The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug VFX | Behind the Scenes | Weta Digital

Take a peek inside the world of the animation team as they work out how to solve one of the most complicated shots in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Bombur's bouncing barrel shot is part of an epic seven-minute action sequence and required an elaborate approach to its execution. See how our animators suited up and used their own performance capture as a blueprint to help get the animation done. Artists and Innovators in the World of Digital Entertainment. Find us here: Home - https://www.wetafx.co.nz/ YouTube -    / wetadigitalvisualfx   Facebook -   / wetadigitalvfx   Twitter - https://twitter.com/weta_digital?lang=en Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weta_digita... Linked-In -   / weta-digital   #WetaDigital #VFX #The Hobbit #TheHobbitTheDesolationofSmaug