Wednesday, 26. November 2003

Topic: COMPUTER - on November 26, 2003 at 12:38:19 PM CET

Meet the real star of Lord of the Rings - a 1,600-box server farm.

Gollum is real. So is Shelob. And Middle-earth did exist - just a long, long time ago. At least that's what Weta Digital, the visual effects house behind The Lord of the Rings trilogy, wants you to believe. Its mantra for the final installment: photorealism. The Return of the King, which opens in theaters December 17, will feature almost 50 percent more f/x shots than The Two Towers and will be composed of more data than the first two movies combined.

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