Meet Narnia Movie Cartographer Daniel Reeve at Elements Festival

One of the creative talents behind the King Kong Christmas blockbuster, and the Lord of the Rings movies will outline his work at a special presentation at the Porirua Festival of the Elements on Waitangi Day.

Titahi Bay’s own Daniel Reeve has become internationally known for his calligraphy and cartography work in films including all three of the Lord of the Rings movies, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, King Kong and Van Helsing.

Daniel has also done artwork for the games of Risk and Monopoly for Hasbro, maps of Middle-earth and tengwar lettered trading cards for Decipher, titles and menus for Extended Edition DVDs, and maps for a computer game by Electronic Arts.

People attending the Festival of the Elements will have the opportunity to see some of Daniel’s work firsthand, and to hear him speak about his work.

[Scoop News]