Location
The Australian Effects & Animation Festival is on in Melbourne during May 12-13, and they've snagged someone pretty special to do a presentation...
"Heading the line up will be Jim Rygiel, Visual Effects Supervisor on Peter Jackson's acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy. Rygiel will be flying direct from New Zealand to speak at AEAF Melbourne on the digital creation of The Two Towers, the second installment in Jackson's film epic...In his presentation at AEAF Melbourne, Rygiel will give detailed insight into the creation of a digital Gollum, that other-worldly character whose role is pivotal in The Two Towers; Treebeard, leader of the Ents who protects the trees of the forest, and the awesome battle scenes at Helm's Deep.."
I'm sure you all know how cool Gollum looked, so if you ever wanted to get some extra insights on him, be sure to go along to the festival. I've posted the press release in the forum.