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January 2004 |
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In The
Return of the King, the stirring finale to New Zealand filmmaker
Peter
Jackson's acclaimed adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord
of the Rings, the director pulls out all the stops, bringing the
epic fantasy to its long-awaited conclusion. Once again, Jackson's homegrown
effects facilities, Weta
Digital and Weta
Workshop, faced daunting challenges in creating more creatures,
more environments and even greater epic battles. Chief among the accomplishments
were the depictions of Shelob, Gollum and a host of other fantasy CG
characters, the super battle at Pelennor Fields, the majesty of Minas
Tirith and the final assault on Mount Doom.
Article by Joe Fordham |
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In an
exclusive interview, Lord of the Rings director Peter
Jackson reflects on the odyssey of the past eight years that has
taken him from relative obscurity to world-class status. Included are
insights into Jackson's philosophic and creative choices in adapting
Tolkien's material, as well as his approach to the increasingly sophisticated
visual effects challenges inherent in the final epic installment.
Interview by Joe Fordham |
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A rousing
tale of adventure based on the seafaring novels of Patrick O'Brian,
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World depicts life
aboard an early nineteenth-century British sailing vessel navigating
the dangerous seas of the Napoleonic era. Determined to capture the
same degree of historically accurate detail as the novels, director
Peter Weir called upon visual effects supervisors Nathan
McGuinness of Asylum
and Stefen
Fangmeier of Industrial
Light & Magic to oversee visual effects, which were used in
combination with full-scale ship replicas and miniatures to recreate
two major ship-to-ship battles and a raging storm at sea.
Article by Jody Duncan |
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A
perennial favorite, Peter Pan has seen many incarnations
on both stage and screen during the hundred years since J. M. Barrie
first penned his children's tale of perpetual youth in Never Never
Land. In the latest film adaptation, director P. J. Hogan takes
advantage of modern visual effects technology to bring a live-action
Peter Pan to the screen, heightening the story's magical
elements with the use of sophisticated flying rigs by special effects
supervisor Clay
Pinney and visual effects by artists at Industrial
Light & Magic, Digital
Domain and Sony
Pictures Imageworks, who brought to bear all of their tools
and talents in the service of the story's fantasy settings and characters.
Article by Jody Duncan |
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Have
you seen our coverage of The
Fellowship of the Ring or The
Two Towers ?
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