Team New Zealand is back amidst the Hollywood buzz this year, with Wellington's Weta FX picking up three Oscar nominations for its special effects work.
One of the nominees is Dave Clayton. Dave is an animation supervisor at Weta FX.
He was the "pre-vis" and animation supervisor on the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man.
Dave has worked on Lord of the Rings, Avatar, King Kong, Game of Thrones, and this is his third Oscar nomination, and spoke to Emile Donovan.