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Wētā FX Supercharges the Visuals in ‘The Rings of Power’

Wētā FX Supercharges the Visuals in ‘The Rings of Power’
Wētā FX Supercharges the Visuals in ‘The Rings of Power’

In its latest contribution to the prodigious ‘The Lord of the Rings’ franchise, Prime Video’s expansive series now nominated for 6 Emmy’s including Outstanding Special Visual Effects, pioneering visual effects company Wētā FX, led by VFX Supervisor Ken McGaugh, makes subterranean kingdoms pulse with life and creatures like Balrogs, Snow Trolls, and Wargs be the nastiest they can be.

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Driving ‘Mortal Engines’: Weta Crafts a Dystopian World for Universal’s YA Adaptation

Driving ‘Mortal Engines’: Weta Crafts a Dystopian World for Universal’s YA Adaptation
Driving ‘Mortal Engines’: Weta Crafts a Dystopian World for Universal’s YA Adaptation

VFX supervisor Ken McGaugh and animation supervisor Dennis Yoo face the challenges of creating a steampunk-inflected dystopian world inhabited by giant, predator cities on wheels for Oscar-winning VFX artist-turned-director Christian Rivers’ feature adaptation.

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