Weta Digital is a
digital special effects company in
Wellington,
New Zealand, an offshoot of the
Weta Workshop physical effects company. It was founded in
1993 by director
Peter Jackson,
Richard Taylor[?] and others to produce the digital special effects for
Heavenly Creatures, working with just one computer on that film. It has grown immensely in size and complexity since then.
Its outstanding effects for the Lord of the Rings film trilogy was recognised when it won Academy Awards for visual effects for its work on The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002).
For digital film, see separate entry.