Why movies DON'T use miniatures anymore
Published September 11, 2026
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603,088
Likes
23,484
Comments
638
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VFX legend Richard Taylor, co-founder of WĒTĀ Workshop, explains why miniatures are becoming almost extinct in filmmaking. Did you know that @wetaworkshopnz doesn't even have a miniature department anymore?
- Published
- September 11, 2026
- Made for kids
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How Why movies DON'T use miniatures anymore is doing
It has 603K views in total. It ranks #5,564,306 among tracked YouTube videos by views.
Key facts about Why movies DON'T use miniatures anymore
- Total views
- 603K
- Total likes
- 23.4K
- Total comments
- 638
- Published
- September 11, 2026
- Global rank by views
- #5,564,306
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Why movies DON'T use miniatures anymore has 603,088 views, 23,484 likes and 638 comments, ranking #5,564,306 among tracked YouTube videos by views.
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