Weta Workshop

Weta Workshop is a physical effects company based in Miramar, New Zealand, producing effects for television and film. Founded in 1987 by Richard Taylor and others, it has produced creatures and makedown effects for the TV series ' and ' and effects for films such as Meet The Feebles and Heavenly Creatures. A digital division, Weta Digital, was formed in 1993.

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Physical effects - Miramar, New Zealand - Television - Film - 1987 - Richard Taylor - Meet The Feebles - Heavenly Creatures - Weta Digital - 1993

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Weta Workshop's output came to worldwide prominence with director Peter Jackson's film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, producing sets, costumes, armour, weapons, creatures, and miniatures.

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Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings

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"Weta" is possibly an acronym as well as relating to the New Zealand-native insect. The company's website "history" page says the four promoters called it "Weta" "after New Zealand's coolest little monster, a bizarre and prickly prehistoric cricket". The acronym (WETA) possibly stands for Wingnut Entertainment Technical Allusions , Wingnut Films being Jackson's film production company. Weta may be going through a re-branding exercise, having spawned new divisions such as Weta Tenzan Chain Maille with more in the pipeline.

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New Zealand-native insect - Wingnut Entertainment - Allusion - Illusion

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Currently, Weta is working on new projects, such as Jane And The Dragon and the 3-D live action version of the hit Japanese anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion, which is due around 2006-2010. Weta is currently working on the game to film adaptation of the popular Microsoft Xbox video game '.

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Jane And The Dragon - Neon Genesis Evangelion - Microsoft - Xbox

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