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Deep compositing is a new form of both rendering and working with visual elements of a film. A recent story by FX Guide explained some of the techniques behind this increasingly important visual effects method. […]
Weta Digital has unveiled a NEW video on their YouTube channel showcasing some of the visual effects from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
“Truly, the tales and songs fall utterly short of your enormity, oh Smaug the Stupendous.” In his encounter with the dragon Smaug in the deep halls of Erebor in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, […]
Matt Aitken, the Hobbit’s Visual Effects Supervisor, talks about the realization of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in a recent interview with Flickering Myth. Aitken was supported by the Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Joe […]
“For me, it’s keeping the focus on the character.” – Joe Letteri Joe Letteri is Weta Digital’s senior visual effects supervisor and studio director. Among a long list of awards bestowed upon him, he is a winner […]
This is how tumblr user petitpotato imagines the dwarves Ori, Nori, and Dori would look if they were elves! She also re-envisioned Bombur, Bofur, and Bifur as their woodland elf counterparts. (Myla) Natalia Bilenko and […]
Last week, the Academy Award nominations have been revealed with three nominations for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in the categories Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, and Sound Editing. With the ever increasing technological advances, […]
Congratulations to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! Just moments ago, it was announced that the film received three nominations for the 2014 Academy Awards. At the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2014, The Hobbit: The […]
Thanks to our friends over at Heirs of Durin, we have discovered these videos featuring NEW behind-the-scenes footage from The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Each video highlights a different area worthy of an award. Directing: http://youtu.be/emUFXWS7rh0 […]
Our congratulations to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! The film has been nominated for three Oscars in the following categories: Makeup and Hairstyling Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater, and Tami Lane Production Design Dan Hennah (Production Design); […]
