In a sparse, sunlit loft, programmer Stephen Regelous quietly works alone every day to the hum of his laptop. But what he’s really doing is leading the masses. Regelous created Massive, the special-effects program behind the colossal battles in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Using Massive, the Oscar-winning Weta Digital team pulled off anticipated scenes for the latest installment, The Two Towers — such as the battle at Helm’s Deep — by digitally generating smart crowds to supplement the live action. [More]
Day: December 13, 2002
(CBS) One year ago, “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings” went from one of the biggest gambles in motion picture history to one of the most acclaimed. [More]
Julez writes: Some nice Two Towers goodies up on icLiverpool’s site including London premiere pics, an excellent review and movie stills gallery. [More]
3 articles in today (12/13)’s USA Today. Different pictures for the print edition, but they are available online. Main article on the films, Sidebar on Miranda Otto and Karl Urban and their characters, and Review of the TTT and FoTR games.
Debbie writes: Just a reminder to those looking for ways to pass the time before Two Towers opens: I’m posting my comic, Waiting For Frodo, on a daily basis until TT opens. Today’s strip includes photos of Rosie at Weta Digital’s IT Christmas party!
Grey Area writes: Here in the UK, Channel 4 have a morning / breakfast show called RI:SE. This morning they had a brief bit on TTT, humourous in nature concerning the antics of Gollum. [More]
(This is of course a joke, for all of you who are about to send me an email concerning this -Xo)