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The Weta Cave Workshop Tour the Weta Cave Shop eta Workshop is a multi Academy Award® winning Wconceptual design and physical manufacturing facility. Best known for the company’s design and effects work on award- winning film projects, including Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, King Kong and The Hobbit, James Cameron’s Avatar, Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin, Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 & Elysium and Marc Webb’s recently released The Amazing Spider- Man 2. Wellington, our film-friendly hometown on the lower North Island of New Zealand, boasts a strong local film industry. Weta Workshop is part of the greater Wellington-based creative community of Weta Digital, Pukeko Pictures, Park Road Post, and Stone Street Studios. This collective community works together to provide a comprehensive range of services. The Weta Cave Workshop Tour The Weta Cave Workshop Tour is a movie based visitor experience in the heart of Miramar, Wellington. A 45 minute guided tour starts and finishes in the famous Weta Cave Shop and provides a unique, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the workings of Weta Workshop. The story of the creative process is told by members of the talented crew from the workshop floor using the props, models and weapons they helped make for the movies. They may even reveal some of the secrets behind the movie magic... Through a number of windows opened into the heart of Weta Workshop, you can actually see the work being done inside one of the world’s leading physical effects workshops. The Weta Cave Shop The Weta Cave shop is a cavern of creativity in its own right boasting a range of limited edition sculptures, hand-crafted by the artists at Weta, unique Weta designed clothing, jewellery and books. In the Cave you can also view a free 30 minute exclusive behind- the-scenes film featuring interviews with Weta Workshop co- founders Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, Tania Rodger and Jamie Selkirk. “A unique insight, with tour guides taking time off their day jobs working in the various departments of one of the premiere SFX companies in the world.” Independent Touring Packages S There and Back Again ignature Tour Package includes: Weta Cave Workshop Tour Return transfers from Wellington i-SITE If you don’t have a car, this is the package for you. You will be picked up from the Wellington i-SITE Visitor Centre and join us on a journey to the heart of Miramar to enjoy the Weta Cave Workshop Tour and spend some time exploring the world famous Weta Cave. Duration: Approx 2.5 hrs Departures: Four departures per day Price: $65 NZD An evening with Weta and CoCo Package includes: Return transfers from Wellington CBD Extended Weta Cave Workshop Tour Inspired meal at COCO at the Roxy Enjoy an evening full of inspiring stories and delicous cuisine. Enjoy a journey from the Wellington CBD to the Weta Cave for an extended evening Weta Cave Workshop Tour before settling in at CoCo at the Roxy for a delicious meal in the Grand Lobby, surrounded by incredible sculptures, artworks and movie memorabilia. Duration: Approx. 4 hours Price: $145 NZD Dine with the Stars Self-drive package includes: Weta Cave Workshop Tour 2 course meal at COCO at the Roxy Stop off at the Roxy Cinema before or after your Weta Cave Workshop Tour for a 2 course meal at CoCo at the Roxy. CoCo’s cuisine is inspired by tastes from around the globe whilst utilising the best produce our region has to offer. The Roxy Cinema complex has received accolades internationally for its service, authentic Art Deco design, and incredible sculptures and artworks that showcase Weta Workshop talent. Duration: Tour 45 minutes & take your time for the meal Price: $65 NZD Learn the Trade Package includes: Weta Cave Workshop Tour DIY chainmaille souvenir pack Now you too can be a costuming technician! Unique Weta Tenzan Chainmaille sprung from a desire to make something that was comfortable to wear on long shoots, but that looked right and behaved believably on camera, for movies such as Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Trilogies. Take home a souvenir and learn the intricacies of how to make this chainmaille. Duration: 45 minutes Price: $34 NZD Prices valid for travel between 1 October 2014 – 31st March 2016 Private Experiences Workshop Taster This taste of the creativity and imagination that drives the Weta Workshop is perfect if you are pressed for time. On arrival your guide, an experience Weta Artist, will take you into: either a Weta Tenzan Chainmaille experience where you will learn about the unique product created at the Workshop and put together your own piece of movie magic. Or, experience a design process demonstration where a designer will let you take control of the process to create something never before seen. After your workshop enjoy a private look through our Weta Cave Workshop Tour. Once your tour has concluded you can either head off into the afternoon, or enjoy the treasures that fill our world famous Weta Cave Shop before concluding your tour. Duration: 2.5 hours approximately Guests: 2-12 per tour Price: $2,599 NZD per group Designer Demonstration Take control of the design process and create something never before seen Begin your afternoon by greeting your guide, one of our experience Workshop Artists, in our private conference room. Start things off by enjoying your private tour through the Weta Cave Workshop tour space. Then duck inside the treasure trove that is the Weta Cave Shop and take a breather in your private screening of the shop’s exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary. After your film your guide will meet you for your design process demonstration where a designer will help you explore and understand the technology we use to design almost anything you could dream of. Create something never before seen by taking control of this process with the aid of your demonstrator, a perfect way to finish the afternoon. Duration: 4.5 hours approximately Guests: 2-12 per tour Price: $2,999 NZD per group Artist Experience Spend a unique half-day with a Workshop Artist who will show you the wonders of the Workshop floor and guide you through two hands-on experiences of your choice. Begin your afternoon Weta Experience in the Conference room, housing the five Oscars won for the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, before enjoying a private look through our Weta Cave Workshop Tour. Take a quick look around the famous Weta Cave and watch a private screening of the behind-the-scenes film. From there begin your first workshop: either learn the intricacies of how to make Weta Tenzan Chainmaille or get your hands dirty with a Blood Making demonstration. From there you move to your second workshop activity: either watch as a member of the group is transformed through the application of make-up or prosthetics, or take control of the design process and help a designer create something never before seen. Duration: 5.5 hours approximately Guests: 2-12 per tour Price: $3,699 per group Luxury Private Experience This exceptional bespoke tour is completely customisable to suit individual guests every requirement. From hands on workshops with fake blood and chainmaille to flexing your creative mind with designer demonstrations, there are options to suit any possible combination of tastes. Small, private groups of 2-12 guests will be given a personal tour by a senior Workshop Artist and, depending on the options selected, be joined by various other talented artists and technicians at selected times throughout the half-day tour. Guests begin their time with a personal welcome from their Weta Artist who will act as their guide. This greeting takes place in the spectacular conference room that houses Weta’s five Oscars and many other prestigious awards, along with a full collection of the hand-crafted Collectables created by the talented Workshop Crew. Once introduced, the artist will join the group to enjoy a range of delicious morsels of locally sourced cuisine before taking you on a private 1 hour Weta Cave Workshop Tour. Guests will be given an exclusive insight into how Weta Workshop has become one of the leading special effects companies in the world. The tour also offers a chance to look into the day-to-day workings of the Workshop facility through special windows opened into the heart of the Workshop. After your tour the group will be treated to three workshops or presentations of your choice. As Weta Workshop is a multi-disciplined facility, we have the ability to offer hands-on workshops in Model Making, Sculpting, Blood Making and Chainmaille. As well as a Design Demonstration, Weapons Presentation, Movement Coaching or a Make-up and Prosthetics Demonstration. A possible combination could include a Model Making Experience, Design Demonstration and then a break for afternoon food and beverages. Your final workshop could be a Make-up and Prosthetics Demonstration before the conclusion of your package. This is just one of the possible combinations you could select for your tour. We can cater for a tour that is as interactive, or laid-back, as you wish. Guests will also be presented with a memento, signed by Richard Taylor. Duration: Approx. 4.5 hours Guests: 2-12 per tour Price: $10,000 NZD per group Bookings Contact Trade Enquiries Contact Melissa Shaw Jake Downing Tourism Assistant Head of Tourism Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: +64 4 909 4102 Phone: +64 27 652 9017.
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