The Wonderful World Of Weta, Part 1
As the New Zealand FX behemoth's bought up by Unity for over a billion dollars, I recall a wonderful morning spent in the former ice-cream factory during the making of Peter Jackson's King Kong.
The world is an unjust place, otherwise every child would be allowed to spend a day running free in the Weta Workshops.
Part groundbreaking FX house, part fantasy grotto, there are wonders here the likes of which you don't see in everyday life. In one corner, two designers examine a cast of a Tyrannosaurus skull that looks as if it was lifted from a loca…
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