Wētā FX

Kia ora everyone! Our crew represent 62 different nationalities, bought together by their creativity and passion for film making. We celebrate our crew and their diversity. #wētāfx #vfx #diversity

We're #hiring! Wētā FX is looking for expressions of interest for a VFX Show Production Manager with a proven background in successfully managing challenging and complex production projects. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! Location: Wellington, New Zealand https://lnkd.in/fYaKAGh

We’re heartbroken to be saying farewell to our friend and collaborator of 20 years, Jon Landau. Jon brought tremendous energy to every film he worked on. He spoke passionately about the story and heart of the picture, and his enthusiasm for promoting the work and pushing for excellence was not only endless, but contagious. He challenged you to do better and loved to get in amongst the show crew and share his passion for the work. We felt Jon's steadfast support for our work and crew on every film, every step of the way. He visited every building and had all the time in the world to talk to artists. He was always first to put his hand up to record a message of thanks and he was a mentor to many of our crew. Jon was a pillar in the industry and his generosity of spirit and in sharing his knowledge and experience knew no bounds. Jon was passionate about film and we will miss his friendship and spirited engagement with the Wētā FX team. Our thoughts are with Jon’s family, friends and filmmaking whānau.

We’re heading to ACM SIGGRAPH Conferences 2024 in Denver this month and our crew have lots to share – check out our schedule.. see you there! #SIGGRAPH2024

https://ow.ly/kZrY50SstKb New Zealand's The Post’s senior arts reporter André Chumko sat down with nine of the 1000+ Wētā FX crew that worked on the film to learn about what goes into creating a single scene that ends up on the big screen.

Joe Letteri and some of our Technology and Research team started their week by attending a talk by Pixar co-founder and author of A Biography of a Pixel, Dr. Alvy Ray Smith. It was an honour to catch up with him at Te Papa Museum of New Zealand.

Check out THE VFX SHOW discussing our work on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes https://lnkd.in/gTxakeFd

Jeremy Hollis, Associate VFX Producer on Avatar, is one of three finalists in the 'Corporate Change' category at this weekend's Ngā Tohu Matihiko Awards (Te Hapori Matihiko). This category recognises contribution to progressing and empowering kaupapa Māori within the workplace. As one of the founding members of Te Komiti Māori at Wētā FX we celebrate Jeremy's mahi and wish him all the best for the ceremony this weekend!

Last week, we were honored to have Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace, visit Wētā FX while in New Zealand on her “Reasons for Hope” Tour. A few members of the KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES team were able meet Dr. Goodall and take her through the intricate process of creating realistic ape characters like Noa and Raka. Additionally, some of our crew were invited to meet Dr. Goodall a Royal Society Te Apārangi private event hosted by Her Excellency, the Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Cindy Kiro at the Grand Hall in Parliament Wētā FX’s Gino Acevedo said about her visit: "It was so wonderful to see Jane once again to share the experience with some of the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes team to show off some of the amazing work that everyone did. She was incredibly impressed and spoke about it the rest of the day. It was a great feeling to get the ‘primate stamp of approval’ from her!" www.janegoodall.org.nz

Our friends at Corridor Crew wanted to create photorealistic digital water, so who did they call? Chris White - Wētā FX Visual Effects Supervisor and CG water go-to guy.