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You'll also have chance to take photos with various characters and weapons, as well as treating yourself to a souvenir or two, if desired.
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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Weta Workshop
Welcome, curious minds, to the Miramar Peninsula, a suburban enclave colloquially and affectionately known across the globe as 'Wellywood.' You are standing outside the Weta Workshop, the epicenter of New Zealand's cinematic…
Listen in the app2The Weta Cave and Gift Shop
We commence our study in the Weta Cave, the public-facing entrance and gift shop. Look up and observe the ceiling; it is adorned with an array of frames that chronicle the vast filmography Weta has touched. …
Listen in the app3The Workshop Floor: Weaponry
We have now crossed the threshold into the active workshop. We are often guided by working artists—such as Darren, a painter whose fingers might still bear the blue pigment of an undisclosed Na'vi project for the Avatar sequels. …
Listen in the app4The CNC and Digital Fabrication Room
Step up to the large observation windows looking into the CNC (Computer Numerical Control) room. Here, the workflow transitions from the digital realm back into the physical. …
Listen in the app5The Sculpting Department: Expressions of Kong
Moving into the traditional sculpting area, look closely at the walls lined with highly detailed clay maquettes. You will notice a sequence showcasing various facial expressions of Peter Jackson's King Kong. …
Listen in the app6Thunderbirds Are Go: Miniatures
We now transition to a distinctly different aesthetic paradigm: the miniature sets created for the television reboot of Thunderbirds Are Go. This production utilizes a technique known as 'Bigature'—massive, highly detailed…
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Our final interior stop is near the finishing and painting departments. Here, the illusion is perfected. …
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As we exit the Weta Workshop and return to the brisk Wellington air, let us reflect on the academic significance of what we have witnessed. We have traversed a facility where imagination is industrialized, where dreams are…
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What is Weta Workshop?
Weta Workshop is a place in New Zealand with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | -41.3064, 174.8243 |
| Last updated |