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Ben Wootten

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Ben Wootten is known for The Meg (2018), King Kong (2005) and Daybreakers (2009).
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    Known for

    The Meg (2018)
    The Meg
    5.7
    Movie
    • Art Department(as Ben Wooten)
    • 2018
    Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    King Kong
    7.2
    Movie
    • Special Effects(Weta Workshop)
    • 2005
    Daybreakers (2009)
    Daybreakers
    6.4
    Movie
    • Makeup Department
    • 2009
    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    8.9
    Movie
    • Special Effects(Weta Workshop)
    • 2001

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    Art Department

    • Mia Goth in Pearl (2022)
      Pearl
      7.0
      • illustrator
      • 2022
    • Jibaro (2022)
      Love, Death & Robots
      8.4
      TV Series
      • project lead: Weta Workshop
      • 2022
    • Mia Goth in X (2022)
      X
      6.5
      • illustrator
      • 2022
    • The Meg (2018)
      The Meg
      5.7
      • conceptual artist (as Ben Wooten)
      • 2018
    • Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Storm Reid, Levi Miller, and Deric McCabe in A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
      A Wrinkle in Time
      4.3
      • illustrator (as Ben Wooten)
      • 2018
    • John Kassir and Oakes Fegley in Pete's Dragon (2016)
      Pete's Dragon
      6.7
      • illustrator
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016
    • Sam Neill and Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
      Hunt for the Wilderpeople
      7.8
      • concept art
      • 2016
    • Mis-drop (2014)
      Mis-drop
      6.4
      Short
      • concept artist
      • 2014
    • Danielle Mason and Nathan Meister in Black Sheep (2006)
      Black Sheep
      5.8
      • creature concepts
      • 2006
    • Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yûko Miyamura, Megumi Ogata, Fumihiko Tachiki, and Yuriko Yamaguchi in Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
      Neon Genesis Evangelion
      8.5
      TV Series
      • conceptual artist
      • 1995–1996

    Special Effects

    • Michael Madsen, Liam Neeson, Dawn French, Jim May, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Cameron Rhodes, Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Skandar Keynes, Shane Rangi, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
      6.9
      • special effects design supervisor: Weta Workshop (as Ben Wooten)
      • 2005
    • Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
      King Kong
      7.2
      • senior designer: Weta Workshop
      • 2005
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      9.0
      • designer/sculptor: Weta Workshop
      • 2003
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • designer: Weta Workshop
      • sculptor: Weta Workshop
      • 2002
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
      8.9
      • designer/sculptor: Weta Workshop
      • 2001

    Makeup Department

    • Daybreakers (2009)
      Daybreakers
      6.4
      • makeup and prosthetics effects designer
      • 2009

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