#799: Richard Taylor and Greg Broadmore, Wētā Workshop — Untapping Creativity, Stories from The Lord of the Rings, The Magic of New Zealand, Four Tenets to Live By, and The Only Sentence of Self-Help You Need

Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs. This is Tim Ferris. Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show, where it is my job to deconstruct world class performers to tease out how they do what they do. So you can take their frameworks, their tools, their inspirations. and apply them to your own lives. Today I am interviewing two people I would consider the cathletes of creativity. The first is Richard Taylor. He is co-founder and creative lead at Weta Workshop, which he runs with his wife and co-founder Tanya Roger. Weta Workshop is a concept design studio and manufacturing facility that services the world's creative and entertainment industries. And what you'll see is just how much they do. Believe it or not, it's started by them assembling things and making things on top of their bed. We'll get to that. They've been recognized with five Academy Awards, four BAFTA awards, three Thea Awards, and more than 30 other national and international accolades. Their practical and special effects have helped define the visual identities of some of the most recognizable franchises in film and television.

You will know some of them, including The Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, Superman, Mad Max, Thor, Megan, and Love, Death and Robots. If you haven't seen Love, Death and Robots, check it out. There are some amazing, amazing shorts. In addition to that, they do a few other things. Get ready for this. What a workshop offers tourism and retail experiences, consumer products, an interactive studio, public sculptures, and private commissions. They've also done augmented reality and Video games and all sorts of things. Richard now focuses much of his time on their immersive experiences. Which I've had the chance to experience firsthand. I recommend them very highly, such as the Thea Award-winning Gallipoli, The Scale of Our War. Weta workshop unleashed and the giant atrium installation Aura Forest at Edge of the Sky. Next we have Greg Broadmore.

Greg is an artist and writer who has been part of the team at Witter Workshop for more than 20 years. His design and special effects credits include District Nine. King Kong, Godzilla, The Adventures of Tintin and Avatar, and he is the creator of the satirical retro sci-fi world. Doctor Groardbort's Featuring a myriad of collectibles, a world touring art exhibition, four books, and a game for Weda's pioneering spatiform. Most recently, Greg built Weda's video game division and directed multiple Doc G video games for Magic Leap. He's currently working on the graphic novel series One Path, set in a brutal prehistoric world where dinosaurs and cave women are locked in a grim battle for supremacy. So these two guys

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