From the folks at WETA: We’ve had a busy week; revealing that we’re working on two new projects this week, and Richard Taylor was gifted with an Honorary Award. Here with this week’s highlights…..

Weta reveals work on NZ fantasy novel, Under The Mountain
Weta Director gifted Honorary Award
Hilarious Raygun infomercial competition closes on Monday
Weta to work on KISS concert
King Kong “gross” artwork from the archives
Hellgate: London statue designer spills The Hunter’s beans
New testimonial from the wacky world of Dr Grordbort
Youngest crew member celebrates birthday at Weta
Déjà vu for Weta’s Lucy Cant
Hellgate: London concept artist reveals new work

For those of you in the UK, check out the latest edition of ImagineFX, which features an interview with Dr Grordbort’s designer, Greg Broadmore, here.

From the folks at WETA: Our big news is that Richard Taylor, that head of Weta Workshop was inducted into the Massey University Hall of Fame in the weekend. Richard attended the Wellington based University before starting up Weta. Here are this week’s other highlights for your news:

Weta’s work on Australian kids television show [More]
Becoming King Kong exhibition in its final days [More]
Rayguns for ‘the geek who has everything’
Figures.com interviews Sculptors behind Hellgate: London figures [More]
Behind the scenes: King Kong concept design explained
Wacky Dr Grordborts creates a two headed character
Mini Raygun prize pack competition winners announced

Rachel, Web Content Manager at Weta Workshop & Weta Limited, writes: Hope you have had a great week. It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Wellington, New Zealand! Here are this week’s highlights from the Weta camp….

Meet the man behind the Halo Warthog
New Prince Caspian artwork revealed!
Tahi The Kiwi gets a new leg
We open Limited Edition prints to public
Weta Digital animation guru to speak at Visual Expo
VFX master talks about motion capturing Jane and The Dragon

Here are the latest news headlines from the wonderful world of Weta:


Rayguns book opens for sale

Win YOUR head sculpted on a Weta statue
Weta’s design work in kids book featured on TV
Limited Edition Raygun prints released
Weta Bug visits the crazy worlds of conventions in Australia
Convention Costumes – how do they get made?
New testimonial from the Dr Grordbort’s universe

This weekend we’ll be at the Armageddon convention in Auckland, please drop by and say hello if you are attending. www.pulpexpo.com

Weta teams up with big guns It’s a project that will bring Sigourney Weaver and James Cameron to town and will be made, in part, in Wellington. Avatar is being touted as a futuristic, ground-breaking film, and as Weta digital’s visual effects maestro Joe Letteri told ONE News, Weta, along with hundreds of Kiwi contractors are helping to make it happen. The film is Cameron’s latest project. His last film was Titanic – the very same Titanic that was released 12 years ago and is still the highest grossing film ever made.

Weta teams up with big guns