WETA WORKSHOP
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF CREATIVITY Weta Merchandise
Original price: USD $59.99 Open edition
Dimensions: 24 x 30.5 x 3 cm (HxWxD)
Weight: 1.8 kg
Materials: Paper
Released: October 2014
Sold out: August 2022
Author: Luke Hawker
This beautiful commemorative book is an insider's tour of twenty years of filmmaking magic at Weta Workshop, the five-time Academy Award-winning design studio and physical effects manufacturing facility known for its work on films like The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, King Kong, District 9 and The Hobbit. Written by longtime crew member Luke Hawker, this colourful tome is the ultimate guide to how Weta Workshop brings imagination to life!
Weta Workshop: Celebrating 20 Years of Creativity reveals the extraordinary story of Weta Workshop, an Academy Award-winning conceptual design and manufacturing studio known for its creations for such films as The Lord of the Rings, King Kong, Avatar, The Chronicles of Narnia, District 9, and The Hobbit trilogy. Along with its film work, Weta Workshop makes collectible art, children's television shows, and public sculptural pieces. Featuring a foreword by Peter Jackson, this publication offers unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes photographs, concept sketches, and final imagery from all these ventures. Weta Workshop: Celebrating 20 Years of Creativity was written by Weta Workshop Supervisor Luke Hawker, who has been with the Workshop for 16 years.