https://shotonwhat.com/vfx-facilities/weta-digital-vfx-facility The Source for Motion Picture & Television Technical Information Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:32:34 -0800 en-US hourly 1 https://shotonwhat.com/avatar-2009 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:34:39 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/avatar-2009
Director: James Cameron
Cinematographer: Mauro Fiore
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/avengers-endgame-2019 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:40:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/avengers-endgame-2019
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cinematographer: Trent Opaloch
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/ad-astra-2019 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:32:34 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/ad-astra-2019
Director: James Gray
Cinematographer: Hoyte Van Hoytema
Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001 Tue, 14 May 2024 03:33:10 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:04:16 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:00:45 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/enchanted-2007 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 02:13:02 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/enchanted-2007
Director: Kevin Lima
Cinematographer: Don Burgess
A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/van-helsing-2004 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 20:44:18 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/van-helsing-2004
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cinematographer: Allen Daviau
The notorious monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for some sinister purpose. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/petes-dragon-2016 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:02:16 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/petes-dragon-2016
Director: David Lowery
Cinematographer: Bojan Bazelli
The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-2017 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 12:24:18 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-2017
Director: James Gunn
Cinematographer: Henry Braham
The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father the ambitious celestial being Ego. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-jungle-book-2-2016 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 12:17:05 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-jungle-book-2-2016
Director: Jon Favreau
Cinematographer: Bill Pope
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-2016 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 10:26:26 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-2016
Director: Zack Snyder
Cinematographer: Larry Fong
Fearing that the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the Man of Steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-2014 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 08:36:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-2014
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-2015 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 07:45:30 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-2015
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cinematographer: Jo Willems
Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the future of Panem. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2014 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 01:39:05 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2014
Director: Matt Reeves
Cinematographer: Michael Seresin
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/man-of-steel-2013 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 01:23:44 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/man-of-steel-2013
Director: Zack Snyder
Cinematographer: Amir Mokri
Clark Kent is an alien who as a child was evacuated from his dying world and came to Earth, living as a normal human. But when survivors of his alien home invade Earth, he must reveal himself to the world. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-hunger-games-catching-fire-2013 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 01:23:06 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-hunger-games-catching-fire-2013
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cinematographer: Jo Willems
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/iron-man-three-2013 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:56:39 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/iron-man-three-2013
Director: Shane Black
Cinematographer: John Toll
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-2013 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:53:09 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-2013
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-2012 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 23:35:42 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-2012
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-2008 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:37:58 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-2008
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cinematographer: David Tattersall
A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian-2008 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 15:17:54 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian-2008
Director: Andrew Adamson
Cinematographer: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/bridge-to-terabithia-2007 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 08:23:26 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/bridge-to-terabithia-2007
Director: Gabor Csupo
Cinematographer: Michael Chapman
A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/king-kong-2005 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 04:17:42 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/king-kong-2005
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to the mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world-2003 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 02:31:41 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world-2003
Director: Peter Weir
Cinematographer: Russell Boyd
During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/jumper-2008 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 01:54:46 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/jumper-2008
Director: Doug Liman
Cinematographer: Barry Peterson
A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/gullivers-travels-2010 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:52:15 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/gullivers-travels-2010
Director: Rob Letterman
Cinematographer: David Tattersall
Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-lovely-bones-2009 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:35:41 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-lovely-bones-2009
Director: Peter Jackson
Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie
Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/30-days-of-night-2007 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 16:21:45 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/30-days-of-night-2007
Director: David Slade
Cinematographer: Jo Willems
After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/knight-and-day-2010 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:16:18 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/knight-and-day-2010
Director: James Mangold
Cinematographer: Phedon Papamichael
A young woman gets mixed up with a disgraced spy who is trying to clear his name. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer-2007 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:11:42 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer-2007
Director: Tim Story
Cinematographer: Larry Blanford
The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus. ]]>