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Mike Horgan – Digipost, Auckland, New Zealand

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One of the biggest and most ambitious movieprojects ever undertaken

Eight years in the making All three films shot simultaneously, entirely in

New Zealand

nominated for a total of 30 Academy Awards,winning 17

new innovative companies evolved

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Pre-production initially began in 1996

Resurrected in 2004 at a cost of US$207 million

Awarded 3 Academy Awards

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Andrew Adamson directed following his

successful directing roles with the Shrekfranchise

Produced in 2004 with a budget of US$180

million Nominated for 3 Academy Awards, winning

the Oscar for Best Make Up

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A massive undertaking with an official budgetof US$287 million

Produced in a number of countries

composed of 60% computer-generatedelements and 40% live action

VFX lead by Weta Digital – 900 employed

New systems developed by Microsoft Massive render farms and digital storage

facilities created

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produced for Starz Entertainment

Series 2 filming now following success of series1 and 6 part prequel

shot entirely indoors in Auckland utilisingPanavision’s Genesis high-end digital moviecameras.

New Zealand innovation once again called intoaction

Potential storage issues but can be remedieddue to past experience

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Cost effective but not cheap!

Highly skilled and innovative crew andoperators

Locations Infrastructure

experience and reputation for delivering world

class projects

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