Weta Digital is one of the world’s premier visual effects companies. Led by Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Joe Letteri, Weta Digital is known for uncompromising creativity and a commitment to developing innovative technology. Groundbreaking performance-driven digital characters like Smaug, Gollum, Kong, Neytiri, and Caesar (from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) are widely acknowledged as some of the best digital characters ever put on screen. Weta’s development of revolutionary virtual production workflows for Avatar, The Adventures of Tintin, and the Hobbit trilogy has firmly integrated digital production techniques into the film production paradigm.
Co-founder Peter Jackson established Weta Digital in 1993 to create the visual effects for his film Heavenly Creatures. The company went on to cement its reputation for cutting edge visual effects with work on blockbusters like the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong.
Weta Digital has five visual effects Oscars® and five visual effects BAFTAs to its credit, and has recently completed the visual effects for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
Projects Weta Digital Have Worked On
- Alvin and the chipmunks , The road chip
- Independence Day
- The Krampus
- The BFG
- Maze runner the scorch trials
- The jungle book
- Fantastic 4
- Batman V Superman dawn of justice
- Furious 7
- Hobbit , the battle of five armies
- Dawn of the planet of the apes
- Hobbit , desolation of smaug
- Iron Man 3
- The wolverine
- Hobbit, an unexpected journey
- Man of steel
Weta Digital is part of a neighbourhood of creative companies including Weta Workshop, Park Road Post Production, Stone Street Studios and Portsmouth Rentals.
Sister companies
Weta Digital is part of a network of creative companies based in the Wellington suburb of Miramar – home to some of the worlds finest filmmaking talent and technology.
Weta Workshop
Another recipient of multiple Academy Awards®, Weta Workshop is responsible for the beautifully realised physical environments of both King Kong and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Workshop offers services in design, makeup effects and prosthetics, creatures, museum display models, armour and chain mail, weapons and sculpture.
Contact Weta Workshop
Phone: + 644 909 4000
Email: info@wetaworkshop.co.nz
Website: www.wetaworkshop.com
Park Road Post Production
Park Road is a premier post production facility offering a relaxing and inspiring environment for filmmakers to realise their vision. The facility offers sound mixing services, digital intermediate, end to end stereoscopic services, digital lab services, as well as a Kodak Imagecare accredited film processing lab.
Contact Park Road Post Production
Phone: + 644 909 7800
Email: parkroad@parkroad.co.nz
Website: www.parkroad.co.nz
Stone Street Studios
Stone Street Studios has two purpose-built sound stages, including the massive 24,500 square foot stage, four adapted warehouse stages, and a large back lot that can house a wet stage. It also offers services in production, construction, wardrobe, makeup and art department.
Contact Stone Street Studios
Phone: + 644 388 9813
Email: info@stonestreetstudios.co.nz
Portsmouth Rentals
Portsmouth Rentals is a complete film equipment rental company with a vast range of lighting, lighting trucks, grip, unit, location and special effects equipment for hire. It has a consumables outlet that sells everything from gaffer tape to technician accessories.
Contact Portsmouth Rentals
Phone: + 644 380 9701
Email: rentals@portsmouth.co.nz
Weta Limited
Weta Limited is the merchandising arm of Weta Workshop. It produces and sells a range of exceptional, high end collectibles, apparel, books, chain mail and object art. Weta Limited also manages the Weta Cave retail store at 1 Weka St, Miramar, Wellington. The Weta Cave provides fans and tourists with a rare insight into the world of Weta.
Contact Weta
Phone: + 644 388 8646
Email: info@wetanz.co.nz
Website: www.wetanz.co.nz
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