{"id":116687,"date":"2023-06-23T21:24:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T02:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=116687"},"modified":"2023-06-23T21:24:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T02:24:25","slug":"collecting-the-precious-podcast-episode-7-interview-with-leonard-ellis-of-weta-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2023\/06\/23\/116687-collecting-the-precious-podcast-episode-7-interview-with-leonard-ellis-of-weta-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Collecting The Precious Podcast Episode 7: Interview with Leonard Ellis of Weta Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leonard.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-116688 no-lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leonard-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leonard-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leonard-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leonard-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leonard-255x143.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/leonard.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Earlier this year we sat down with Leonard Ellis of Weta Workshop to talk about the process of creating Middle-earth collectibles. 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