Learning about Silicone Prosthetics at Weta Workshop

[@TheOnlyDamien]

These WETA Workshop Videos are AMAZING! You can really tell how excited the people are to talk about doing what they love, like the passion is so real and I love it!

[@TheOnlyDamien]

Same here! Plus I love learning about the behind the scenes incredible amounts of work that goes into these things that I would never think of, such as the recipe book for revisiting movies after moving on, I would have never thought that was a thing but it was really cool to see all the complex looking calculations in the book, the people at WETA seem to be some incredibly passionate people it's awesome!

[@joshoconnell2104]

Damien // Couldn't agree more. It's friggen awesome what these people do!

[@willmcleay8669]

I agree, they are awesome videos, one of my favourite from Tested in a while. P.S, the workshop is called Weta Workshop, 'Weta' not being an acronym, it's the Maori name for a giant New Zealand Insect. I'm from Tauranga in the bay of plenty, just thought you ought to know :)

[@OBSALMinecraft]

Same haha

[@TheOnlyDamien]

Ohhh! I apologize I had no idea! Thanks for informing me ^_^ I updated the post.

[@phrozen17]

He has gotten 250% better at interviewing people, great job Norm!

[@Antenox]

These are easily some of the best videos Tested has made. Great interviews, great enthusiasm from everyone all around.

[@MrBenjimun]

As a New Zealander... this is one hell of a Kiwi accent

[@johnberkley6942]

Ditto. She's understandable because she articulates her words. Other Kiwis (I'm pointing at certain sporting people here) have the aksint but also mumble, making subtitles advisable.

[@SansaStarkofWinterfell]

I really enjoy the Weta Workshop videos, Thank you so very much everyone from Tested for going there and sharing this with us all!

[@blacksabbath222]

Kim was so helpful and informative! Its not often you get someone this enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject.

[@sacredgeometry]

Weta really know how to hire amazing, passionate people. I have a massive brain crush on all their staff in these videos. Such unbelievable geekiness I am in love!

[@NeonsStyleHD]

Love the passion she has

[@tomelner]

NeonsStyle yes... killed by norms interview technique. he is always so focused on the next question that he fails to actually engage

[@joshoconnell2104]

Tom Elner // I get what you mean lol. I think when Will done them it was a lot worst though. He was so blunt and showed little enthusiasm.

[@Azrial01]

Silicone is soooooo temperamental. You have to be consciously aware of everything that it comes into contact with. For example: Water based clays are typically a no no for your sculpts if you're using platinum silicone because they often contain sulfur which inhibits the silicone from curing. You can't run latex in a mold and then run silicone in the same mold, because the latex leaves behind residue that makes it so the silicone won't cure. Like she said you also have to be aware of temperature, humidity etc... It's not cheap stuff either, so if you're doing a large piece and it won't cure, well you've just thrown a couple hundred bucks in the garbage. It's a great product though. The results are totally worth the headache.

[@themonkeyking580]

Your Geeky Ojisan read that in her voice.

[@RCMarty]

Wow that kiwi chick is pretty into what she does !!! I like to watch passionate people explain their job, big thumbs up to her :)

[@RCMarty]

You do realize people from New Zealand ( kiwis ) have a very similar accent... given the fact they live in close proximity to the Australian continent ( ~900 miles ) I assumed that Kim Docherty ( said Kiwi in this video ) was a kiwi since she works at Weta Workshop wich is situated where ? You guessed it, New Zealand. But I could be wrong, she may an Australian wich moved South to NZ to pursue her career, who knows ?

[@RCMarty]

My bad then matey, so she is an Australian transfuge lollll

[@aymanrachid5847]

No she is a kiwi, im pretty sure

[@campbellsmith9848]

Kieran McKay As a New Zealander I find that extremely offensive. Listen to the way she says i and e, Australians say i like ee. Also Weta Workshop is a New Zealand company.

[@theCelticDragon1]

campbell please listen to her voice when she says words like 'and' 'found' 'quite' 'mass' 'noses' 'lifelike' etc she's clearly lived in nz for a long time as some words are nz, but there's an aussie twang in many/most vowels. As a new zealander you're not very perceptive.

[@abhiasiani]

She's so passionate about her job and so excited or energetic on explaining each thing in detail... way to go girl...

[@Selene23]

Silicone is such a cool medium to work with... add that to getting to work at Weta, I'm definitely jealous. Plus, The Kiwi accent is probably my favorite...

[@jonowee]

Really enjoying the Weta Workshop series, hearing interviews from specialists in a large FX shop. This one stands apart from the rest where the rest can come together organically, to here the molds department where rightfully so everything is precision formulations.

[@dal3767]

Thank you Norm. What a huge and enjoyable insight into the art and complications of silicone moulding. Kim is an extremely talented lady. Thank you Tested and Weta for sharing :)

[@jmpattillo]

I'm loving the Kiwi accents in these interviews. Reminds me of some of the gags in Flight of the Conchords. "He may be dead" "Yeah, but what did he maybe do?"

[@abirdynumnum9612]

Norm: Thanks for making this video. Big shout out to Kim and Jason Docherty - you do amazing work! It is wonderful to be part of a great team of creative collaborators. Platinum silicone is the best, isn't it!?! What a wonderful time to be alive.

[@jchunick]

This reinvigorates me in the work I do. I love watching these guys and how excited they are!... and I love that I do similar stuff to them, albeit on a miniature scale :-)

[@MarkHatlestad]

More WETA! Brings back memories of me watching behind the scenes for Lord of the Rings whenever I was sick from school...

[@HomegirlKikimora]

I'm just happy that my pint size bottle of Thi Vex came in. I've never made a silicone mold or done roto casting before, and I've learned a lot by watching Tested (and many hours or research because I don't wanna screw up) lol

[@therealfaloun]

Super interesting to hear more about how this stuff is put together. To those saying she sounds nervous: Yes, but she still did a great job explaining the process and you could really see the passion in her work. If someone was hovering around me with a camera while I explained my job I don't think I'd be nearly as calm and eloquent. :-)

[@user-um5ji5sz9u]

Lowkey she looks like an older simone and I ain't complaining.

[@taba1950]

Will K Simone without the crappy robots

[@user-um5ji5sz9u]

Andrew M true man. First time I watched her videos it caught me off guard

[@clatz13]

This is the sort of person that should be held up as a great example to young people. Fantastic to see.

[@Cheerleader2579]

They're in my home town!! Going to Weta was so much fun when I went. Nice to hear a Kiwi accent on Tested!

[@gallaghim]

I like this woman. She seemed nervous, but loosened up as the video went on. She's attractive, creative, enthusiastic and knows her stuff. Unbeatable combination.

[@patricksanders858]

I wanta work at Weta! These guys are amazing! Bye Bye Hollywood! Hello NZ!

[@haydenclark7064]

OMG!... It's New Zealand... We're getting noticed!!!!!!

[@jonathangibson9098]

Yeah boi!

[@Daimomaru]

I love her accent. Irish accents are interesting too, I love both... and many more haha.

[@haydenclark7064]

Daimo's Game Share Good old classic kiwi

[@moiramay1942]

we Irish pride ourselves in the many different accents throughout our counties

[@davidleesfunandamazingvide2759]

Some Kiwi accents sound like South African

[@nathantron]

Hahahaaa, I love this lady. She's awesome. XD

[@minirex2469]

sili-CONE

[@paulhudson6846]

silicon

[@timconway2810]

2 very different materials, despite the similar spelling. SIlicone is squidgy and used in prosthetics, silicon is a pure element. The former is derived from the latter, i believe, but they are different.

[@paulhudson6846]

***** Well then.

[@Antenox]

Aluminium

[@brianlavoie1234]

skin

[@lsufantc0409]

I'm almost positive WETA is just a figment of my imagination! SOO amazing!

[@adamwash917]

so meny tipes of silican on tha mahket

[@Clyman974]

eenhhd...

[@Sqtgdog]

Great Interview!

[@jonathangibson9098]

Is Norm getting better? Previously it seemed like he would do most of the talking. Great that he let Kim speak a lot!

[@AlRoderick]

Jonathan Gibson The only really bad Tested interviews are the ones where Norm is interviewing a professional PR flack on a trade show floor and they're clearly not interested in answering the detailed questions Norm asks, so him asking makes up most of the video. I'm sure he asked the same kind of questions in this one but since the interviewee was so open and forthcoming they don't find the need to include Norm asking most of the questions.

[@Love-ek1cb]

your art is on wow ❤

[@rdoetjes]

awesome episode again

[@samhenderson2947]

Amazing the difference between hobbiests and professionals. Wonderful. Hehe stinking heat...

[@boostcr3p]

Very cool process, just out of curiosity is this the same process they would use for prosthetics for people that have had facial injuries? Thanks

[@Smallfryunify]

I actually got the feeling they totally fancied each other. Just listen to her voice and watch her eye movements. She's so into the job but as she mentioned later that people don't get what she does... NORMAN DOES :P I think he was loving the fact that she was so into her work, like a total geek, someone he can relate to and I mean that in the best possible way. two people who are obsessive about what they do. I was actually smiling watching it thinking how into it they were getting.

[@Rob-fn1kp]

fuck me. you need to get a life. You actually spent time out of your life to write all that

[@JoeyTitman]

Am I the only one to notice when Norm gets excited his head wobbles?

[@UsorThem07]

What kind of education or skills do you have to have to get to work with stuff like this? It's so cool!

[@ncunico]

The best way is to use the product and teach yourself..... Learn from your mistakes....

[@varjen018]

Did anyone notice the small slipup in the beginning of the clip? "It's so great for you to have us here!" I think Norm meant to say "It's so great _of_ you to have us here."

really interesting! Greets from germany

[@benjaminprendergast2133]

Yeah. New Zealand is getting some fame. We barely get mentioned 😂

[@AngryNorwegianFisherman]

Smooth Norm, smooth

[@TheCellCH]

haha a lot of fun to watch. And you are in a process almost like cooking right? DEFINITELY! Do you have recipies? I SO DO. xD

[@SoaringExperience]

2:11 I think everybody watching this is now doing exactly this :)

[@DopeFreshnation100]

she sounds so nervous

[@Joxman2k]

I love the Kiwi accent :) It's hard to get used to at first, but it is beautiful :P

[@AdmiralPreparedness]

Being good at what you do keeps you gainfully employed. Take that slackers.

[@tristangieler]

dig the Everything Is A Remix t-shirt Norm

[@blaineishere3851]

I just clicked. I'm praying this is doctor evazan's nose prosthetic. Lol

[@MrChief101]

Fabulous. I still say you could run twice, three times as long.

[@gitssacrules]

I think I just fell in love

[@highlycaffeinated6864]

This girl is so cool. Think I am in love lol

[@allluckyseven]

She's a lot of fun. And damn, they do a lot of different stuff on there, huh? I mean, sure, we know they do prosthetics and arms and armor, but after seeing all the videos, whew...

[@campbellsmith9848]

allluckyseven Well think of all physical props in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Hobbit trilogy. All of those originated in Weta Workshop.

[@AndreRoque94]

my god, her voice.

[@AndreRoque94]

That makes no sense.

[@austinpeter]

I'd say Kiwi, not Aussie.

[@austinpeter]

Definitely NZ, Weta is in NZ.

[@icedanilzation]

A lot of kiwi's talk like this (source: am kiwi), its not a nervous thing

[@abouchard]

I don't know why but it the middle of the video I realized that her voice reminds me somehow of Gayle from Bob's Burgers..!

[@moncef0147]

yup, that thumbnail is completely innocent, it'n not clickbait or anything like that, yup absolutely. it's just a nose completely.

[@RicoBrndum]

Is Norm saying "It's so great for you, to have us here" When he starts the interview???

[@RicoBrndum]

Thx, I was not sure I heard him right. And I think she felt the same way.... :))

[@adamdunstan8909]

Hey love you vids!

[@BlurTheMisery]

very interesting

[@MrAdamred]

fuck yeah New Zealand in the house

[@DJJAW11]

I love her accent :)

[@grandmasterflash8710]

When she said 23 degrees I was like wow that's really cold then I realized they mean Celsius

[@mike4680]

silly American :P

[@JeromeSkorzec]

Grand Master Flash But even 23 degrees Celsius isn't really hot, it's more a "neutral" temperature :D

[@paulhudson6846]

warm*

[@abouchard]

Yes it's pretty warm (I keep my apartment around 20°C.) And 23°C in a room where you move and work a lot can feel hot really fast!

[@ernestogomez8032]

Has Adam ever made a sonic screwdriver prop ?

[@kendokaaa]

There is a difference between silicone and silicon

[@Monkeyshaman]

! Don't tell the robots that!

[@sonicfreak04]

did you ask anything about how the hobbit feet were made? please I want make the same feet they used for the movies

[@SugarRuneStarNut]

sonicfreak04 if you watch the behind the scenes vlogs for the hobbit movies (on peter Jacksons KZbin) they possibly go into it

[@Alex-ui8xp]

Make Adam Savage look like Robbie Rotten!

[@Bonzulac]

Is it me, or did Norm pronounce "silicone" five different ways in the same sentence?

[@souravsarkar9636]

her forehead is brighter than my future ...

[@guernica69]

That's not saying much

[@victorcuevas1735]

Whoow the chemistry and math are intimidating I thought it was just slap some glue on and if it starts acting up just slap some more or change it out

[@janred94]

I was like: which dude needs a prothetic nose and still wants it to look like the owner is a long time alcoholic? :D

[@campbellsmith9848]

Janred Dwarves, trolls, whatever else needs it in the Lord of the Rings or Hobbit trilogies. Weta Workshop made all the physical props in all 6 of those movies.

[@brucecoulda1596]

I feel there's a love or lust connection between the two.

[@artfx9]

I was afraid Norm would get a bruise just as he remove the finger from his hand. :D jk

[@kitfisto4574]

Is that JJ Abrams' nose in the thumbnail?

[@RupertAH]

What did they go to NZ for? Surely it wasn't just for these videos.

[@highlycaffeinated6864]

Is that a real question? They went to film at the WETA workshops. The second biggest effects company after ILM. It became a big time studio during the making of the LOTR movies. Adam comes from a film special effects background. This is more than enough reason to go to NZ

[@44invaderzim]

yea boi

[@timothyhayes9724]

Is anyone else just lost with her accent? New Zealand English might as well be a completely foreign language from American English.

[@ncunico]

No, just you!

[@kwerk2011]

I'm just fine with it thanks. Course, I live just around the corner from Weta, so I might not be the best person to sympathise.

[@timothyhayes9724]

oh well, I guess my midwestern ears just aren't adjusted *shrug*

[@robertvanstaalduinen7245]

she talks too fast for you i guess... for many american videos i speed up the footage to 125% or even 150% because IMO you guys talk too slowly.. Adam Savage when excited is an exception 🤔

[@TraitorVek]

These people should be involved in the growth and structure of prosthetics in #RealLife #TraitorVek @TraitorVek Maybe they are involved in Medicine.

[@StalinDrift]

SAVAGE AM I RIGHT

[@nefatarihub4425]

Lol is this in New Zealand sounds like my place lol

[@jack0cat]

Someone pinch Norm and remind him that she is married 🤣🤣

[@dtf-downtofrag8788]

Why would we be having a silicon dwarf nose at Weta Workshop... SILMARILLION CONFIRMED @WetaWorkshop

[@joshbird9883]

Hey I've met her

[@smol_white_bat]

Is it just me? At 7:00 mark the video starts again but, you can still hear the conversation. :(

[@MarkHatlestad]

micoromico I think that's on your end... Maybe refresh your page?

[@MrMittens1974]

Kim is hot as hell. Got to admire a lady who isn't afraid to wear a shirt with holes and plaster stains for an interview.

[@kobayashimaru8114]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a nutsac

[@Nate_the_Nobody]

I'm sure that was supposed to look like a nose, but uh...

[@mitchellobrien4670]

I'm trying to pinpoint her accent I'm thinking kiwi, or maybe an Aussie who's lived in America for a while

[@campbellsmith9848]

moby gamer Nope. Solid kiwi. Weta Workshop is in New Zealand anyway so I have no idea why you were thinking America.

[@melonFTW1]

I feel like there should be some music playing in the background or something. Seems like a lot of dead air

[@leolord1]

and Adam???????

[@jim1550]

why isn't Frank there? he would have a raging brainer.

[@lordsmokealot5981]

it always look like Norm needs to pee

[@StarCrusher.]

Baaaalllllsssssss

[@mr.lowkeypodcast6253]

i want a replacement ass mine fell off

[@ArnoldTohtFan]

Fantastic practical effects technology... none of which was used in any of the Hobbit movies. Go figure.

[@FontLite]

so kiwi

[@kryler8252]

Silicone not Silicon.

[@YamikoMusajaya]

are they looking for an intern

[@tealosophy]

the selecewn hes te mech the tewn ev yer sken

[@aaaa6824]

She is so attracted to Norm.

[@Searching4Solace]

Dem some balls