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WARCRAFT-WETA | Constructing Durotan the Orc for Madame Tussaud’s London….

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As Madame Tussaud’s newest residences in London is featuring Durotan, also other characters from Lothar form the movie Warcraft based on Legendary studio and production of the World of Warcraft MMORPG,   in which is now in screening  at the moment for the southern hemisphere winter season of 2016….  One of the newly acquired residences is Durotan, Durotan is constructed out from animation components of the film in which has taken 2711 hours , 55 technicians,  80 kilograms of clay to 3D printed the structure also other components are molded structured out from clay to form the cast later on in which the structure of Durotan taken ninety silicon molds, seven fiberglass components combining with ninety Kilograms of steel skeleton to hold the structure together as all the components are assemble the crew taken over hundreds of hours of painting.. With incredible detail like the ANZAC works that can be found in Tepa in Wellington..  with that incredible detail 463 hours of hair installments  with 15 meters of leather to costume 2.2 meter tall life size figure of Durotan..   it should be interesting to see what other characters of Weta Workshop has constructed for the Warcraft residences..

WORLD OF WARCRAFT | Reliving Warcraft- the ILM Visual effects ………………….

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As Weta workshop did the awesome spectacular for the Hobbit also the Lord of the Rings Trilogies in enriching the stories lines with immersive visual effects so to flesh out the story-lines of the vital scenes that play important aspects of the production.. So as the team at ILM – Light Industrial and Magic has done so on a massive experimental level… Pushing those visual effects boundaries so when you’ve watching the film itself you’ve in that world completely within partaking in those stories…..

“Warcraft” based on “Blizzard Entertainment’s world of Warcraft” in which takes you through one off the most popular MMORPG of many besides Star trek online and Star wars the old republic…..As Warcraft takes us into that world in between the Humans and the Orcs whom world is in desolation with famine and in need of further food and resources as theirs are exhausted to survive through not least that a few seasons.. As they begin one whom is alone Orc and his family is challenging that survival by force.. As they also tries to struggle to survive in the realm of Azeroth.. Also challenge by humans whom fear what the orc expansion onto their lands whether it’s for peace or an all-out war between the two civilizations…  It has many characters in Azeroth whom strives for many things..

 

VIDEO GAMES AWARDS -2014 | Weta Workshop Introduction of the Angel gaming trophy…?

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On Friday, 5th December 2014, the “Video Games Awards” the” Oscars” of the video gaming industry and media, in which was held in in “Las Vegas”,  showcasing the latest games, awarding in the same Voting Categories like the Oscars and the people awards… like in various categories.. In each of the categories the winners was award with a game Award in which was design and created by “Weta Workshop” with the supervision of “Sir Richard Taylor “ and his Weta Workshop  team whom did the amazing a visual and props effects with many productions like the Lord of the rings, The Hobbit, Elysium…

The Angel Trophy design is to celebrate that excellence in the Video game industry in Which Sir Richard Taylor … “The angel rising to the heavens pursuing great heights out from the digital blocks of the land is the inspiration of the design……..” in the creative process the trophy when through many designs with 3D printing to see the what that trophy would look like, with the aspirations designs of hoping in having a timeless quality style where telling that story of various games through every era..

THE HOBBIT-TRAILER | the battle of the five armies..?

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On December, 17th 2014, “The Hobbit “trilogy concludes on that lonely mountain a battle ground is placed at its doorstep..In this final conclusion that leading up to where the Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, as this is a story about Bilbo Baggins in “in the Hobbit” as his cousin Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings, battle it out with a company of Dwarves, with Thorin Oakenshield in the previous episode struggling having to reclaim their underground Kingdom from the dragon Smaug whom is voice by Sherlock Benedict Cumberbatch….  Whom in that episode begins a fiery devastating reign.. Over that sleeping fishing village city that once was heavily fortified of Lake Town…

In the conclusion Thorin becomes akin like to his father whom as he hoards.. Everything back obsession.. Sauron operating behind the war theatre, has placed his moves to send the legions of Orcs to reclaim Lonely Mountain… as the eclipse of darkness apond them, the races united the Dwarves, Elves, also Men… for Middle Earth in a moment in time fragilely thread…  The Bilbo Baggins story is foretold on 17th December 2014…

AIR NEW ZEALAND –THE HOBBIT | Behind the scenes- of the Epic safety video ever made..?

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Filmed in various scenic  locations of Auckland, Hobbiton, Wellington, also the south Land Queenstown during early this year 2014 also air inflight on October … in creating the most epic “Air New Zealand inflight safety video ever” as the official airline for Middle Earth, “Air New Zealand”. This process shows you how various parts in the production…  From in the scenic middle earth centric views to the green screens digitally… Narrated by Elijah Wood, Sir Peter Jackson, the Doctor – Sylvester McCoy.. Directed by Taika Waititi whom also played the Wizard… also the wonderful Magical crew of “Weta Workshop”.. With the magical musical sound score, produced by Munki Studios in Wellington….