2025-03-12
2 小时 23 分钟Hello boys and girls, ladies and germs, this is Tim Ferriss.
Welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferriss 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 decathletes 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, 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 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, 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 with 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.