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More on LoTR Special Effects

Posted by michael on from the smoke-rings dept.

sushi writes: "Another LoTR article: this one focusing on the technology used at Weta Digital (the CG shop). Interesting that they are undertaking "major" R&D into running more Linux, and that Linux "delivers about two times the price performance compared to systems running proprietary operating systems". I've been lucky enough to have seen inside this place, and it's cool to see a render-wall of linux boxen. Full story from a New Zealand newspaper." We linked to another good article about WETA a month ago.

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  1. Artists, not technology by SilentChris · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Actually, a far greater tool was used than Linux-boxen in creating Lord of the Rings. Artists.

    You could have all the rendering boxes in the world. If you have high-school hacks, you're going to end up doing hack-level work.

    Directors at Pixar once said that they hire artists that can use computers, not computer people who claim they are artists. This movie would have been just as impressive if it was made without the technology.

    And let's not forget the artistry involved in writing the book, which required millenia-old technology.