Adam Savage Visits Wētā Workshop's Dragon Fire Forge!

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  • Wētā Workshop's Richard Taylor tours Adam through their fantasy weapons forge stage, complete with massive brick furnace and an ornate dragon motif. The set is completely convincing as a worn and weathered environment, but constructed using Wētā Workshop suite of propmaking and fabrication techniques. It's just one of the many fantastical locations featured at Wētā Workshop Unleashed!
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  • @tested
    @tested  ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wētā Workshop Unleashed: tours.wetaworkshop.com/unleashed/
    See photos from the exhibition at instagram.com/wetaworkshopunleashed
    The Production Design of Wētā Workshop Unleashed: th-cam.com/video/l9jVjAUiraw/w-d-xo.html
    Creating a Bigature for Wētā Workshop Unleashed: th-cam.com/video/Tr5JBIiXI88/w-d-xo.html
    Inside Wētā Workshop's Animatronics Lab: th-cam.com/video/aZYOugt3Bmw/w-d-xo.html
    Stay tuned for more videos from Adam's visit behind the scenes of Wētā Workshop Unleashed!

    • @RPRsChannel
      @RPRsChannel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *_And you forgot to ask about the stonework._*

    • @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307
      @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Bluck smything shup"
      Welcome to NZ!
      Just build the forge on this wooden platform! 🤦‍♂🤣 Put the coals right on the wood!
      Bluck smyth wants to know why is there a good furnace inside but then the room heating area for you to get burn over when trying to use the forge? 🤦‍♂🤣
      "FIRE WHAT DOES IT DO?" Weta Workshop
      Yes cause thin wood does hold up 1000 Kilograms of iron thats 2200 pounds (weight not money) for the americurns!
      "WHO IS THIS GRAVITY YOU SPEAK OF?" Weta Workshop

  • @johntheexplainer
    @johntheexplainer ปีที่แล้ว +444

    Got to love a guy at his executive level who knows the name of every maker and credits them by name.

    • @matt-lang
      @matt-lang ปีที่แล้ว +32

      That was what I noticed too! Such an impressive feat even to just remember all the names

    • @Vickie-Bligh
      @Vickie-Bligh ปีที่แล้ว +35

      And still gets his hands dirty with them.

    • @Thisthat1234
      @Thisthat1234 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He knows those team members are his greatest assets!!! World class talent needs to be credited

    • @mrdabeetle1
      @mrdabeetle1 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@Vickie-Bligh This is the difference between corporate model companies and artisan model companies. The executives aren't just there to move numbers around. They are there to guide the creative process - which is well known to them based on hands on experience - into a financially viable outcome. If we had this kind of structure in politics, the world we live in would be much different.

    • @josef2012
      @josef2012 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mrdabeetle1 Amen 🙏

  • @jordonvh91
    @jordonvh91 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    I loved that they found the foam trick for the coal from someone else online. They’re giants and innovators in their field but still learning and finding new techniques. Cool to see.

    • @willmfrank
      @willmfrank ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And that it was a "Halloween gag," and not a movie special effect.

    • @charlesmoore3390
      @charlesmoore3390 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      True master's of a craft are more than willing to admit that they don't know everything and and are always looking for new innovations and techniques. Anyone who says they know it all and refuse to learn more are just proving where they fall on a Dunning-Krueger graph.

    • @jordonvh91
      @jordonvh91 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@charlesmoore3390 Yup, i experience this often on the Jiu-Jitsu mat. We often talk about how we don't care whose idea it was, we're just looking for the best and most efficient techniques. Makes no difference to me if it was a black belt or a blue belt that came up with it.

  • @ryansizemore5064
    @ryansizemore5064 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I'm so glad Adam cultivated this relationship to the point he can pick up fresh props and bang around sets. So fun to watch these two live their dreams and showcase their skillsets.

  • @grantadamson3478
    @grantadamson3478 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This workshop is just a couple of Kilometers from my house and we are all very proud of Richard for his amazing contribution to our city and country.

  • @willmendoza8498
    @willmendoza8498 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Every time I hear Richard Taylor talk, I reconsider all my life choices and think about dropping everything, moving to NZ and just making stuff.

    • @tested
      @tested  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Honestly? Adam too.

    • @willmendoza8498
      @willmendoza8498 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tested Ha! Fair enough

  • @cleverusername9369
    @cleverusername9369 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Anybody else remember first meeting Richard via the special features on the LotR extended edition? It's been 20 years and the man hasn't aged a day, he must be wearing the ring.

    • @SweetLou0523
      @SweetLou0523 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That was literally my first thought. I've seen the special features more than the actual movies. The Weta workshop ones are my favorite, and it struck me just how little he has changed in 22 years.

    • @iandavid7730
      @iandavid7730 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, this big, kind of gangly, sort of awkward sounding, humble guy who somehow ran EVERYTHING as a small, unknown FX house started the incredible journey to the behemoth with a very family feel to it we know now. Amazing man. The other thing I remember is Gino and the Russian guy (Dmitri?) trading skills for practical and digital airbrushing to bring Gollum to life. Man those extras were epic, all of them.

    • @Yallneedsomesense
      @Yallneedsomesense ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Swear I used to fall asleep at night listening to the man talk about building Tolkiens world. An absolute icon for creators

    • @Jordy120
      @Jordy120 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He hasn't lost a speck of passion!

    • @helplmchoking
      @helplmchoking 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ive met him a couple times and yeah he's literally always the same lol

  • @atomicgearworks
    @atomicgearworks ปีที่แล้ว +72

    "Just a quick half hour sculpt" I could spend days sculpting and get nothing close to that. It just shows the decades of experience Weta and the people there have with special effects.

    • @wobblysauce
      @wobblysauce ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Again, quick rough shape and then sent to another.

    • @stellviahohenheim
      @stellviahohenheim ปีที่แล้ว

      Weta have existed for centuries

  • @thswrestler160
    @thswrestler160 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "Ah we just wanted to knock out a head real quick" - proceeds to show the best most detailed pig head I've ever seen.

    • @MikkoRantalainen
      @MikkoRantalainen ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, many practical effects in AAA movies look worse than that pig head.

  • @scottmantooth8785
    @scottmantooth8785 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    *no doubt someone will see this forge and fabricate their own fully functional forge using real materials...because such a thing needs to exist*

  • @jasonfisher1496
    @jasonfisher1496 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I've been watching these as they've come out and it took until now for me to notice the Labyrinth T-shirt worn by Richard. A Weta exec repping Henson as a fan feels like respect where it's due. Beautiful work in that smithy.

    • @anon_y_mousse
      @anon_y_mousse ปีที่แล้ว

      I watched that movie so many times as a kid. Definitely one of my favorites.

  • @choonyuewong7743
    @choonyuewong7743 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's nice to see Richard talking about knocking out some parts himself in between interviews with Adam. Also, I would have totally expected that anvil to be real!

  • @joelsbowlsarejoelsgoals9636
    @joelsbowlsarejoelsgoals9636 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I recently made an old fantasy book out of cardboard and paper laying around. I balled the cardboard up and reopened it until it looked wrinkly. Dipped the papers in black tea to make them look Old. Painted the cardboard to look used and faded. when I was finished with the painting the book looked so amazing and felt really like an old book you found in an abandoned house.
    it felt great to make something out of scraps and it look like something amazing and real.

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      *i do a lot of texturing of parchment like paper using various techniques from watercolor to fabric dye crystals and even selectively scuffing the pages using sandpaper i prefer a more random organic look and most pieces have many layers so one sheet of paper can take weeks of work off and on...i've done this sort of thing for decades...as with anything related to art i consider this my sanity therapy*

  • @gaijininja
    @gaijininja ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You two are like a couple of kids who have been locked into a lolly shop over night, and no one knows you are there. There is just joy at what you have found. No “I’m better than you.”, just plain admiration for each other’s work.

  • @ValhallaIronworks
    @ValhallaIronworks ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a full-time blacksmith, these guys are making my dream workshop lol

  • @tartorus9729
    @tartorus9729 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Could you imagine if someone went through it with a VR recorder. I would pay so much for a virtual tour of the exhibit.

  • @aaronallgrunn7845
    @aaronallgrunn7845 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Quick and simple" that workmanship is amazing!

  • @katrinelinderoth6534
    @katrinelinderoth6534 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As someone studying in uni and moved countries to be able to become a modelmaker Weta is such an inspiration with everything they make

  • @Heavy_Metal1982
    @Heavy_Metal1982 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Has Adam ever seen Dennis Lowe's Alien Makers website? It has a ton of behind the scenes of the movie Alien that is not available on any official release. It was an act of love by Dennis himself. He also had help from Jon Sorensen and Simon Deering.. it has hours of content in photos and video.

  • @forestdragonworkshop7613
    @forestdragonworkshop7613 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As a blacksmith, I can say that it looks awesome. I could work there.

    • @scottmantooth8785
      @scottmantooth8785 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *perhaps you could slowly fabricate this in your own forge...especially the dragon*

  • @NatarajSubramanian
    @NatarajSubramanian ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Their enthusiasm is so infectious!

  • @JjjjMy1234
    @JjjjMy1234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how they not only made this forge, but they made the world to! Even down to having there own head Canon on what the pig in the corner is doing all day, and adding effects based off the character they've created, true dedication to there craft right there!

  • @anon_y_mousse
    @anon_y_mousse ปีที่แล้ว +9

    They do such amazing work, and quickly too. I'm glad we have so many keeping these techniques alive.

  • @Jaxar20
    @Jaxar20 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The exhibition is totally worth it. It can be a great time for the kids at the same time any older nerd just wanting to get a closer look or hands on with some of this stuff it definitely allows that.

  • @thearchitect1567
    @thearchitect1567 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If Warhammer 40k should ever get a Movie/Trilogie filmed, i hope it is made by Peter Jackson and Weta Studios!

  • @MealikaBrown
    @MealikaBrown ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Adam takes us to the most amazing places!

  • @superkaboose1066
    @superkaboose1066 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    these two are infectious towards each other, it's so satisfying to see, can't wait for Adam to do a tour of the finished product!

  • @chrislautoronto
    @chrislautoronto ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like how Richard Taylor talked about doing research on the internet, at the very heart of it, we are all alike and like to make and build things...Some made it a real and successful career, others like myself have to constantly defend the junk we created.

    • @The_Goofy_Studio
      @The_Goofy_Studio ปีที่แล้ว

      Crazy junk creators unite! Woop Woop, here we go! 🤪

  • @SargesCustoms
    @SargesCustoms ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm pretty sure I am stealing the phrase "flourishes of insanity" for when my wife tells me I may be getting a little bold and brazen with my projects at home. "Babe, don't dish my flourishes of insanity."

  • @crystal5135
    @crystal5135 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Leave it to Wētā to make *stunning* work. You guys do such a fantastic and impressive job, truly unmatched. Keep up the amazing work, it's just beautiful.

  • @tolkienfan1972
    @tolkienfan1972 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love Richard Taylor. And of course Adam. Seeing them in their element together is sublime!

  • @Matelar
    @Matelar ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OMG I am like buying WETA LOTR statues since years and damnly love this company from the dephts of my hearth =D

  • @breannapitacreatureartist
    @breannapitacreatureartist 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Saw this exhibition in march 2024 and it was so amazing I will admit I got a bit emotional at how incredible it all was, really did inspire me to pick my pencils and sculpting tools back up ❤ I love now getting to see this after being there and learning about how it was made and all the creators and how they collaborate to make something super magical!

  • @immortanjoe9362
    @immortanjoe9362 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wish I had the technical know-how and tools to do this sort of work. It looks amazing and must be very fulfilling.

  • @williamhughes9559
    @williamhughes9559 ปีที่แล้ว

    What I loved was that when Adam asked how they did the coals looking like they were burning through the slag the guy says: "Well I went on the internet and...". Great to know that even the experts gotta Google it sometimes.

  • @Vickie-Bligh
    @Vickie-Bligh ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing my favorite Effects Shop again. I love everything they do.

  • @SirEchoGaming
    @SirEchoGaming ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His energy and enthusiasm is fantastic! it makes the whole video so much more fun to watch!

  • @DreadtheMadSmith
    @DreadtheMadSmith ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It all looks so real. It reminds me about a lot of the old time shops I've visited.

  • @FC-cz6zd
    @FC-cz6zd ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The realistic character of that boars head is crazy!

  • @michaelyoung3388
    @michaelyoung3388 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They could totally build a fantasy theme park and I would go to it!!!

  • @OneBoot333
    @OneBoot333 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a dream to go in depth with these projects. Wish I could touch them beautiful textures.

  • @LopezBOT90
    @LopezBOT90 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am gathering my vacation days for a New Zealand/Auckland trip this year for sure now. Oh and the money too. :)

  • @stephmo371
    @stephmo371 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Truly incredible work. The attention to detail is insane here ♥️

  • @captainbanderson2125
    @captainbanderson2125 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Totally DOPE 💯❤️
    I've always loved creating things and it's really great seeing people who have the same enthusiasm 💯‼️❤️

  • @EmileVinesh
    @EmileVinesh ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine walking onto a set like this... Dream come true! The overall design and effort for the details are amazing. Absolutely love it!

  • @DaveLopez575
    @DaveLopez575 ปีที่แล้ว

    The craftsmanship is creative and top quality regardless of the materials used. I love Weta Workshop! Love your channel too!!

  • @kentbarnes1955
    @kentbarnes1955 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If I could have a time machine to allow me to redo my professional life...I'd give (almost) anything to be a miniature/model maker for Richard Taylor and Weta.

  • @thirdeyesharp3213
    @thirdeyesharp3213 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this place ! Awesome job guys !

  • @DavydWood
    @DavydWood ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely loved this...

  • @candamorgan
    @candamorgan ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a pleasure in complete mastery of their art!

  • @macfanguy
    @macfanguy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotta love a passionate professional!

  • @jakemarsden6831
    @jakemarsden6831 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What are the odds that I was just watching the Weta videos?? Just refreshed the page and now I get the finished product!!

    • @scottlock8584
      @scottlock8584 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pretty high considering websites collect all the data they can on what your doing on the web

    • @jakemarsden6831
      @jakemarsden6831 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scottlock8584 no it's just been released 😂, I was on the uploads page...refreshed and there it was

  • @narutodayo
    @narutodayo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am not sure this design ethos/aesthetic does much for me, but I appreciate the craftsmanship involved.

  • @frankboyd7993
    @frankboyd7993 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome craftsmanship!

  • @alexduke5402
    @alexduke5402 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that guy has an awesome imagination! With impeccable delivery!

  • @shawnescott
    @shawnescott ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Totally amazing! So creative and very intelligently built! I'd love to work there!

  • @nathantron
    @nathantron ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These two must have the most fucking incredible Halloween Lawn Setups on Earth.

  • @tartorus9729
    @tartorus9729 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would love to see the bandsaw they built! Love this video so much.

  • @-B.H.
    @-B.H. ปีที่แล้ว

    Weta Workshop content will never get old!

  • @longdongsilver9345
    @longdongsilver9345 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing creativity, love it!

  • @Neckster72
    @Neckster72 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So sad my family and I spent a week in New Zealand and didn't make it to the Weta workshops. We will be back for sure.

  • @Games_and_Music
    @Games_and_Music ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's some great stuff they have over there, always a treat to see what they have conjured up.
    They should make some rotating set, one side displaying the full decorated scene, and on the other, the bare electronics and seethrough set panels, revealing their secrets.

  • @cliffedward
    @cliffedward ปีที่แล้ว

    So proud that this is a product of Kiwi ingenuity. Give us a piece of Number 8 wire and we can make anything.

  • @charlessoule8587
    @charlessoule8587 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this stuff!

  •  ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic job

  • @DingDangJon
    @DingDangJon ปีที่แล้ว +2

    An amazing forge

  • @marktadlock5428
    @marktadlock5428 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those working there are very must artist’s

  • @Birdmanondaweb
    @Birdmanondaweb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That looks crazy cool.

  • @Melarec
    @Melarec ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This looks absolutely amazing, but I was mildly disappointed to see it was a prop display and not a real forge.. I'd never heard of Weta Workshop, before, so I didn't know what to expect. Still very cool, though.

  • @oscarbrandin
    @oscarbrandin ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing!

  • @slothomatic
    @slothomatic ปีที่แล้ว

    There's two guys who just absolutely love what they are doing.

  • @justinfrazer2431
    @justinfrazer2431 ปีที่แล้ว

    That looks awesome

  • @newt2010
    @newt2010 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible

  • @Die.Trying
    @Die.Trying ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing

  • @Krefey
    @Krefey ปีที่แล้ว

    I really need to find the time to make a trip over to NZ and visit Wētā Workshop

  • @Graavigala85
    @Graavigala85 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would so love to see this place in person!

  • @Walsfeo
    @Walsfeo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is amazing! I would love to work on stuff like that.
    Also, I wonder how that much moisture in the water vapor will effect that over time.

  • @AnnaAnna-uc2ff
    @AnnaAnna-uc2ff ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks.

  • @CrimsonMerchant155
    @CrimsonMerchant155 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I went there not to long ago the wax figure of Adam savage is amazing

  • @mikec.3818
    @mikec.3818 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just that Richard use's Wiley Coyote as a reference tells me what a cool boss he'd be.

  • @cheyennejt
    @cheyennejt ปีที่แล้ว

    This so cool

  • @airdamien
    @airdamien 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now i need to know more about this bandsaw

  • @pikuhana
    @pikuhana ปีที่แล้ว

    I love his labyrinth shirt, thats great

  • @chadstilson8804
    @chadstilson8804 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very Cool

  • @swedability
    @swedability ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliance

  • @edwardfletcher7790
    @edwardfletcher7790 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Adams pure joy in these segments is the BEST 👍😆
    Adam isn't really tall is he ? LoL
    Unless Richard is a NZ giant ?

  • @graefx
    @graefx ปีที่แล้ว

    Every continent should have a Weta wonderland theme park.

  • @KarlOlofsson
    @KarlOlofsson ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Weta "quick and easy" = Master thesis level craftsmanship for anyone else lol

  • @andurilcuivie
    @andurilcuivie ปีที่แล้ว

    Of, there will be a heater added. 😍

  • @henrykahil9275
    @henrykahil9275 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a blacksmith..😮🤔😮🤔😮! I want this outside my door! Easy🤠👍

  • @epiciddrwhodavid1
    @epiciddrwhodavid1 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to have that in my house

  • @jacobbalensiefer3846
    @jacobbalensiefer3846 ปีที่แล้ว

    This felt like a magician slowly revealing what was fake, by the end I half expected him to reveal that he was actually just some latex, foam, and old clothes being controlled by some fishing line.

  • @musematt
    @musematt ปีที่แล้ว

    Love seeing these vids! Just would like maybe a warning for when sound is a bit less than usual! Started checking my gear to see if somethingw as wrong with it!

  • @wm1pyro
    @wm1pyro ปีที่แล้ว

    watching Jenny Nicholson's Evermore video prior to watching this has added so much to this video...

  • @171QA
    @171QA ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow.

  • @freya002YT
    @freya002YT ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow

  • @cwaldrip
    @cwaldrip ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want a large house fully decorated by WETA.

  • @jameshaines604
    @jameshaines604 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude I'd love to go there just to marvel at new zealands beauty

  • @jaratt85
    @jaratt85 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That amazing looking boar is "quick".. I can't imagine something they've spent years perfecting. That thing looks so real..
    There's three reasons to go to New Zealand, 1)pretty women, 2) amazing rivers/fishing 3) going to Weta.. (in no particular order)

    • @anon_y_mousse
      @anon_y_mousse ปีที่แล้ว

      If there's one thing I've found true in life, it's that every country has pretty women.

  • @lonesoul663
    @lonesoul663 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't imagine the weapons you could make with the ferocity of dragon fire.