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 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.
@@AbbaZabbaManthe hobbit movies compared to LOTR are basically a mirror of movies with soul vs soulless...... Hobbits were rushed, made just to make money (no passion), bad adaptations with FUCKING know-it-all writers who think they know BETTER THAN TOLKIEN...... Stressful, no preproduction because of producers needing MONEY RIGHT NOW..... Horrible waste of everyone's time and work. Total GARBAGE SHIT PILE.
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.
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.
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.
@@Spalthersaarshut the F*CK UP dude...... you know what he'd saying No experience you have....... Prolly let everyone else on the team do the work in skool....
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!
Gandalf is the only man that needs to shave to grow a beard. Unreal how much work goes into something like this. Thank you, from the caterers to the guy whose skull they molded 20,000 times.
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 ❤❤
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
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!
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.
9:50 bro this is acting. if someone shouted a scenario at me like that and expected me to react in character, id have a nervous breakdown. actors and actresses are awesome
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.
As a certain Vulcan would say in another franchise - Fascinating! What a crew! Working out each minute detail and then blending it to make a scene, just amazing.....
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,
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.
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.
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...
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
The amount of work that went into each scene is insane 😵💫 Much love to everyone behind the scenes that really made this series come to life The ones that don’t get the fame and glory We really appreciate your genius and dedication ❤️
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.
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.
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.
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
A two-hour LOTR behind the scenes, warts and all, including a complaint from a lighting crew about unexploded army ordinance on location, and Serkis being interviewed inside a closet. Should be able to like this post more than once.
Bro, they really build Grond, i also thought that was CGi but seeing how much actually isnt CGI melts my Heart. You feel why this Movies are just the Top. Even the Mumakhil is made in a really big scale, thats so damn awesome.
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
I watch Coppola docs (like the apocalypse now documentary) for the inspiration that comes of watching someone fit to burst with ideas. I watch Peter Jackson docs like this to be reminded to get up and do the work every day. That guy put all of himself into these movies. it’s still so incredible to have a document of it. (This is not to say one is lesser than the other or that PJ was the only one working hard on these movies or in general… I just find it amazing every time I revisit these).
So many amazing small moments in these BTS rolls that are really the key/secret sauce behind what made these 3 films in another league of their own. 38:42 the attention to detail in building Smeagol/Gollums character and getting the small things right, in this case when peter adds in he needs to be seen fiending for the ring is a great touch, and I thought quite funny the way they discuss it.
These people are the best humanity can provide. Making millions of people dream for decades, thanks to their uncompromising and quality work. I fear it cannot get any better than this!
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 😫🍆💦💦
From a die-hard LOTR fan, thank you to the unsung heroes behind the scenes that made these movies so EPIC!!!
This scale of movie is one per Universe.
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.
@@Keyecomposer Not the same thing.
@@KeyecomposerAll three extended editions of the movies have 12+ hours of behind the scenes documentaries. That’s over 36 hours plus the commentaries.
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.
I thank every single of these good people for making a legend movie like LOTR.
Im still watching
Ill be watching 20 years later if I live.
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
@Melman 麻 It would have sucked even more if he didn't try to fix it
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.
CGI really killed the soul of movie magic 😢
that was literally what happened to the hobbit😢 still enjoy it though.
@@AbbaZabbaManthe hobbit movies compared to LOTR are basically a mirror of movies with soul vs soulless...... Hobbits were rushed, made just to make money (no passion), bad adaptations with FUCKING know-it-all writers who think they know BETTER THAN TOLKIEN...... Stressful, no preproduction because of producers needing MONEY RIGHT NOW..... Horrible waste of everyone's time and work. Total GARBAGE SHIT PILE.
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
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
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...
That movie making at its finest
The idiots making the Rings of Power show have the exact opposite mentality. What an absolute shame…
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!
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
@@ThatDangerousWolf Sounds good to me.
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.
Incredible that the "lava" is a practical effect. I thought for sure that was CGI when I watched the movie.
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
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?
@@krisfrederick5001 🙄🙄🙄
@@krisfrederick5001 how many Times have you been thinking through what you're actually asking?
@@Spalthersaarshut the F*CK UP dude...... you know what he'd saying No experience you have....... Prolly let everyone else on the team do the work in skool....
my gosh, every single person involved in this film was a genius. So dedicated and so very hard working!
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
just imagine Gandalf, in the midlle of the battle approaching an archer and says politely "not the towers. aim at the trolls"
31:39
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.
Even this behind the scenes version of Theoden's speech before the charge gives me chills.
I rewind that part couple of times :)
Gandalf is the only man that needs to shave to grow a beard. Unreal how much work goes into something like this. Thank you, from the caterers to the guy whose skull they molded 20,000 times.
Gandalf: "Why can't I zap them? (with staff)"
Peter Jackson: "Because your batteries are low and you're out of AA's." 🤣
tolkien would have given a three paragraph answer only to conclude with "shut up"
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 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 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.
Almost 2 hours and I don't even noticed the time flying by... That's Lord Of The Rings magic, it's subtle...
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
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!
Thank you to all those who worked on the best trilogy of all time, all those in the background too. Amazing.
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 Billy Boyd's accent, it's lovely to listen to
59:41 Ian "he's quite fit" 🤣
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.
@@danielhenderson762itll be shite by then and not even reminiscent of tolkiens work
9:50 bro this is acting. if someone shouted a scenario at me like that and expected me to react in character, id have a nervous breakdown. actors and actresses are awesome
"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?
1:01:00- this convo is so wholesome it’s like a parallel universe Pippin and Gandalf convo
I love the behind documentaries as much as the films. Just finished the director's cut today. Their horses are sooo cute
Loving the running “snow machine” bit. Peter is very committed.
He's the best
Find Forgotten Silver, the whole film is an elaborate prank!
It just amazes me, the amount of effort put into making these movies, the attention to detail is just staggering.
As a certain Vulcan would say in another franchise - Fascinating! What a crew! Working out each minute detail and then blending it to make a scene, just amazing.....
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
Now I certainly know, that there is never going to be another movie with such a success.
lol i love how the behind the scenes are as long as a movie
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,
I balled in the movie theater at the end. When Frodo was leaving. I was sad that it was coming to an end. I was quite embarrassed for crying
I balled in the movie theater at the end. When Frodo was leaving. I was sad that it was coming to an end. I was quite embarrassed for crying
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.
21:35 That's my favorite part!
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
Re-watched this countless times , even more than movies , and i used to watch them once a week.
48:34 That guy's reaction behind Peter, watching Sean's performance.
58:56 says the team that won an OSCAR for the visual effects
That's what it made so incredible.
100th like
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?
Gollum straining on the toilet took me by surprise and made me crack up!
Lotr probably has my favorite behind the scenes documentary of all time. There's so much footage.
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
You could tell this movie was going to be good just by the way people seemed to genuinely enjoy making it.
I've said this 1000 times before.. and I will continue to say it. These movies are absolute masterpieces! The best trilogy of all time.
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
The amount of work that went into each scene is insane 😵💫
Much love to everyone behind the scenes that really made this series come to life
The ones that don’t get the fame and glory
We really appreciate your genius and dedication
❤️
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.
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
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.
49:25 "The world's largest condom, ribbed for her pleasure..."
I'll never see this scene without thinking of that now xD
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
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?
59:53 ... Matrix? 'Cuse me... LOL
😂
57:10 very good Question from Gandalf! "Why don't i just zap them"
Its so amazing to see the scale of how much of the actual set was built and what was then made as CGI.
I love how Peter calls Orlando Orli ❤️🥺
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.
They all have a vibe like they don't understand how big the movies are going to be. Its like they are shooting some alternative medieval documentary.
59:47 Ian falls in love with his stunt double XD
When the guy said "most of these swords will end up getting thrown away"
ILL TAKE THEM JFC
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.
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?
1:02:00 "lets do 1 more for luck" was hilarious
5:19 I'm not a vet but I can tell that horse is not healthy
@@Wowbagger86 LMAO 😂
@@Wowbagger86 hahaha that's great
1:43:09, me coding trying to complete a website at 2:00 am.
Indeed, it was the most important film in history ❤🇱🇧🇱🇧💜💜
50:52 damn that set worker lifts
1:34:55 "350 extras in full plate armor and carrying weapons" - show me one set today where that could be possible. Incredible.
Andy serkis deserved an Oscar and he worked twice as hard as everyone else
This is no ordinary UA-cam video. This is history.
The lava was incredibly "cool" I guess both literally and figuratively 1:47:20
Thanks for this-my favorite movie of all time. ❤️
A two-hour LOTR behind the scenes, warts and all, including a complaint from a lighting crew about unexploded army ordinance on location, and Serkis being interviewed inside a closet. Should be able to like this post more than once.
1:02:09 _ ''...around this time of a day Ian is used to have his cup of tea...'' :D :D :D :D LOVE THIS WHOLE STUFF
Bro, they really build Grond, i also thought that was CGi but seeing how much actually isnt CGI melts my Heart. You feel why this Movies are just the Top. Even the Mumakhil is made in a really big scale, thats so damn awesome.
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
Im from New Zealand and my dad was an extra in this film so i was hoping i could see him behind the scenes i am still watching to see!
32:17 CUT! And print, perfect!
I watch Coppola docs (like the apocalypse now documentary) for the inspiration that comes of watching someone fit to burst with ideas.
I watch Peter Jackson docs like this to be reminded to get up and do the work every day. That guy put all of himself into these movies. it’s still so incredible to have a document of it.
(This is not to say one is lesser than the other or that PJ was the only one working hard on these movies or in general… I just find it amazing every time I revisit these).
12:18 UMM I was NOT expecting to see gollum struggling on the toilet right then
So many amazing small moments in these BTS rolls that are really the key/secret sauce behind what made these 3 films in another league of their own. 38:42 the attention to detail in building Smeagol/Gollums character and getting the small things right, in this case when peter adds in he needs to be seen fiending for the ring is a great touch, and I thought quite funny the way they discuss it.
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
My favorite movies and I think this gone stays forever
I love how they had the diver hidden underneath the floating basket😄
These people are the best humanity can provide.
Making millions of people dream for decades, thanks to their uncompromising and quality work.
I fear it cannot get any better than this!
VFX and SFX were good 15 years ago and yet some high budget films make PS2 villains still now
I know that stunt at 7:30 isn't all that intense, but it looks absolutely terrifying.