Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Raka, as mentor and hero, being the only surviving member of the order of Caesar, displays an extreme range of emotion throughout the film. Over 560,000 renderable fur strands were carefully groomed and then dressed with water, dust, debris and anything else Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes threw at this character.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the winner of the 2025 VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature.
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About Wētā FX:
Wētā FX is the standard-bearer for creative innovation in Visual Effects and Animation, attracting talent, partners, and clients who seek a collaborator that embraces and nurtures their artistic vision.
Our renowned proprietary pipeline provides artists with the tools and infrastructure they need to create their best work. Headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, with creative hubs in Vancouver, Canada and Melbourne, Australia, we are over 2,000 of the most ambitious artists, engineers, and executives you’re likely to meet.
Across three decades, our trailblazing work has so far earned seven visual effects Academy Awards®, 14 Academy Sci-Tech Awards and seven visual effects BAFTA Awards in addition to 61 Visual Effects Society Awards, awarded to us by our peers.
We’re known for performance-driven animated creatures and characters such as Gollum, Kong, Neytiri, Caesar, and Pogo as well as for the universes they inhabit, including Middle-earth, Pandora and countless others.
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Animating Raka the Orangutang for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Wētā FX
youtu.be/99ASPMqEOwI
Raka, as mentor and hero, being the only surviving member of the order of Caesar, displays an extreme range of emotion throughout the film. Over 560,000 renderable fur strands were carefully groomed and then dressed with water, dust, debris and anything else Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes threw at this character.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is the winner of the 2025 VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature.
Subscribe HERE: youtube.com/channel/UCoIp9ExTikEf3EktFIpzvOw?sub_confirmation=1
About Wētā FX:
Wētā FX is the standard-bearer for creative innovation in Visual Effects and Animation, attracting talent, partners, and clients who seek a collaborator that embraces and nurtures their artistic vision.
Our renowned proprietary pipeline provides artists with the tools and infrastructure they need to create their best work. Headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, with creative hubs in Vancouver, Canada and Melbourne, Australia, we are over 2,000 of the most ambitious artists, engineers, and executives you’re likely to meet.
Across three decades, our trailblazing work has so far earned seven visual effects Academy Awards®, 14 Academy Sci-Tech Awards and seven visual effects BAFTA Awards in addition to 61 Visual Effects Society Awards, awarded to us by our peers.
We’re known for performance-driven animated creatures and characters such as Gollum, Kong, Neytiri, Caesar, and Pogo as well as for the universes they inhabit, including Middle-earth, Pandora and countless others.
Visit wetafx.co.nz for more.
Find us on social:
Instagram: instagram.com/wetafxofficial
Twitter: twitter.com/WetaFXofficial
Facebook: facebook.com/WetaFXofficial
#WetaFX #kingdomoftheplanetoftheapes #planetoftheapes
Animating Raka the Orangutang for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Wētā FX
youtu.be/99ASPMqEOwI
