The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies Chronicles: Art and Design by Weta

The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies Chronicles: Art and Design by Weta

A stunning look at the creative process behind The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies--the third and final installment of one of the world's biggest motion picture franchises from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson.

Working closely with the film's production staff, the award-winning team at WETA brings together more than 240 pages of spectacular four-color visuals, including hundreds of images of concept artwork, photographs, development paintings, and more created by the artists and designers working behind the scenes. Movie photography and finished imagery accompany the sketches and drawings, showing how the artists' vision was realized from design to final product.

Chock full of insider stories, details, and insights, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Chronicles: Art & Design also includes a special bonus feature--a three-page fold-out sure to delight fans and become a treasured collectible.

Weta Workshop is a multi-award-winning conceptual design and physical manufacturing facility situated in Wellington, New Zealand, that serves the entertainment and creative industries all over the world. Weta Workshop is also a multi-disciplinary institution, with crew members who are experts in a variety of fields all working under one roof. Weapons, armor, and chainmail, specialist props, unique vehicles, specialty costumes, miniatures and models, professional cosmetics and prosthetics, and public art installations or exhibitions are among the services offered. Weta's team enjoys working on projects from start to finish, from basic technical analysis and creative design to manufacturing across all departments and final product and crew delivery to set, anywhere in the globe. Richard Taylor, a five-time Oscar-winning design and special effects supervisor, is involved in all projects from concept to delivery, drawing on more than twenty years of filmmaking expertise. Weta Workshop is most known for its design and effects work on award-winning films such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia, Avatar, District 9, and The Adventures of Tintin. Nevertheless, the company's services are not restricted to film and television, and it serves the creative industries worldwide.