‘This is where we add the 30 foot liquid metal shark’ #Shotmakers: Weta Digital breaks down this fun single scene from Robert Rodriquez's 'We Can Be Heroes'. February 1, 2021 Articles
Weta Digital’s meerkat Unreal short available as free sample files Download the entire scene. December 11, 2020 Articles
Behind the VFX of ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ Weta Digital explains how they created elves, Jack-a-lotes, Santa’s flying sleigh, snowy environments and...a Yule Cat. December 10, 2020 Articles
Eagle vs. meerkat: behind Weta Digital’s stunning Unreal Engine short Fur and feathers! November 18, 2020 Articles
Watch this ‘King Kong’ featurette on the T. Rex fight Key team members break it down. November 15, 2020 Articles
Wait, there’s a talking goldfish!? These are the killer VFX scenes from s2 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ SPOILER WARNING: The making of the opening battle oner, baby Pogo, a fish-headed android, Ghost Ben and the final confrontation. August 5, 2020 Articles
Weta Digital’s zero-G ‘Space Force’ chimp mocap included pushing an office chair around The VFX studio also leveraged its extensive primate experience in bringing the season-favorite character to life. July 10, 2020 Articles
Body of Work: Weta Digital on the art of face replacement 2D, 3D and everything in between. June 26, 2020 Articles
The many facets of Thanos’ face Weta Digital reveals behind the scenes of Thanos in this new video. May 3, 2020 Articles
Why mandrills jumping on bridges was one of the toughest effects in ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ Behind the scenes with Weta Digital and the stunning mandrill bridge chase. January 13, 2020 Articles
How live-action free diver reference informed a crucial scene in ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Can you hold your breath for six minutes? January 11, 2020 Articles
Down to the wire: looking back at the VFX of ‘Endgame’ The film had almost 2,500 effects shots. January 8, 2020 Articles
When one of your fighters is not real ...actually, often they’re both not real: how Weta Digital crafted the Will Smith vs. Will Smith rumble in ‘Gemini Man’. January 7, 2020 Articles
Procedural pores, modeling teeth, messy fighting and other new things Weta Digital did to turn Will Smith into a 23-year-old Weta Digital also had to work with 40 times the usual data on ‘Gemini Man’. October 11, 2019 Articles
Watch a whole ton of official ‘Avengers: Endgame’ VFX breakdowns in one place So. Many. Befores. And. Afters. September 7, 2019 Articles
A visual history of performance capture at Weta Digital Gollum. Caesar. Thanos. And more. August 21, 2019 Articles
My VFX job: Rendering software engineer Weta Digital’s Javor Kalojanov on being part of rendering research at the top-tier studio. August 16, 2019 Articles
Projecting immersive and interactive imagery onto the underside of a dome, in real-time. Easy, right? Weta Digital and 2n Design, and some neat real-time tech, combined for the Childish Gambino’s Pharos festival. July 29, 2019 Articles
See befores & afters of Will Smith in ‘Gemini Man’ Go behind the scenes of Weta Digital’s work. July 24, 2019 Articles
Creatures, fire and atmospherics: cooking up a ‘Game of Thrones’ VFX storm A visual breakdown of Weta Digital's killer shots from the final season. May 28, 2019 Articles
Hey Thanos, what’s new with you? The extra tools employed by Weta Digital and Digital Domain in crafting Thanos for ‘Endgame’. May 16, 2019 Articles
How ‘Endgame’s’ battle against Thanos went from greenscreen stages to those final epic shots The story behind those portals, Iron’s Man finger-snap, and making the ‘mega’ blip. May 14, 2019 Articles
‘She eats a lot during this film, you know’ – giving CG characters some bite How do you make a CG character eat, anyway? Weta Digital reveals all. March 20, 2019 Articles