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The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring (US/NZ 2001)

Director: Peter Jackson

Weta Limited credits:-
Rob Gillies [amongst others] - Special Effects - "armour weapons/standby" in closing credits.
Also in:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - armour weapons/standby: Weta Workshop (as Rob Gillies)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - armour weapons/standby: Weta Workshop (as Rob Gillies)

Mutton Bird related:

Isilidur - Harry Sinclair

Additional music crew includes: Plan 9 and David Long and many others.

Flaming Red Hair:-

Music composed and performed by David Donaldson, David Long, Stephen Roche, Janet Roddick with Peter Daly, Chris O'Connor, Ruairidh Morrison, Grant Shearer. Courtesy of Mana Music

Plan 9 also contributed:
"The Passing of the Elves" in the extended version of Fellowship of the Ring
"Eowyn's Lament" in the extended version of The Two Towers

Notes

Richard Taylor - Director of WETA Workshop and Creature, Miniature, Armour, Special Make-Up Effects Supervisor for "Lord of the Rings"

• has been special effects designer on all of Peter Jackson's feature films.
• designed creature and special makeup effects for "Hercules," "Xena: Warrior Princess" and "Young Hercules".
  • Rob Gillies was Production Designer on these. see Matinee Idyll - Television Programmes
• employed a crew of 120 technicians for Lord of the Rings

From the Official site:-

• To get an idea of the sheer scope of creating Middle-earth, consider the following numbers:
  • more than 900 suits of hand-made armor
  • more than 2,000 rubber and safety weapons
  • more than 100 special, hand-made weapons
  • more than 20,000 individual household and everyday items handmade by artisans
  • more than 1,600 pairs of prosthetic feet and ears, individually sized and shaped

Movie release information

World premiere planned in London on 10th December, 2001.

Release date on official site - 19th December 2001

Classification

• PG-13 (US)
• 12 (UK)

• Classification links - Aus, NZ, UK, US

Links

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) (Internet Movie Database)

Official site

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: annotated score [pdf]

Sources of information

Internet Movie Database; movie credits; Official site

Page compiled by carolyn
Last updated 13th September, 2007.