The Art of District 9: Weta Workshop

In2009WetaWorkshopcreatedaworldsouncannilyrealisticthatthespecialeffects(inadditiontoanundeniablypoignantplot)helpedalow-budgetfilmwithanunknowncastbecomeablockbusterhit.Movie-goes,bloggers,andcriticscouldnotstoptalkingaboutNeillBlomkamp'sfirstfeaturefilm,District9,thenewestalienmoviethathasraisedthebarforsciencefictionthrillersinthenewcentury.WetaWorkshop'sartistscreatedthespecialmake-upeffects,physicalcharacteristics,alienweaponry,props,armor,customvehiclesandspaceshipsthatwereallstylizedinaforeignyetfamiliargraphiclanguagethatdefinedthefilm'sdistinctive...