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!
@TheOnlyDamien8 жыл бұрын
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!
@joshoconnell21048 жыл бұрын
Damien // Couldn't agree more. It's friggen awesome what these people do!
@willmcleay86698 жыл бұрын
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 :)
@OBSALMinecraft8 жыл бұрын
Same haha
@TheOnlyDamien8 жыл бұрын
Ohhh! I apologize I had no idea! Thanks for informing me ^_^ I updated the post.
@phrozen178 жыл бұрын
He has gotten 250% better at interviewing people, great job Norm!
@Antenox8 жыл бұрын
These are easily some of the best videos Tested has made. Great interviews, great enthusiasm from everyone all around.
@MrBenjimun8 жыл бұрын
As a New Zealander... this is one hell of a Kiwi accent
@johnberkley69424 жыл бұрын
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.
@Azrial018 жыл бұрын
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.
@themonkeyking5808 жыл бұрын
Your Geeky Ojisan read that in her voice.
@blacksabbath2228 жыл бұрын
Kim was so helpful and informative! Its not often you get someone this enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a subject.
@sacredgeometry7 жыл бұрын
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!
@SansaStarkofWinterfell8 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy the Weta Workshop videos, Thank you so very much everyone from Tested for going there and sharing this with us all!
@NeonsStyleHD8 жыл бұрын
Love the passion she has
@tomelner8 жыл бұрын
NeonsStyle yes... killed by norms interview technique. he is always so focused on the next question that he fails to actually engage
@joshoconnell21048 жыл бұрын
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.
@abirdynumnum96127 жыл бұрын
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.
@RCMarty8 жыл бұрын
Wow that kiwi chick is pretty into what she does !!! I like to watch passionate people explain their job, big thumbs up to her :)
@RCMarty8 жыл бұрын
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 ?
@RCMarty8 жыл бұрын
My bad then matey, so she is an Australian transfuge lollll
@aymanrachid58478 жыл бұрын
No she is a kiwi, im pretty sure
@campbellsmith98488 жыл бұрын
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.
@theCelticDragon17 жыл бұрын
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.
@Selene238 жыл бұрын
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...
@jonowee8 жыл бұрын
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.
@abhiasiani8 жыл бұрын
She's so passionate about her job and so excited or energetic on explaining each thing in detail... way to go girl...
@dal37678 жыл бұрын
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 :)
@jmpattillo8 жыл бұрын
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?"
@therealfaloun8 жыл бұрын
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. :-)
@HomegirlKikimora8 жыл бұрын
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
@user-um5ji5sz9u8 жыл бұрын
Lowkey she looks like an older simone and I ain't complaining.
@taba19508 жыл бұрын
Will K Simone without the crappy robots
@user-um5ji5sz9u8 жыл бұрын
Andrew M true man. First time I watched her videos it caught me off guard
@MarkHatlestad8 жыл бұрын
More WETA! Brings back memories of me watching behind the scenes for Lord of the Rings whenever I was sick from school...
@Cheerleader25797 жыл бұрын
They're in my home town!! Going to Weta was so much fun when I went. Nice to hear a Kiwi accent on Tested!
@clatz138 жыл бұрын
This is the sort of person that should be held up as a great example to young people. Fantastic to see.
@jchunick8 жыл бұрын
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 :-)
@gallaghim6 жыл бұрын
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.
@adamwash9178 жыл бұрын
so meny tipes of silican on tha mahket
@Clyman9748 жыл бұрын
eenhhd...
@patricksanders8588 жыл бұрын
I wanta work at Weta! These guys are amazing! Bye Bye Hollywood! Hello NZ!
@Daimomaru8 жыл бұрын
I love her accent. Irish accents are interesting too, I love both... and many more haha.
@haydenclark70648 жыл бұрын
Daimo's Game Share Good old classic kiwi
@moiramay19428 жыл бұрын
we Irish pride ourselves in the many different accents throughout our counties
@davidleesfunandamazingvide27596 жыл бұрын
Some Kiwi accents sound like South African
@haydenclark70648 жыл бұрын
OMG!... It's New Zealand... We're getting noticed!!!!!!
@jonathangibson90988 жыл бұрын
Yeah boi!
@minirex24698 жыл бұрын
sili-CONE
@paulhudson68468 жыл бұрын
silicon
@timconway28108 жыл бұрын
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.
@paulhudson68468 жыл бұрын
***** Well then.
@Antenox8 жыл бұрын
Aluminium
@brianlavoie12348 жыл бұрын
skin
@Love-ek1cb9 ай бұрын
your art is on wow ❤
@lsufantc04097 жыл бұрын
I'm almost positive WETA is just a figment of my imagination! SOO amazing!
@Sqtgdog8 жыл бұрын
Great Interview!
@jonathangibson90988 жыл бұрын
Is Norm getting better? Previously it seemed like he would do most of the talking. Great that he let Kim speak a lot!
@AlRoderick8 жыл бұрын
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.
@rdoetjes8 жыл бұрын
awesome episode again
@Smallfryunify7 жыл бұрын
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.
@nathantron8 жыл бұрын
Hahahaaa, I love this lady. She's awesome. XD
@boostcr3p8 жыл бұрын
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
@TheCellCH8 жыл бұрын
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
@varjen0188 жыл бұрын
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."
8 жыл бұрын
really interesting! Greets from germany
@samhenderson29478 жыл бұрын
Amazing the difference between hobbiests and professionals. Wonderful. Hehe stinking heat...
@sonicfreak048 жыл бұрын
did you ask anything about how the hobbit feet were made? please I want make the same feet they used for the movies
@SugarRuneStarNut8 жыл бұрын
sonicfreak04 if you watch the behind the scenes vlogs for the hobbit movies (on peter Jacksons KZbin) they possibly go into it
@UsorThem078 жыл бұрын
What kind of education or skills do you have to have to get to work with stuff like this? It's so cool!
@ncunico8 жыл бұрын
The best way is to use the product and teach yourself..... Learn from your mistakes....
@JoeyTitman8 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one to notice when Norm gets excited his head wobbles?
@benjaminprendergast21338 жыл бұрын
Yeah. New Zealand is getting some fame. We barely get mentioned 😂
@SoaringExperience5 жыл бұрын
2:11 I think everybody watching this is now doing exactly this :)
@tristangieler8 жыл бұрын
dig the Everything Is A Remix t-shirt Norm
@ernestogomez80328 жыл бұрын
Has Adam ever made a sonic screwdriver prop ?
@kitfisto45748 жыл бұрын
Is that JJ Abrams' nose in the thumbnail?
@allluckyseven8 жыл бұрын
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...
@campbellsmith98488 жыл бұрын
allluckyseven Well think of all physical props in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Hobbit trilogy. All of those originated in Weta Workshop.
@adamdunstan89098 жыл бұрын
Hey love you vids!
@RicoBrndum8 жыл бұрын
Is Norm saying "It's so great for you, to have us here" When he starts the interview???
@RicoBrndum8 жыл бұрын
Thx, I was not sure I heard him right. And I think she felt the same way.... :))
@BlurTheMisery8 жыл бұрын
very interesting
@Joxman2k4 жыл бұрын
I love the Kiwi accent :) It's hard to get used to at first, but it is beautiful :P
@AndreRoque948 жыл бұрын
my god, her voice.
@AndreRoque948 жыл бұрын
That makes no sense.
@austinpeter8 жыл бұрын
I'd say Kiwi, not Aussie.
@austinpeter8 жыл бұрын
Definitely NZ, Weta is in NZ.
@icedanilzation8 жыл бұрын
A lot of kiwi's talk like this (source: am kiwi), its not a nervous thing
@abouchard8 жыл бұрын
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..!
@blaineishere38518 жыл бұрын
I just clicked. I'm praying this is doctor evazan's nose prosthetic. Lol
@AdmiralPreparedness7 жыл бұрын
Being good at what you do keeps you gainfully employed. Take that slackers.
@smol_white_bat8 жыл бұрын
Is it just me? At 7:00 mark the video starts again but, you can still hear the conversation. :(
@MarkHatlestad8 жыл бұрын
micoromico I think that's on your end... Maybe refresh your page?
@DopeFreshnation1008 жыл бұрын
she sounds so nervous
@RupertAH8 жыл бұрын
What did they go to NZ for? Surely it wasn't just for these videos.
@highlycaffeinated68648 жыл бұрын
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
@MrChief1018 жыл бұрын
Fabulous. I still say you could run twice, three times as long.
@AngryNorwegianFisherman8 жыл бұрын
Smooth Norm, smooth
@moncef01478 жыл бұрын
yup, that thumbnail is completely innocent, it'n not clickbait or anything like that, yup absolutely. it's just a nose completely.
@Bonzulac8 жыл бұрын
Is it me, or did Norm pronounce "silicone" five different ways in the same sentence?
@nefatarihub44258 жыл бұрын
Lol is this in New Zealand sounds like my place lol
@highlycaffeinated68648 жыл бұрын
This girl is so cool. Think I am in love lol
@victorcuevas17358 жыл бұрын
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
@melonFTW18 жыл бұрын
I feel like there should be some music playing in the background or something. Seems like a lot of dead air
@MrAdamred7 жыл бұрын
fuck yeah New Zealand in the house
@mr.lowkeypodcast62538 жыл бұрын
i want a replacement ass mine fell off
@gitssacrules8 жыл бұрын
I think I just fell in love
@grandmasterflash87108 жыл бұрын
When she said 23 degrees I was like wow that's really cold then I realized they mean Celsius
@mike46808 жыл бұрын
silly American :P
@JeromeSkorzec8 жыл бұрын
Grand Master Flash But even 23 degrees Celsius isn't really hot, it's more a "neutral" temperature :D
@paulhudson68468 жыл бұрын
warm*
@abouchard8 жыл бұрын
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!
@janred948 жыл бұрын
I was like: which dude needs a prothetic nose and still wants it to look like the owner is a long time alcoholic? :D
@campbellsmith98488 жыл бұрын
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.
@artfx98 жыл бұрын
I was afraid Norm would get a bruise just as he remove the finger from his hand. :D jk
@dtf-downtofrag87888 жыл бұрын
Why would we be having a silicon dwarf nose at Weta Workshop... SILMARILLION CONFIRMED @WetaWorkshop
@kendokaaa8 жыл бұрын
There is a difference between silicone and silicon
@Monkeyshaman8 жыл бұрын
! Don't tell the robots that!
@jack0cat3 жыл бұрын
Someone pinch Norm and remind him that she is married 🤣🤣
@DJJAW117 жыл бұрын
I love her accent :)
@TraitorVek8 жыл бұрын
These people should be involved in the growth and structure of prosthetics in #RealLife #TraitorVek @TraitorVek Maybe they are involved in Medicine.
@MrMittens19745 жыл бұрын
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.
@souravsarkar96368 жыл бұрын
her forehead is brighter than my future ...
@guernica697 жыл бұрын
That's not saying much
@brucecoulda15968 жыл бұрын
I feel there's a love or lust connection between the two.
@Alex-ui8xp8 жыл бұрын
Make Adam Savage look like Robbie Rotten!
@leolord18 жыл бұрын
and Adam???????
@joshbird98838 жыл бұрын
Hey I've met her
@timothyhayes97248 жыл бұрын
Is anyone else just lost with her accent? New Zealand English might as well be a completely foreign language from American English.
@ncunico8 жыл бұрын
No, just you!
@kwerk20118 жыл бұрын
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.
@timothyhayes97248 жыл бұрын
oh well, I guess my midwestern ears just aren't adjusted *shrug*
@robertvanstaalduinen72458 жыл бұрын
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 🤔
@Nate_the_Nobody8 жыл бұрын
I'm sure that was supposed to look like a nose, but uh...
@44invaderzim8 жыл бұрын
yea boi
@mitchellobrien46708 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to pinpoint her accent I'm thinking kiwi, or maybe an Aussie who's lived in America for a while
@campbellsmith98488 жыл бұрын
moby gamer Nope. Solid kiwi. Weta Workshop is in New Zealand anyway so I have no idea why you were thinking America.
@YamikoMusajaya8 жыл бұрын
are they looking for an intern
@RC-12908 жыл бұрын
0:34 "It's so great for you to have us here" Ehh, what? How humble 0_0. Easy mistake to make, I suppose ^_^
@StarCrusher.8 жыл бұрын
Baaaalllllsssssss
@jim15508 жыл бұрын
why isn't Frank there? he would have a raging brainer.
@oOMonkeyMagicOo8 жыл бұрын
2:35 Awkward! Lol! She cant look at Norm and say it!
@kobayashimaru81148 жыл бұрын
When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a nutsac
@StalinDrift8 жыл бұрын
SAVAGE AM I RIGHT
@ArnoldTohtFan8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic practical effects technology... none of which was used in any of the Hobbit movies. Go figure.
@memesredacted8 жыл бұрын
"practical special effects"? nononono. its just called practical effects. special effects are the cg and edits made after the filming.
@memesredacted8 жыл бұрын
Katie Ripley norm said that. not the lady. it was at the very beginning.
@urarke8 жыл бұрын
"A practical effect is a special effect produced physically, without computer-generated imagery or other post production techniques." - Google