Weta Workshop Whats Wot
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Peter Jackson owning, Academy Award winning, King Kong making Weta Workshop brings to life WotWots, a new television series for preschoolers. Filmed at Wellington and Auckland Zoos, this homegrown series follows the adventures of two adorable siblings from outer space, SpottyWot and DottyWot. These delightful creatures come to explore planet earth in their steam-powered spaceship and arrive in the middle of a zoo.
The series marks the second venture into children’s television for Richard Taylor’s Pukeko Pictures, following the global success of Jane and the Dragon, and sees him again collaborate with Jane’s author Martin Baynton. Taylor and Jackson co-foundered Weta along with Tania Rodger.
More than 36 people have spent two-and-a-half years working on the series, comprised of 10-minute episodes:
“Every single frame is individually animated,” he explains. “Even for something that may seem so simple and small, it’s a surprisingly complex task. Especially trying to get it to this level of finish.”
Taylor intends for the WotWots to have the same appeal to adults as to youngsters and ultimately suitable for feature film treatment. The success of Jane the Dragon proves there is plenty of room for quality preschool content.
Taylor also admits he is a big fan of Thunderbirds, as is Kiwibloke.
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I loved The Thunderbirds, too. I wanted marionettes for Christmas. They always got tangled. I’ve always appreciated how difficult it is to operate them ever since.
Hi I just wanted to say Hi to Richard,
Richard remember me from Te Hihi School .
Karen van Tiel & I were talking about the old days in Primary. So proud of your work, say hi to Elizabeth for me xx
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Hey, Im a massive fan of PJ – I loved the Lord of The Rings and when i was touring New Zealand recently I went to check out his “lab” in Wellington where Weta do so much of the work. Facinating stuff!
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Thanks for sharing.