Weta Digital explains some of the techniques used to create the many CGI characters of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey” https://vimeo.com/57682879 https://vimeo.com/57692792 https://vimeo.com/57687336Read More
Just because a film’s office supply budget is more than your entire film budget doesn’t mean you can’t learn something about aesthetics that you can apply to your own film. Here are 7 Elements we can pull from The Hobbit. 1. Dramatic Lighting You will notice that in the majority of good portraiture, dramatic lighting is often a Read MoreRead More
Vincent Laforet goes in depth about his opinion of why the 48 fps HFR experiment fails and why 24 is still the magic number for filmmaking. Peter Jackson, a terrifically talented film maker and pioneer of new cinema technology, has given the world of cinema a very important, and perhaps unintended, gift with his latest Read MoreRead More
There are a lot of traditional techniques for shrinking actors whether it’s done in post via a greenscreen or on set with forced perspective. But these techniques don’t hold up as well when working with camera movement in a 3D shoot. That’s when creative engineering comes along – using two linked motion controlled setups (shooting different Read MoreRead More
The Hobbit’s 10th and final Video Blog reunites the cast for the premiere of the film in New Zealand. If you want to go back and check out the earlier episodes, here they are: Part 1-2 Part 3-4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9Read More
This SoundWorks Collection sound profile visits Park Road Post Studios in Wellington, New Zealand to talk with the sound team of Director Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. Featured interviews include Re-recording Mixer Michael Hedges, Re-recording Mixer Chris Boyes, Re-recording Mixer Michael Semanick , Co-Supervising Sound Editor Brent Burge, Co-Supervising Sound Editor Chris Ward, and Dolby Atmos Read MoreRead More
IGN chats with actors Andy Serkis and Martin Freeman as well as VFX supervisor Joe Letteri about bringing Gollum and the other creatures of Middle-earth back to life for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Submitted by Simon HosickRead More
If you didn’t get enough in The Hobbit Production blogs (Part 1-2, Part 3-4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9) or maybe you just want it all in a shorter 13-minute package – here’s more stuff on the making of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit.Read More
Previous Hobbit vlog entries saw Peter Jackson and the crew trekking across New Zealand, Now that principal photography is done, the work is turned over a team of animators, artists, colorists, sound designers, and composers. Older Entries: Part 1-2 Part 3-4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8Read More
Air New Zealand partnered with WETA Workshop on a brand new Hobbit inspired Safety Video. It features cameo appearances including Sir Peter Jackson.Read More
Peter Jackson’s much anticipated Hobbit will hit theaters on Christmas 2012. It seemed like a natural leap from Lord of the Rings to the Hobbit, but Jackson needed some coaxing to dive back into Middle Earth. On a sloping slab of artificial woodland surrounded by enormous green screens stands an old wizard and 13 elaborately Read MoreRead More
Asylum Studios is known for making films with titles that can easily be confused with big blockbusters. There’s no question what they’re trying to do… but now Warner Bros. is taking legal action. That question is at the center of an escalating legal spat between producers of the upcoming big-budgetThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and a Read MoreRead More
