Kong: Weta’s Biggest Ape Yet

Godzilla vs. Kong is a classic hero’s journey that follows Kong on his quest to reconcile his past and defend his future. Weta Digital worked hand-in-hand with filmmakers to imagine and visualize shots of Kong’s story moments and the film’s epic landscapes. Weta’s work span across Skull Island, Antarctica, and most interestingly the new world of Hollow Earth with weird gravity. Weta Digital will also be presenting its work at this year’s FMX conference (see the bottom of this story).

Their work encompassed

• Animating Kong—animation beats, editing style, and pacing were heavily explored from the early stages of production.
• Thirteen hero environments, some of which sprawled hundreds of kilometers. One particular note is the inverted landscape of Hollow Earth, and the setting for the military hanger in Antarctica, where wild weather whips through the scenes, coating sets, and Kong in layers of snow.
• Spectacular FX created to travel to Hollow Earth, via the inversion vortex
• The various fearful creatures that populate Hollow Earth such as the Lizards, Yoshuma, and the Nozuki.

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