Weta makes amputee’s impossible dream possible
Lose a limb and there’s always a feeling of deprivation; but fantasies are fantasies and dreams remain. Nadya Vessey was unfortunate enough to get both her legs amputated as a child, but she always nourished a hope that someday she’d be able to swim like a mermaid. Now, thanks to Weta Digital – New Zealand’s special effects company credited with work in “Lord of the Rings” and "The Chronicles of Narnia" – Nadya has got her mermaid’s tail. Wellington-based Weta answered her call made two years ago and furnished her with a prosthetic appendage that looks and functions just like a mermaid’s tail. The tail and suit are made of wetsuit fabric and plastic molds with hand-painted scales. The credit for this realistic piece goes to Lee Williams, who wanted Nadya to be “beautiful and sexy." Ms. Vessey has already tried her new prosthetic in a pool and is quite happy with it. It is quite heartening to know that Weta is ready to go beyond its call of duty and give someone’s life a whole new facet.
Via: CNet
