No, we didn’t bungee jump – but we did stop on the way to Wellington to watch two young women bungee jump together, and that was enough of a thrill! (They were bungee jumping over a gorge where more LoTR scenes were shot, so we got a 2-for-1 deal by taking the short detour!) You can barely see the two women hanging by their ankles and being lowered down to the boat in the river. Apparently, they enjoyed it. Go figure.
When we got to Wellington, our first stop was at Weta Studios, the special effects studio that was responsible for Lord of the Rings, the Narnia movies, lots of Avatar, and many other movies. You can’t tour the studio since they have all sorts of proprietary/secret projects going on, but they have a little museum/shop/theater, and that was fun. It was inspiring to see how a couple of artists were able to build a fun, creative and successful business that supports many other artists and creative people doing fun, original work. A nice inspiration for those of us starting a new business!
No comments:
Post a Comment