Thursday 23 June 2011
Weta Digital
My chosen area of study is Weta Digital (a digital effects company). I Chose this company to study because they have played a part in a lot of my favourite films amd have won five academy awards for best visual effects.
DVD Extra Sources
- Conception and Design: Creating the World of District 9 - a good source from the district 9 dvd explaining how they created the world within district 9, makes frequent references to weta workshops.
- Weta Digital 'From Vision To Reality' - An exellent source from the lord of the rings that tells us a bit about weta digital before going through some of the main challenges in the creation lord of the rings, the fellowship of the ring.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05AGnpb12TA
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrVkMqHlx6I
Magazine Articles & Books
- Special Effects - The History And Technique (book)
By Richard Rickitt
This book may be useful because it explains some of the special efects that were used in the lord of the rings and other weta films. It is a fairly big book and is well written, unlike some of the other sources so it is definately one to rely on. - The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The RIng (Visual Companion)
By Jude Fisher
This book is also very useful as it explains a lot of the effects and work by weta studios in one of thier biggest films, it is well written and official so it can be relied on and very useful. - Peter Jackson - A Film Makers Journey
By Brian Sibley
Peter Jackson's authorised Biography, talks about weta digital and some of thier creations, has a lot of detail about the begining of weta.
Useful Internet Sources & Websites
The links below are the sources that i found to be useful and relevant to my chosen study area (Weta Digital Studios)
- Weta Digital - http://www.wetafx.co.nz/features/
This source is quite useful as it is the official website for weta digital and lists the films it has been involved in along with the awards they have won and information about thier up coming films. - Weta Digital Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weta_Digital
This source contains lots of information about weta studios that is not mentioned on thier website but it is written by the public so should not be fully relied on.