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Narnia Film News

The Lion, the Witch and Weta: Richard Taylor talks Narnia

Weta, named after an insect that is found primarily in New Zealand, was established by Richard and his partner Tania Rodger 16 years ago. They had been active in the business for a number of years, but it was their work on the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that did more than just put the spotlight on them. It also earned them an Oscar. […]

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Interviews

Richard Taylor Interviewed by IGN FilmForce

IGN FilmForce spent some time on the sets of Narnia towards the end of 2004. Besides touring the sets, meeting members of the cast and crew and even hanging with some wolves, FilmForce was taken on a very extensive tour of the WETA studios led by Taylor himself. […]

Interviews

ComingSoon.net Interviews The Chronicles of Narnia Effects Team

ComingSoon.net has spoken with the people behind the effects in Narnia, the crack team of Richard Taylor and Dean Wright of Weta FX (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy) working with make-up effects specialist Howard Berger of KNB FX. Essentially, the three men supervised a huge crew of people to combine make-up and practical on-set effects with groundbreaking computer-generated digital effects. […]

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Another Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Comic-Con Summary

The panel featured Howard Berger (the B of KNB EFX), Dean Wright (visual effects designer), Richard Taylor and Ben Wootten (Weta peeps) live and in person and later featured director Andrew Adamson and all four of the kids from the movie via satellite. They were in London doing ADR (Addition Dialog Recording) for the film, but took the time to sit in on the panel discussion. […]

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Comic-Con 2005 Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Panel

Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media present The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe— Journey through the wardrobe and into the extraordinary world of Narnia for a revealing look at Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media’s spectacular new film based on the C. S. Lewis classic. […]