The Edge - The Birth of Weta
1994 4m Television
- Documentary
- Arts/Culture
This report for arts show The Edge looks at the early days of Weta, the Wellington effects company which would go on to win Oscars for King Kong and Avatar. Dressed in a Tintin T-shirt, Peter Jackson talks about the effects being crafted for Heavenly Creatures, and forecasts a future where filmmaking will go digital. Richard Taylor — later head of Weta Workshop — crafts a sea creature for another project; George Port guides viewers through the basics of digital effects. At this point Port was Weta's only digital effects expert. He worked on Heavenly Creatures for seven months straight.





















