Movie Magic is alive and well here in Wellington, New Zealand. We walked to the Weta Cave, which shows the artistic genius that created the special effects and creatures for Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Avatar, King Kong, and many others. All of this happened right here in the Miramar Peninsula, right next to Wellington. We saw Hobbit feet in the little museum and goofed around with the trolls out front. We watched a video about the 3000 people who work for Weta and make these ideas come to life. Natalie saw more violence and gore in that 15 minute video than the rest of her life combined. (Incidentally, a weta is an ugly cave bug that we saw in the glowworm cave.) Uncle David would have loved it!
At the Te Papa, the national museum, we saw a tamer movie magic exhibit, a traveling Dreamworks display. There were sculptures, drawings, and video interviews of movie makers. It was interesting for us all to see how Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, and the like were created. At the end there was an Animation Station. Here Natalie could draw on a touch screen to create her own animation. She drew a character, and then her Dad had to get in on the action also drawing e a character. They then drew a fight scene between the two. They were equally mesmerized.
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| Te Papa Museum. Toothless dragon above. |
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| Animation Battle |
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| Is it my turn yet? |
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