LOTR's Richard Taylor Recieves Honorary Doctorate

Below is a video that shows Sir Richard Taylor receiving his honorary doctorate in fine arts from Massey University. Taylor is the creator of WETA part leader of the team that did all the visual effects for The Lord of the Rings, King Kong, and soon The Hobbit. Congratulations to Sir Richard Taylor! (via TheOneRing)

Richard Taylor Knighted

Richard Taylor was knighted by Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand recently. Taylor is the special effects master behind the Lord of The Rings Trilogy, King Kong, and soon The Hobbit. He also, with Sir Peter Jackson, helped co-found Weta Workshops which he continues to manager. Basically he is one of the kinds of the special effects industry and helped create many of the movie moments we have enjoyed over the years. Congratulations Sir Richard Taylor.