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WETA
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Miramar, Wellington
New Zealand
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Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
Coming to Theaters December 14
From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of two films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien. The second film will be “The Hobbit: There and Back Again.”
Both films are set in Middle-earth 60 years before “The Lord of the Rings,” [...]
The Digital & Conceptual Artwork of SSF by Sylvain Beignet
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Conceptual Art is a HUGE part of the Film industry. Most of us know the names Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, and even H R Giger, but many do not realize what their impact on the finished items we view had. These artists are the basis for most of the creativeness in the film…. and [...]
1:72 LOTR Minas Tirith Studio Filming Miniature from WETA
Photos obtained online from various sources that had taken photos of it during it’s tours…. the smaller filming miniature of this Lord of the Rings – Return of the King fortress is magnificent! Even in it’s 1:72 scale it is huge! Built by the hands of the very talented modelers at New Zealand’s outstanding WETA [...]
AVATAR Weapons from WETA
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We all know ILM… and Kerner Optical… and others that do stand out work, but all the new blockbuster movies include our friends from New Zealand…. WETA! Here are some renderings of the weapons used in AVATAR that were designed and built for use by WETA.
To view more about WETA, visit their site by [...]
AVATAR’s CG War Vehicles
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I was so impressed with AVATAR’s story, and CG effects! Director James Cameron completely had NEW technology developed (that he paid for out of his own pocket) in order to bring this amazing movie to life! And LIFE it certainly displayed in all it’s CG beauty! The fantastic Navi people were extremely well done, [...]
AVATAR – The 3D Revolution by Pop Sci Magazine Journalist John Scott Lewinski
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Inside the Scene-Stealing 3-D Technology Behind
James Cameron’s
AVATAR
James Cameron is stubborn. He decided nearly a decade ago to film his humans-versus-aliens sci-fi adventure Avatar in 3-D, but he refused to start production until technology could convince the viewer that he or she could step through the screen and pick up a bow alongside the Na’vi, [...]
