by the way – this is cool…
"To make it
all happen, Weta, a somewhat obscure, production, postproduction and visual
effects house, which has previously created such films as Heavenly Creatures
and The Frighteners, would have to build a state-of-the-art facility from the
ground up to rival anything in Hollywood and import hundreds of digital
artists from all over the world. And as if the project wasn?t difficult
enough, the company decided to do all three films in the trilogy ? The
Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King ?
simultaneously. Altogether, the three films called for over 1,000 effects
shots to be produced concurrently." –
full text
Since I will be really busy, you might amuse yourself reading
this article.