Sir Richard Taylor, WETA Workshop

About this episode

Sir Richard Taylor discusses his experiences in creating iconic elements of Middle-earth for the film adaptations of Tolkien's works.

WETA Workshop Co-Founder and Creative Director Sir Richard Taylor joins us to talk about his time in Middle-earth! We‘ll talk about Richard‘s first exposure to Tolkien and what it was like bringing some of the most iconic locations, weapons, and characters to life in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films trilogies!

People in this episode

Guest: Sir Richard Taylor

Topics covered

• WETA Workshop
• Middle-earth
• Tolkien
• The Lord of the Rings
• The Hobbit
• film production
• character design

Keywords

• WETA Workshop
• Sir Richard Taylor
• Middle-earth
• Tolkien
• The Lord of the Rings
• The Hobbit
• film design
• character creation
• weapons
• locations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WETA Workshop

Books & works: The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit

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