potential Studio Ghibli themepark (1:09:40), and to celebrate Shake Shack expanding to San Francisco, we rank our favo......
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The special effects, courtesy of Weta Digital, are beautiful and the emotional core of the story is never lost as a consequence of the big budget sequences, only heightened.
The crew - base in New Zealand working on the film is first class, and working with Sir Richard Taylor and the team at Weta Workshop is inspirational on every level.
«Rampage» is professional - looking, thanks to the well - integrated effects artistry of Weta Digital.
Designed by WETA Workshop in New Zealand and Geoff Keighley, The Game Award depicts the evolution of the video game medium by way of an angel that ascends through digital building blocks.
We've been working with WETA Digital on technologies.
«The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles II: Creatures and Characters» is another amazing book from WETA Workshop designer Daniel Falconer.
Disc 1: Theatrical Feature 4K Ultra HD Disc 2: Theatrical Feature Blu - ray ** Audio Commentary by Director Matt Reeves ** Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Director Matt Reeves ** Waging War for the Planet of the Apes ** All About Caesar ** WETA: Pushing Boundaries ** Music for Apes ** Apes: The Meaning of It All ** The Apes Saga: An Homage ** Concept Art Gallery ** Theatrical Trailers ** Digital
Taylor is also overseeing the design and production of weaponry, armour and prosthetics which are once again being made by the award winning Weta Workshop.
The visual effects company Weta Digital became a household name following their groundbreaking work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and they've worked on a number of other impressive films in the interim, ranging from District 9 to Avatar to...
The Hobbit: A Thief in the Shadows was created by VFX studio Weta Digital using a combination of Unreal Engine 4 and assets from the second film in Peter Jackson's big screen adaptations of the fantasy staple, The Desolation of Smaug.
There's an outstanding cast doing fine work all around — Clarke, Oldman, Russell all run circles around the largely disengaged Franco and Freida Pinto from «Rise» — but it's a testament to the beautiful Weta VFX that the movie still belongs to the apes and the motion capture actors breathing them to life.
It's actually a joint production between Pukeko Pictures (part - owned by Richard Taylor of Weta Workshops) and ITV Studios.
Typically, San Diego Comic Con is the big reveal event for Weta Workshop's collectibles team.
She has been commissioned by the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum, WETA Television and Al Jazeera to teach workshops, give commentary and present about her artwork.
Nearly wiped out by invasive mammals, New Zealand's mouse - sized insects, called giant weta, are making a comeback.
They eat insects and other invertebrates such as weta and spiders, which they catch on the wing or chase by foot.
«Gwen was an extraordinary and special person — one of the nation's leading lights in journalism, a gracious and inspiring colleague, and a warm and steadfast friend,» Sharon Rockefeller, president and CEO of the flagship public television station WETA in Washington, said in a letter to staffers.
We conducted a series of observations and experiments to test whether weta form mutualistic partnerships with fleshy - fruited plants as seed dispersers, similar to small mammals elsewhere in the world.
Massive grasshoppers called wetas once hopped throughout New Zealand.
They join Weta Digital, Rhythm & Hues, Luma Pictures, Cinesite, The Senate VFX, The Moving Picture Company and other fx studios in completing work on the film which is due in theaters June 3rd.
Halo was at one point going to happen under the guidance of Lord of the Rings» Peter Jackson, with WETA Studios hired to create most of the effects work.
A few other companies were brought on to help visualize the new universe like WETA, the geniuses behind the VFX in The Lord of The Rings.
One example is the New Zealand weta, but this is a special case: normally this role would be taken by mammals, but in New Zealand the only native mammals are bats.
If hired it could be a great excuse to shoot in New Zealand and more importantly with the help Weta, taking advantage of the Middle - Earth team who could use a project like this.
OXM ONLINE Former GameSetWatch columnist and now OXM contributor Alistair Wallis + WETA Workshop + large no longer fictional Halo vehicle = wow.
But because New Zealand originally lacked rats, which can spread seeds, Burns and his Victoria University colleagues Catherine Duthie, a graduate student, and George Gibbs wondered if the mouse - sized wetas had taken over the seed - dispersal job often held by these furry species.
The visual effects, supervised by Colin Strause and created by several companies including Weta, are absolutely first - rate.
The teaser video features Weta Workshop designers and technicians, including one of Middle - earth's favourite sons, Workshop concept designer and author of The Hobbit Chronicles, Daniel Falconer.
While Weta is currently hard at work on the next two Hobbit films, they're also...
Rebooting this franchise seemed somewhat iffy until we heard it would involve Weta performance - capture technology (complete with Serkis).
Mortal Engines is directed by Kiwi filmmaker Christian Rivers, a former VFX supervisor and storyboard artist from Weta now making his feature directorial debut.
To hit that elevated goal post, Spielberg worked in concert with New Zealand - based Weta Digital, known for its boundary - expanding work on the «Lord of the Rings» and «Hobbit» trilogies, «Avatar,» the rebooted «Planet of the Apes» films and Spielberg's own «Tintin,» with a team headed up by Oscar - winning senior visual effects artist Joe Letteri.
The director and the wizards at Weta collaborated to bring as much emotion and nuance as possible to the colossal CG characters of the Disney film.
Damon recently spoke with Empire in an interview saying, «Neill and the guys at Weta came up with some really gnarly weapons that don't exist in our world,» he explained.
Long - time Weta staffer Mike Wallis directs; and the rousing score is by composer John Psathas.
Check out the action and more impressive WETA Digital visual effects anyways in the embedded trailer above.
Seeing Richard Taylor's name in the credits, heading Weta «s wonderful work on armour and weaponry makes perfect since given they're the most accomplished elements within this verison of the world.
Did Jackson ask WETA to make the trolls and the wargs look sort of unreal, as a hedge against the inevitable outdating of the effects?
Update, April 23, 2015, 3 p.m.: In the comments, reader JamesDJ (who tells us he is freelancer and Classical WETA host James David Jacobs) shares another testament to the power of Star Wars» opening theme, from a day he was broadcasting from Massachusetts» Tanglewood Music Center:
It would be crushing to see Weta's considerable efforts go unrecognized by the Academy yet again, but «deserve's got nothing to do with it,» to quote the retired gunslinger.
Even in The Fellowship of the Ring, when Weta's technology was only just coming into its own, the effects were more convincing; not because they were better but because they were used sparingly.
Great WETA featurette from SFX, featuring our modern - day Lon Chaney, Andy Serkis.
Though the filmmaker seems to be bringing up the rear of a field WETA is revolutionizing, there is plenty of room for his less sincere vision.
Both the graphic and the motion logo were created by five - time Academy Award ® - winning visual effects facility Weta Digital (The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Avatar).
Just 20 - minutes from the airport, and a 15 - minute drive to New Zealand's iconic Weta Workshop.