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The company is named after the New Zealand wētā, one of the world's largest insects. [2] Wētā Workshop's output was used in director Peter Jackson's film trilogies The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, producing sets, costumes, armour, weapons, creatures and miniatures. [3] It also aided in the making of Jackson's 2005 version of King Kong. [4]
Both Richard Taylor and Wētā Workshop appear in the documentary film Reclaiming the Blade, where they discussed the creative and technical process of how movie props (specifically swords) are created at Wētā Workshop. Swords created by Wētā for films such as The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia are featured in the film as well.
Wētā FX, formerly known as Weta Digital, is a New Zealand–based digital visual effects and animation company based in Miramar, Wellington. It was founded by Peter Jackson , Richard Taylor , and Jamie Selkirk in 1993 to produce the digital special effects for Heavenly Creatures .
Prolific author Neal Stephenson’s digital content platform Lamina1 and “The Lord of the Rings” film franchise special effects company Wētā Workshop are set to collaborate on a ...
Wētā FX is a VFX and animation studio with over 1,500 staff and six Academy Awards, ten Academy Sci-Tech Awards and six visual effects BAFTA Awards. Some of Weta Digital's most notable works include Lord of the Rings , Avatar , Avatar sequels, The Hobbit , Avengers: Infinity Wars , Avengers: End Game , Game of Thrones , Space Force , Mulan ...
Wild West Guns (Mobile) 2011: Mobile phone: Gameloft: From the same publisher but different to the 2008/2009 versions. 2011 mobile port was a 2D top-down action-adventure. Wild West Online: Gunfighter: 2008: Windows, Mac: Tenderfoot Games: Free-to-play multiplayer online dueling game. Spun off from Wild West Online MMO. Wild Western: 1982 ...
Wild West is a system of skill-based character rules that is set in the American western frontier of the mid-19th century. [1]To create a character, the player chooses an occupation such as cattle baron, gambler, dentist, shepherd or lawman, and then adds applicable skills from a list of forty-five [2] that includes Marksmanship, Locksmithing, Weather Forecasting and Mule Skinning.
Weta Workshop → Wētā Workshop – This company has recently updated its logotype to include macrons. This reflects the correct spelling of the insect wētā after which the company was named, and means its name now does not reflect the meaning of the Māori word "weta" as "dirt, filth, muck, excrement, faeces".