I love the fact they used CGI only in necessary cases. Miniatures, costumes, figurines, lava tables... I hope that this type of practical effects will return...
@Eddie Venkman Speak for yourself,you underestimate how easy the human eye can tell when something isn't physically present. Unless there's something wrong with eyes, in which case I'm sorry
@@MaeMaeTube Also because PJ had to jump in and save the day, because the old director quit. So instead of having years/months to prepare. He had to leg it almost the whole time. What a legend. Sadly the movie still suck :P
CG makes it a lot less difficult. So little location shooting makes it a lot faster and easier to get more shots to choose from. Just imagine this without all the live horses, setting up scenes and camera's. There's a massive difference.
I lost it when Christopher Lee started talking directly to the camera "There's something vaguely familiar about this situation...." and then I made the Dracula connection. Love it.
58:55 "We're only here to do one here, that's tell a story. We're not here to make great effects, we're not here to do cool sound mixes. We're here to tell Peter's story and Tolkien's story. That's our only function." My, I just love that.
No wonder the film won 11 Oscars. The effort and passion put into making the movie was immeasureable. It's a good thing if was released 20 years ago. 10 years more, it'll all be CGI.
watching all these people doing their very best, so we can enjoy these films, just makes them even better and much more fun to watch! Thank every one on the set!
such dedication to creating a masterpiece rather than relying on CG. 20 years old and still looks better and more real than movies today. i wonder if they knew they were making the GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME
44:08 This is insane. When you watch the movie, you assume lots of it is CGI. I am so surprised in some scenes like this one that almost everything is a practical effect. This staircase, etc. is amazing!
I've enjoyed these movies multiple times a year for the last 15! Since I was under 14. I cherish them so much, they've brought so much peace and joy to my life. To any new lotr fans and finders, I'm glad you're here enjoying in the art and wonder. It's special.
Man does anyone ever get depressed about the trilogy ending and just wish you can go back and re live , the days these films where coming out... so many great memories nothing will ever come close to these movies,
When you watch the movies you will think wow the actors really made this movies into what it is and of course they are the best, but i wanna give a huge shoutout to everybody behind the scenes who worked soo hard to make it all happen. You deserve the credit too so i'm glad we're able to watch videos like these. You can tell that they are really one big family who have made a phenomenal Trilogy. I am a forever fan of Lord of the Rings ❤❤
i don"t think its strange at all when considering how extremely good the visual effects are, best effects in a fantasy film i have seen. its super rare to that a film crew earns a oscar for special effects these days.
I love seeing all the different time stamps people put and just getting a feel of all the different things that brought people joy in these movies. So much love went into this trilogy.
I love that with these Behind the scenes films (LOTR) and vlogs (The Hobbit) they show pretty much every department involved in the filmmaking. From the main actors and director to the extras, costume makers, set builders and even the caterers. It shows how much appreciation they have for everyone that was involved into making these films!
Early 2000 were the final years when movies weren't littered with cgi. All these real sets make movies so much more beautiful and relatable. Shadowfax "actor" was my favorite, really well trained horse
@Codey Snow I wasn't being rude or anything I grew up on these movies and they are some of my favorites I just misunderstood what he was saying so don't be a fucking dick
Real sets do have their own magic, and it makes life easier for the actors but a nightmare for everyone else. The biggest reason why cgi is so much more prevalent these days then back when LOTR was made is that it’s significantly cheaper and easier to do it now. Back in the 2000s it was simply (as crazy as it sounds) easier to build miniatures and large scale sets, than to build it all on a computer.
That's just a testament to movie magic. 5:00 and Gandalf is sat on half a prop horse in a wheel barrow being pulled by Mike and pushed by Bill. And we'd never have known...
45:50 He is so impressed over that one TFLOP of computing power that was set up in only 3 weeks.... I'm trying to guess how he would have reacted if he knew that in late 2017 you were already able to put 110 TFLOPS into your computer by just simply slotting a card in.... took seconds... That's kind of depressing and awesome at the same time.
What a massive undertaking. Props to PJ and his backers for having the balls to shoot for perfection, no matter the effort or cost. They could have half-assed it and still had a great film.
The fight of Pelennor is one of the most beautiful and powerful scene of the complete trilogy and it looks very simple to do when they made it. Amazing
Not all of them, Hobbiton has been rebuilt with sustainable material for the Hobbit movies, so you can actually go and visit the movie set in New Zealand (:
No they took apart Rivendell. But the site where they built it remains and it's a public camping spot now. It's a 40 minute drive from my house and it's amazing. They kept a few of the special big trees that were showcased in the movie on site. Truly magical.@@EvenstarSaima
very ambitious and passionate film maker. glad they make it right. this make me want to watch LOTR again. sadly this practical method mostly unused now bc of the very large budget.
I still love this trilogy all these years later all three films are in my top ten best ever I can watch them every week and still don't get tired of them and you can't say that of three films a lot normally you'll have your favourite one of the three but they are so integral to each other I can't pick one above the others and I know Peter Jackson did the hobbit movies but they don't come close to the first trilogy
Well, LOTR scooped all the Oscars and I don't remember the Hobbit doing that. I know there were lots of problems on Hobbit but I think he means Technically and logistically here! But LOVED this footage. I thought I had seen all the extras and blogs, but it is so GREAT to see something new after all this time!
The Hobbit was obviously harder, but because of the very different circumstances. Del Toro had already set up most of the movie, and then PJ had to come in, with no time at all, and change it to be more what he would've done, with only a few weeks to prep, where he spent 7 years on LOTR storyboarding, planning, prep etc.. I didn't know how terrible a situation it was on The Hobbit, until I watched one of these videos on it. Now I know why it ended up being terrible in comparison.
12:18 I don’t think I’m gonna get the image of Gollum taking a shit out of my head for a long time
Jumpscare of the year
Bruh
Why the heck did they put that in there? Just as a joke?
that came out of nowhere lol
I wish it was my mouth he was crapping in 😫🍆💦💦
I could watch a 50 hour version of this with ease
Me too
Yes.
Prove it, post a video of yourself watching this 25 times pls.
Peter Jackson: "Nice Crispy bacon."
Frodo: "Put it out you fools! Put it out!"
Does no one want to talk about the fact that Peter’s breakfast was just a pile of bacon 😂😂😂
@@ThatDangerousWolf right? Lol
Damn that breakfast looks great. I’d want a part in the film just for the catering.
times like these a second breakfast is warranted
I love the fact they used CGI only in necessary cases. Miniatures, costumes, figurines, lava tables... I hope that this type of practical effects will return...
@Eddie Venkman Speak for yourself,you underestimate how easy the human eye can tell when something isn't physically present. Unless there's something wrong with eyes, in which case I'm sorry
No, sadly it won't. Disney just makes non-playable marvel videogames that they like to call movies.
In the hobbit bts they're always in a completely green room. Almost depressing
@@danielhenderson762 thats why it sucked
@@MaeMaeTube Also because PJ had to jump in and save the day, because the old director quit. So instead of having years/months to prepare. He had to leg it almost the whole time.
What a legend. Sadly the movie still suck :P
17:20 nothing is greater than a group of orcs singing the New Zealand national anthem on a boat moments before they slaughter the Men of Gondor
That was cool 😎
The men of gondor were confused that day...
New Zealand is the new Mordor XD
And weirdly muffled by their masks lol
@@TheDarkOne9942 Duh New Zealand is Middle Earth in real Life
"My next movie will be as simple as hell"
oh peter.
Welp, he was telling the truth :’(
The hobbit wasn't nearly as hard as Lotr. So much CG compared to the first trilogy.
Simon simply because they use more CG to create things they couldn't possibly on a budget doesn't mean the process is not difficult.
CG makes it a lot less difficult. So little location shooting makes it a lot faster and easier to get more shots to choose from. Just imagine this without all the live horses, setting up scenes and camera's. There's a massive difference.
Do you mean King Kong or the hobbit?
Making a film like this with a team is the experience of a lifetime...
How many films have you made with a team like this?
From a die-hard LOTR fan, thank you to the unsung heroes behind the scenes that made these movies so EPIC!!!
just imagine Gandalf, in the midlle of the battle approaching an archer and says politely "not the towers. aim at the trolls"
31:39
Gandalf: "Why can't I zap them? (with staff)"
Peter Jackson: "Because your batteries are low and you're out of AA's." 🤣
I lost it when Christopher Lee started talking directly to the camera "There's something vaguely familiar about this situation...." and then I made the Dracula connection. Love it.
I love it when actors or actresses will do stuff like that. It's awesome!
What a cool moment 👍😁
It's cool that he was cool about it since IIRC he was pretty tired of Dracula stuff by that point.
At what min. Is this moment?
1nsomnia 8:35
58:55 "We're only here to do one here, that's tell a story. We're not here to make great effects, we're not here to do cool sound mixes.
We're here to tell Peter's story and Tolkien's story. That's our only function."
My, I just love that.
And the Oscar goes to...
The way they did the lava at 1:47:10 is absolute genius, I always presumed it was all CG so seeing it was done practical blows my mind.
Lol at 1:40:55 Sam is yelling at Frodo and he's just chillin in the corner having a water.
It's like that lady yelling at the cat meme.
I can feel Peter’s stress... honestly grateful for all of the hard work these people did to give us these films!
Yep he’s kind of little stress about that
À titan's work, I think for a realisator
No wonder the film won 11 Oscars. The effort and passion put into making the movie was immeasureable. It's a good thing if was released 20 years ago. 10 years more, it'll all be CGI.
Incredible that the "lava" is a practical effect. I thought for sure that was CGI when I watched the movie.
I wish this was just being filmed and I could watch it all brand new.
Colin Carr every real lotr fans know this feeling😢
Watch it with your kids. It's quite an experience. Or wait 40 years. Someone is bound to remake Tolkiens lotr on the big screen.
@@danielhenderson762 so true. I got my 2 little cousins to watch it for the first time it was so awesome.
Almost 2 hours and I don't even noticed the time flying by... That's Lord Of The Rings magic, it's subtle...
59:41 Ian "he's quite fit" 🤣
Ian wearing the flower wig at 1:49:06 is hilarious too!
watching all these people doing their very best, so we can enjoy these films, just makes them even better and much more fun to watch! Thank every one on the set!
Yeah, the amount of work these guys put in, to make it right
Unreal how much work goes into something like this. Thank you, from the caterers to the guy whose skull they molded 20,000 times.
my gosh, every single person involved in this film was a genius. So dedicated and so very hard working!
such dedication to creating a masterpiece rather than relying on CG. 20 years old and still looks better and more real than movies today. i wonder if they knew they were making the GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME
you got Sir Christopher Lee leaning on a watermill playing dead, and talking to the camera up side down, certain lifetime goal achievement there.
And then they didn't even use it lol, thank God for extras and bonus features. This was great
I am just watching the trilogy now in 2019... all I can say is that they are utterly amazing!!
Oh how I envy you being able to watch these for the first time
xRENEGADE156 i just watched them for the first time
lol i love how the behind the scenes are as long as a movie
12:18 what the...................
Clark Family what gollum had to go everyone has to go don’t you ?
Everybody poops.
@@ordelian7795 😂😂😂
TMW you don't take your motion capture suit off to go to the bathroom?
Filmmaking is full of surprises
Even this behind the scenes version of Theoden's speech before the charge gives me chills.
1:01:00- this convo is so wholesome it’s like a parallel universe Pippin and Gandalf convo
44:08 This is insane. When you watch the movie, you assume lots of it is CGI. I am so surprised in some scenes like this one that almost everything is a practical effect. This staircase, etc. is amazing!
I've enjoyed these movies multiple times a year for the last 15! Since I was under 14. I cherish them so much, they've brought so much peace and joy to my life.
To any new lotr fans and finders, I'm glad you're here enjoying in the art and wonder. It's special.
59:53 ... Matrix? 'Cuse me... LOL
😂
48:34 That guy's reaction behind Peter, watching Sean's performance.
1:02:00 "lets do 1 more for luck" was hilarious
Man does anyone ever get depressed about the trilogy ending and just wish you can go back and re live , the days these films where coming out... so many great memories nothing will ever come close to these movies,
When you watch the movies you will think wow the actors really made this movies into what it is and of course they are the best, but i wanna give a huge shoutout to everybody behind the scenes who worked soo hard to make it all happen. You deserve the credit too so i'm glad we're able to watch videos like these. You can tell that they are really one big family who have made a phenomenal Trilogy. I am a forever fan of Lord of the Rings ❤❤
This is so inspiring. Lord of The Rings by Peter Jackson really is the perfect trilogy.
Agreed. I've just watched the last sequel and I'm speechless.
I read that as Percy Jackson instead of Peter Jackson. Screw me XD
58:56 says the team that won an OSCAR for the visual effects
That's what it made so incredible.
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i don"t think its strange at all when considering how extremely good the visual effects are, best effects in a fantasy film i have seen. its super rare to that a film crew earns a oscar for special effects these days.
Boi it won 11, including best picture?
I love seeing all the different time stamps people put and just getting a feel of all the different things that brought people joy in these movies. So much love went into this trilogy.
I love that with these Behind the scenes films (LOTR) and vlogs (The Hobbit) they show pretty much every department involved in the filmmaking. From the main actors and director to the extras, costume makers, set builders and even the caterers. It shows how much appreciation they have for everyone that was involved into making these films!
That little sheet with the frames just show where to close Smeagols lips for the P sound...that's actually insane. The work ethic is astounding.
Early 2000 were the final years when movies weren't littered with cgi. All these real sets make movies so much more beautiful and relatable. Shadowfax "actor" was my favorite, really well trained horse
relatable?
i'm no expert but im pretty sure none of these sets were based on real things
@@elohyoudeeohen9491 relatable in the sense of real life human beings.
@@elohyoudeeohen9491 Have you by chance ever gotten tested for asperger syndrome?
@Codey Snow I wasn't being rude or anything I grew up on these movies and they are some of my favorites I just misunderstood what he was saying so don't be a fucking dick
Real sets do have their own magic, and it makes life easier for the actors but a nightmare for everyone else. The biggest reason why cgi is so much more prevalent these days then back when LOTR was made is that it’s significantly cheaper and easier to do it now. Back in the 2000s it was simply (as crazy as it sounds) easier to build miniatures and large scale sets, than to build it all on a computer.
21:35 That's my favorite part!
49:25 "The world's largest condom, ribbed for her pleasure..."
I'll never see this scene without thinking of that now xD
It just amazes me, the amount of effort put into making these movies, the attention to detail is just staggering.
14:36 - How my friend and me look when walking up to a girl.
olly bro it’s a joke.
“Helloooo?” 😂
Would - would you like to go out for second breakfast?
57:10 very good Question from Gandalf! "Why don't i just zap them"
1:25:44 so great, today it would be ful CGI, and i am not an enemie of CGI but i love that sets.
Same :D compare Jurassic Park 1-3 and Jurassic World. The Old movies just look so much better because of practical effects
Like The Hobbit. All fuckin CGI. That's why it doesn't look as good as LOTR
59:47 Ian falls in love with his stunt double XD
That's just a testament to movie magic. 5:00 and Gandalf is sat on half a prop horse in a wheel barrow being pulled by Mike and pushed by Bill. And we'd never have known...
01:03:32 it gets more ridiculous XD
When the guy said "most of these swords will end up getting thrown away"
ILL TAKE THEM JFC
Loving the running “snow machine” bit. Peter is very committed.
He's the best
I love Billy Boyd's accent, it's lovely to listen to
You could tell this movie was going to be good just by the way people seemed to genuinely enjoy making it.
50:52 damn that set worker lifts
Lotr probably has my favorite behind the scenes documentary of all time. There's so much footage.
I love the behind documentaries as much as the films. Just finished the director's cut today. Their horses are sooo cute
45:50
He is so impressed over that one TFLOP of computing power that was set up in only 3 weeks....
I'm trying to guess how he would have reacted if he knew that in late 2017 you were already able to put 110 TFLOPS into your computer by just simply slotting a card in.... took seconds...
That's kind of depressing and awesome at the same time.
How have I've never seen this before. I thought I had seen most of the behind the scenes of Lotr stuff. This is great!
i thought the same. thats really awesome right? :)
Same here, I watched the whole apendix and non of that was in there!
Shot by Costa Botes a good friend of Peters. New Line took some of the best stuff for the original BTS
What a massive undertaking. Props to PJ and his backers for having the balls to shoot for perfection, no matter the effort or cost. They could have half-assed it and still had a great film.
5:19 I'm not a vet but I can tell that horse is not healthy
@@Wowbagger86 LMAO 😂
@@Wowbagger86 hahaha that's great
1:34:33 ”Hopefully you will not cut this to us cutting it”. Immediately cuts to them cutting it 😂😂
I love how Peter calls Orlando Orli ❤️🥺
Gollum straining on the toilet took me by surprise and made me crack up!
I wish I could go back in time to before the trilogy came out so I can experience a masterpiece for the first time again.
1:43:09, me coding trying to complete a website at 2:00 am.
The experience of working on this film must have been incredible right down to the tea boy.
This is no ordinary CZcams video. This is history.
6:41 I got 'em! lol
Andy serkis deserved an Oscar and he worked twice as hard as everyone else
The fight of Pelennor is one of the most beautiful and powerful scene of the complete trilogy and it looks very simple to do when they made it. Amazing
How do you thank a team of people for making the single greatest film masterpiece of all time?
52:47 when your girl wakes up with that nasty sleep breath
Sad thing is all that buildings they made , had to be destroyed afterwards...:((
No They aren't destroyed. They are in my garden
Dunno where you heard that, but no not all the prop buildings were discarded
Not all of them, Hobbiton has been rebuilt with sustainable material for the Hobbit movies, so you can actually go and visit the movie set in New Zealand (:
I think they kept Rivendell, which they used in The Hobbit.
No they took apart Rivendell. But the site where they built it remains and it's a public camping spot now. It's a 40 minute drive from my house and it's amazing. They kept a few of the special big trees that were showcased in the movie on site. Truly magical.@@EvenstarSaima
1:02:36
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Peter Jackson: "Let's just do one more for luck ;)" 😂
One of the "Let's just do one more for luck ;)" Cost Viggo (Aragorn) two toes.
*sees Gandalf on a wooden lump being rolled past a blue screen* ... I don't want to live anymore.
The Geek Monster where
@@joynelbonetdelgado4952 5:15
Not as depressing as watching him film his hobbit scenes
Hey, it is Saruman, not Gandalf. Read the books.
magnus100100 I was thinking of 7:35
very ambitious and passionate film maker. glad they make it right. this make me want to watch LOTR again. sadly this practical method mostly unused now bc of the very large budget.
RIP Chris Lee = Legend
Its so amazing to see the scale of how much of the actual set was built and what was then made as CGI.
12:18 UMM I was NOT expecting to see gollum struggling on the toilet right then
I still love this trilogy all these years later all three films are in my top ten best ever I can watch them every week and still don't get tired of them and you can't say that of three films a lot normally you'll have your favourite one of the three but they are so integral to each other I can't pick one above the others and I know Peter Jackson did the hobbit movies but they don't come close to the first trilogy
I know that stunt at 7:30 isn't all that intense, but it looks absolutely terrifying.
32:17 CUT! And print, perfect!
1:49:20 omg
32:59 you're welcome
Thanks xD
Moderator I am dying!
Haha
Thank you
😂
58:56 I wish more movie makers nowadays had this perspective.
"This is the hardest thing I'll ever do in my life" Oh Peter...just you wait
Nordfjord it paid off though.
Well he was right, since the Hobbit is 90% CGI we can say for sure that this trilogy was harder, CGI is easier and inexpensive by comparison
What? Cgi is the easy path. The director doesn't have to deal with any of it. So therefore the hobbit and its cgi use was much easier for him vs lotr
Well, LOTR scooped all the Oscars and I don't remember the Hobbit doing that. I know there were lots of problems on Hobbit but I think he means Technically and logistically here! But LOVED this footage. I thought I had seen all the extras and blogs, but it is so GREAT to see something new after all this time!
The Hobbit was obviously harder, but because of the very different circumstances. Del Toro had already set up most of the movie, and then PJ had to come in, with no time at all, and change it to be more what he would've done, with only a few weeks to prep, where he spent 7 years on LOTR storyboarding, planning, prep etc.. I didn't know how terrible a situation it was on The Hobbit, until I watched one of these videos on it. Now I know why it ended up being terrible in comparison.
VFX and SFX were good 15 years ago and yet some high budget films make PS2 villains still now
One more trilogy......for luck
We've had one trilogy yes, but what about second trilogy?
What about Trilevensies?
what about second break fast?
What about the droid attack on the Wookies?
This thread is gold.
The lava was incredibly "cool" I guess both literally and figuratively 1:47:20
Thanks for this-my favorite movie of all time. ❤️
Gollum struggling on the toilet caught me off guard
a worthy addition to the great dvd extras
Thank you so much for posting this :)
Thank You For Uploading this
Thanks Mix Media!
When Peter Jackson contemplated making two Hobbit movies 1:02:45
And how horribly it went
I feel like if the movie was the runtime of return of the king it would have been much better
1:48:50 is the secret gift for watching the entiere video
I think it simply fantastic to see Ian shaving his face to get ready to be Gandalf!