The Genius Of LOTR’s Opening Act

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The Genius Of LOTR’s Opening Act

"Sorry for the muted sections - copyright issues once again :/" from the video introduction

"The Lord of the Rings is a movie series consisting of three live-action films: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. All three films were directed by Peter Jackson and were based upon the The Lord of the Rings books by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Principal photography for all three films took place in New Zealand over a continuous eighteen-month period. It was the first time that three films had ever been shot together in this way, although some pairs of films had. There were several later "pick-up" shoots over the following months and years as the films were edited, special effects, were added, and the script was honed and revised

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in December 2001, and won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation of 2001.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was released in December 2002.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released in December 2003, and won all eleven of the Academy Awards for which it was nominated, including the award for Best Picture..." from the Tolkien Gateway

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