Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 50 minutes ago
Paul Story joined Wētā FX as a Rotoscope Artist on The Frighteners, before gaining valuable experience in the Creatures Department.
Today, Paul is an Animation Supervisor whose recent work includes supervising on all of the Apes films, including this year’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Watch Paul’s inspiring story and advice for aspiring visual effects professionals.
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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 1,500 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 58 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 #animation #vfx
Crew Cuts: Paul Story | Wētā FX
youtu.be/2XgElddkeIQ
Paul Story joined Wētā FX as a Rotoscope Artist on The Frighteners, before gaining valuable experience in the Creatures Department.
Today, Paul is an Animation Supervisor whose recent work includes supervising on all of the Apes films, including this year’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Watch Paul’s inspiring story and advice for aspiring visual effects professionals.
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 1,500 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 58 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 #animation #vfx
Crew Cuts: Paul Story | Wētā FX
youtu.be/2XgElddkeIQ
