fxguidetv #199: The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies

fxguide: fxguidetv by Jeff Heusser, John Montgomery, Mike Seymour

Jan 6, 2015TV & Film

fxguide visits Weta Digital in New Zealand to discuss their visual effects for Peter Jackson's last film in the Hobbit series - The Battle of Five Armies.

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