Closed-captioned. Special features: Disc 4: The appendices part two - from vision to reality: 11 original ... documentaries covering the cast, principal photography, a day in the life of a hobbit, visual effects, post production, editing, music and sound and the release of the film; galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs. Read MoreSpecial features: Disc 3: The appendices part one - from book to vision: six documentaries covering ... J.R.R. Tolkien, the process of adapting the book into a screenplay and planning the film, designing and building Middle-earth, as well as a visit to Weta workshop with an up-close look at costumes, weapons, armor, creatures and miniatures created for the film; an interactive map of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship; galleries of art and accompanying slide shows with commentary by the artists; storyboards and previsualization sequences with film comparisions. Read MoreSpecial features: Discs 1&2: four feature-length commentaries by the director and writers, the cast, ... the production and design teams, with more than 30 participants. Read MoreBased on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: November 12, 2002. |