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The making of Gallipoli in pictures

See how the eight giants featured in Gallipoli came to life at Wētā Workshops.

Corporal Friday Hawkins takes shape, 2015. Photograph by Wētā Workshop

Adding hair, 2015. Photograph by Wētā Workshops

Working on one of the large scale guns, 2015. Photograph by Wētā Workshops

Painting Lottie Le Gallais's face, 2015. Photograph by Wētā Workshops

The fibreglass body parts of the figures, 2015. Photograph by Wētā Workshops

Working on Lieutenant Spencer Westmacott, 2015. Photograph by Wētā Workshops

The detail is also in the knees, 2015. Photograph by Wētā Workshops

Giant shoes and giant clothes, 2015. Photograph by Wētā Workshops

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