The Fellowship of the Rings DVD
I’m slowly working my way through the 4 DVD extended edition of “The Fellowship of the Rings”. I’m half way through the extended version of the movie, and hope to get it finished before I see “The Two Towers” on Sunday. It is the Appendices that really grabbed my attention.
They clearly show how hard it is to make a movie like “The Fellowship of the Rings”. Getting the actors to say their words in the right order and with the right intonation and what not seems to be the easiest part (especially if you work with the right actors and actresses).
The sheer hard work that went into every aspect of film, be it the score, the script or the digital effects. The merging of digital images with the marvelous miniatures and the New Zealand landscape (now top of the list of places to emigrate to), and adding in the fact that the Hobbits had to be shorter that the humans, elves and wizards. It is hard work just thinking about how they did it. Made me look forward to “The Two Towers” that much more.