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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Part 3 of 5] · Verbal Diorama

• 3:06
  Hi,
• 3:06
  everyone.
• 3:06
  I'm
• 3:07
  Em.
• 3:07
  And
• 3:07
  welcome
• 3:07
  to
• 3:07
  verbal
• 3:08
  diorama,
• 3:08
  episode
• 3:09
  299,
• 3:11
  the
• 3:11
  Lord
• 3:11
  of
• 3:11
  the
• 3:11
  Rings,
• 3:12
  the
• 3:12
  Two
• 3:12
  Towers.
• 3:13
  This
• 3:14
  is
• 3:14
  the
• 3:14
  podcast
• 3:14
  that's
• 3:14
  all
• 3:14
  about
• 3:15
  the
• 3:15
  history
• 3:15
  and
• 3:15
  legacy
• 3:16
  of
• 3:16
  movies
• 3:16
  you
• 3:16
  know
• 3:17
  and
• 3:17
  movies
• 3:17
  you
• 3:18
  don't.
• 3:18
  That
• 3:19
  it's
• 3:19
  like
• 3:19
  in
• 3:19
  the
• 3:19
  great
• 3:20
  stories,
• 3:20
  listeners,
• 3:21
  the
• 3:21
  ones
• 3:21
  that
• 3:22
  really
• 3:22
  mattered.
• 3:23
  Full
• 3:23
  of
• 3:23
  darkness
• 3:24
  and
• 3:24
  danger
• 3:24
  they
• 3:24
  were.
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  And
• 3:25
  sometimes
• 3:25
  you
• 3:26
  didn't
• 3:26
  want
• 3:26
  to
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  know
• 3:26
  the
• 3:26
  end
• 3:27
  because
• 3:27
  how
• 3:27
  could
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  the
• 3:28
  end
• 3:28
  be
• 3:28
  happy?
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  How
• 3:29
  could
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  the
• 3:30
  world
• 3:30
  go
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  back
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  to
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  the
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  way
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  it
• 3:31
  was
• 3:31
  when
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  so
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  much
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  bad
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  had
• 3:32
  happened?
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  But
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  in
• 3:34
  the
• 3:34
  end,
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  it's
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  only
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  a
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  passing
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  thing,
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  this
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  shadow.
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  Even
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  darkness
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  must
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  pass.
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  A
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  new
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  day
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  will
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  come.
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  And
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  when
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  the
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  sun
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  shines,
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  it'll
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  shine
• 3:42
  out
• 3:42
  the
• 3:42
  clearer.
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  Those
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  were
• 3:44
  the
• 3:44
  stories
• 3:44
  that
• 3:45
  stayed
• 3:45
  with
• 3:45
  you
• 3:46
  that
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  meant
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  something,
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  even
• 3:47
  if
• 3:47
  you
• 3:47
  were
• 3:48
  too
• 3:48
  small
• 3:48
  to
• 3:48
  understand
• 3:49
  why.
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  But
• 3:50
  I
• 3:50
  think,
• 3:50
  listeners,
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  I
• 3:51
  do
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  understand.
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  I
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  know
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  now,
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  folk
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  in
• 3:55
  those
• 3:55
  stories
• 3:55
  had
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  lots
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  of
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  chances
• 3:56
  of
• 3:57
  turning
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  back,
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  only
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  they
• 3:58
  didn't.
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  They
• 3:59
  kept
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  going
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  because
• 4:00
  they
• 4:00
  were
• 4:00
  holding
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  onto
• 4:01
  something.
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  That
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  there's
• 4:03
  some
• 4:03
  good
• 4:03
  in
• 4:03
  the
• 4:03
  world,
• 4:04
  listeners.
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  And
• 4:05
  it's
• 4:05
  worth
• 4:05
  fighting
• 4:06
  for.
• 4:07
  Welcome
• 4:08
  to
• 4:08
  Verbal
• 4:08
  Diorama.
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  Whether
• 4:09
  you
• 4:09
  are
• 4:09
  a
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  regular
• 4:10
  returning
• 4:10
  listener,
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  whether
• 4:11
  you
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  are
• 4:12
  a
• 4:12
  brand
• 4:12
  new
• 4:12
  listener
• 4:13
  to
• 4:13
  this
• 4:13
  podcast
• 4:14
  and
• 4:14
  you're
• 4:14
  turning
• 4:14
  up
• 4:15
  299
• 4:16
  episodes
• 4:16
  later.
• 4:17
  Thank
• 4:18
  you
• 4:18
  for
• 4:18
  being
• 4:18
  here.
• 4:18
  Thank
• 4:18
  you
• 4:18
  for
• 4:19
  choosing
• 4:19
  to
• 4:19
  listen
• 4:19
  to
• 4:19
  this
• 4:20
  podcast.
• 4:20
  As
• 4:21
  always,
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  I
• 4:21
  am
• 4:22
  delighted
• 4:22
  to
• 4:22
  have
• 4:22
  you
• 4:23
  here
• 4:23
  for
• 4:24
  the
• 4:24
  history
• 4:24
  and
• 4:24
  legacy
• 4:25
  of
• 4:25
  the
• 4:26
  Lord
• 4:26
  of
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  Rings,
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  Two
• 4:27
  Towers.
• 4:28
  Huge,
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  huge.
• 4:29
  Thank
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  you
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  to
• 4:30
  everyone
• 4:30
  who
• 4:30
  listens
• 4:31
  to
• 4:31
  this
• 4:31
  podcast
• 4:32
  and
• 4:32
  has
• 4:32
  continued
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  to
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  listen
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  to
• 4:33
  and
• 4:33
  support
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  this
• 4:34
  podcast
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  over
• 4:35
  the
• 4:35
  last
• 4:35
  six
• 4:36
  years
• 4:36
  and
• 4:37
  very,
• 4:37
  very
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  almost
• 4:38
  300
• 4:38
  episodes.
• 4:39
  It
• 4:40
  means
• 4:40
  so
• 4:40
  much
• 4:41
  to
• 4:41
  have
• 4:41
  you
• 4:41
  here
• 4:41
  with
• 4:42
  me
• 4:42
  on
• 4:43
  this
• 4:43
  journey.
• 4:44
  Kind
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  of
• 4:44
  a
• 4:44
  bit
• 4:44
  like
• 4:45
  the
• 4:45
  journey
• 4:46
  that
• 4:46
  Frodo
• 4:47
  and
• 4:47
  Sam
• 4:47
  are
• 4:47
  on
• 4:48
  in
• 4:48
  this
• 4:48
  movie.
• 4:48
  It
• 4:49
  does
• 4:49
  feel
• 4:49
  a
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  little
• 4:50
  bit
• 4:50
  like
• 4:50
  Verbal
• 4:51
  Diorama
• 4:51
  is
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  taking
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  a
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  trip
• 4:52
  to
• 4:52
  Mordor
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  because
• 4:54
  nothing
• 4:54
  ever
• 4:54
  gets
• 4:55
  easier
• 4:55
  on
• 4:55
  this
• 4:55
  podcast.
• 4:56
  It
• 4:56
  only
• 4:56
  seems
• 4:56
  to
• 4:57
  get
• 4:57
  more
• 4:57
  difficult.
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  But
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  I
• 4:59
  am
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  so
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  happy
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  to
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  have
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  you
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  here
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  and
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  I'm
• 5:02
  really,
• 5:02
  genuinely
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  so
• 5:03
  grateful
• 5:03
  for
• 5:04
  your
• 5:04
  support.
• 5:04
  It
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  really
• 5:05
  means
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  so
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  much
• 5:06
  that
• 5:06
  people
• 5:07
  continue
• 5:07
  to
• 5:07
  love
• 5:08
  this
• 5:08
  podcast.
• 5:08
  I've
• 5:09
  had
• 5:09
  some
• 5:09
  lovely
• 5:09
  feedback
• 5:10
  about
• 5:10
  recent
• 5:11
  episodes
• 5:11
  of
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  this
• 5:12
  podcast
• 5:12
  as
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  well.
• 5:12
  And
• 5:13
  genuinely,
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  it
• 5:14
  means
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  the
• 5:14
  absolute
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  world.
• 5:15
  I
• 5:16
  love
• 5:16
  doing
• 5:16
  this
• 5:16
  podcast.
• 5:17
  I
• 5:17
  hope
• 5:17
  to
• 5:17
  do
• 5:18
  this
• 5:18
  podcast
• 5:18
  for
• 5:19
  a
• 5:19
  long
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  time
• 5:19
  going
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  forward,
• 5:20
  but
• 5:21
  for
• 5:21
  now,
• 5:22
  doing
• 5:22
  these
• 5:22
  episodes
• 5:23
  has
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  genuinely
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  been
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  one
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  of
• 5:25
  the
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  biggest
• 5:25
  joys
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  I
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  think
• 5:26
  I've
• 5:26
  ever
• 5:26
  done
• 5:27
  for
• 5:27
  this
• 5:27
  podcast,
• 5:27
  but
• 5:28
  also
• 5:28
  one
• 5:28
  of
• 5:29
  the
• 5:29
  most
• 5:29
  difficult
• 5:29
  things
• 5:30
  I've
• 5:30
  ever
• 5:31
  had
• 5:31
  to
• 5:31
  accomplish
• 5:31
  on
• 5:32
  this
• 5:32
  podcast.
• 5:32
  Because
• 5:33
  the
• 5:34
  Lord
• 5:34
  of
• 5:34
  the
• 5:34
  Rings
• 5:35
  is
• 5:35
  huge,
• 5:37
  Tolkien
• 5:38
  is
• 5:38
  massive,
• 5:39
  and
• 5:39
  these
• 5:40
  movies
• 5:40
  are
• 5:41
  immense.
• 5:42
  And
• 5:43
  it's
• 5:43
  the
• 5:44
  sort
• 5:44
  of
• 5:44
  thing
• 5:44
  that
• 5:45
  there
• 5:45
  is
• 5:45
  no
• 5:45
  way
• 5:46
  I
• 5:46
  could
• 5:46
  cover
• 5:46
  every
• 5:47
  single
• 5:47
  thing
• 5:48
  about
• 5:48
  these
• 5:48
  movies
• 5:49
  on
• 5:49
  this
• 5:49
  podcast.
• 5:50
  There
• 5:50
  is
• 5:50
  simply
• 5:51
  no
• 5:51
  way.
• 5:51
  Because
• 5:52
  the
• 5:52
  world
• 5:53
  that
• 5:53
  Tolkien
• 5:53
  built
• 5:54
  is
• 5:54
  so
• 5:54
  immense
• 5:55
  and
• 5:56
  so
• 5:56
  detailed
• 5:57
  and
• 5:57
  so
• 5:57
  intricate
• 5:58
  and
• 5:59
  honestly,
• 6:00
  I
• 6:00
  am
• 6:00
  not
• 6:00
  a
• 6:00
  Tolkien
• 6:01
  scholar,
• 6:01
  I
• 6:01
  am
• 6:02
  just
• 6:02
  a
• 6:02
  fan
• 6:02
  of
• 6:02
  these
• 6:03
  movies.
• 6:03
  But
• 6:04
  I
• 6:05
  hope
• 6:05
  that
• 6:05
  I
• 6:05
  do
• 6:05
  them
• 6:06
  the
• 6:06
  tiniest
• 6:06
  amount
• 6:07
  of
• 6:07
  justice
• 6:07
  that
• 6:07
  they
• 6:08
  deserve.
• 6:08
  And
• 6:09
  we
• 6:09
  are
• 6:09
  here
• 6:10
  literally
• 6:10
  the
• 6:11
  Run
• 6:11
  up
• 6:11
  to
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  300th
• 6:12
  episode
• 6:13
  so
• 6:13
  this
• 6:13
  episode
• 6:14
  is
• 6:15
  basically
• 6:15
  the
• 6:15
  third
• 6:16
  of
• 6:16
  a
• 6:17
  five
• 6:17
  part
• 6:17
  episode
• 6:18
  on
• 6:18
  the
• 6:19
  complete
• 6:19
  history
• 6:19
  and
• 6:19
  legacy
• 6:20
  of
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  Lord
• 6:20
  of
• 6:20
  the
• 6:21
  Rings,
• 6:21
  focusing
• 6:22
  on
• 6:22
  Peter
• 6:22
  Jackson's
• 6:23
  trilogy,
• 6:23
  but
• 6:23
  sandwiched
• 6:24
  between
• 6:24
  two
• 6:25
  animated
• 6:25
  versions.
• 6:26
  The
• 6:27
  first
• 6:27
  was
• 6:27
  Ralph
• 6:28
  Bakshi's
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  Lord
• 6:28
  of
• 6:28
  the
• 6:29
  Rings
• 6:29
  from
• 6:29
  1978
• 6:30
  and
• 6:31
  then
• 6:31
  the
• 6:31
  last
• 6:32
  one,
• 6:32
  the
• 6:33
  last
• 6:33
  episode
• 6:34
  will
• 6:34
  be
• 6:34
  on
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  Lord
• 6:35
  of
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  Rings,
• 6:36
  the
• 6:36
  War
• 6:36
  of
• 6:36
  the
• 6:36
  Rohirrim,
• 6:37
  which
• 6:37
  came
• 6:37
  out
• 6:38
  last
• 6:38
  year
• 6:38
  in
• 6:38
  2024.
• 6:40
  So
• 6:40
  if
• 6:40
  you
• 6:40
  haven't
• 6:41
  listened
• 6:41
  to
• 6:41
  the
• 6:41
  very
• 6:42
  first
• 6:42
  episode
• 6:43
  of
• 6:43
  this
• 6:43
  five
• 6:44
  episode
• 6:44
  series,
• 6:45
  you
• 6:45
  technically
• 6:46
  don't
• 6:46
  need
• 6:47
  to.
• 6:47
  But
• 6:48
  I
• 6:48
  would
• 6:48
  recommend
• 6:49
  it
• 6:49
  because
• 6:49
  it
• 6:49
  goes
• 6:50
  into
• 6:50
  Tolkien's
• 6:50
  history,
• 6:51
  his
• 6:51
  estate,
• 6:52
  and
• 6:53
  his
• 6:53
  estate's
• 6:54
  control
• 6:54
  of
• 6:54
  the
• 6:54
  material
• 6:55
  is
• 6:55
  important
• 6:56
  when
• 6:56
  we
• 6:57
  get
• 6:57
  to
• 6:57
  Jackson's
• 6:57
  movies
• 6:58
  as
• 6:58
  well
• 6:58
  as
• 6:59
  Saul
• 6:59
  Zain's
• 7:00
  link
• 7:00
  with
• 7:00
  the
• 7:00
  rights.
• 7:01
  Now,
• 7:02
  as
• 7:02
  I
• 7:02
  mentioned,
• 7:02
  last
• 7:03
  episode,
• 7:03
  the
• 7:03
  estate
• 7:04
  didn't
• 7:04
  have
• 7:05
  anything
• 7:05
  to
• 7:05
  do
• 7:06
  with
• 7:06
  Jackson's
• 7:07
  adaptations,
• 7:08
  but
• 7:08
  Saul
• 7:08
  Zain
• 7:09
  is
• 7:09
  a
• 7:09
  really
• 7:09
  important
• 7:10
  figure
• 7:10
  in
• 7:11
  the
• 7:11
  general
• 7:11
  story
• 7:12
  of
• 7:12
  the
• 7:12
  Lord
• 7:12
  of
• 7:12
  the
• 7:13
  Rings
• 7:13
  and
• 7:13
  specifically
• 7:14
  how
• 7:14
  the
• 7:15
  Lord
• 7:15
  of
• 7:15
  the
• 7:15
  Rings
• 7:15
  got
• 7:16
  cinematic
• 7:16
  adaptations
• 7:17
  in
• 7:17
  the
• 7:17
  first
• 7:18
  place.
• 7:18
  So
• 7:19
  you
• 7:19
  don't
• 7:19
  need
• 7:19
  to
• 7:19
  have
• 7:19
  listened
• 7:20
  to
• 7:20
  the
• 7:20
  initial
• 7:21
  episode
• 7:22
  on
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  Lord
• 7:22
  of
• 7:22
  the
• 7:23
  Rings,
• 7:23
  1978,
• 7:24
  and
• 7:24
  the
• 7:24
  General
• 7:25
  history
• 7:25
  of
• 7:26
  the
• 7:26
  Lord
• 7:26
  of
• 7:26
  the
• 7:26
  Rings,
• 7:27
  which
• 7:27
  was
• 7:27
  episode
• 7:28
  297,
• 7:30
  but
• 7:30
  you
• 7:30
  really
• 7:31
  do
• 7:31
  need
• 7:31
  to
• 7:31
  have
• 7:31
  listened
• 7:32
  to
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  previous
• 7:33
  episode
• 7:33
  on
• 7:33
  the
• 7:33
  Fellowship
• 7:34
  of
• 7:34
  the
• 7:34
  Ring
• 7:35
  because
• 7:35
  that
• 7:35
  gives
• 7:36
  you
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  introduction
• 7:36
  to
• 7:36
  Peter
• 7:37
  Jackson's
• 7:37
  part
• 7:37
  of
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  story.
• 7:39
  So
• 7:39
  if
• 7:39
  you
• 7:39
  haven't
• 7:40
  listened
• 7:40
  to
• 7:40
  the
• 7:40
  last
• 7:40
  episode,
• 7:42
  stop
• 7:42
  this
• 7:42
  one
• 7:42
  now,
• 7:43
  please,
• 7:43
  and
• 7:44
  listen
• 7:44
  to
• 7:44
  that
• 7:44
  one
• 7:45
  first.
• 7:46
  So
• 7:46
  although
• 7:47
  it's
• 7:47
  a
• 7:47
  five
• 7:47
  part
• 7:48
  story,
• 7:48
  this
• 7:49
  episode
• 7:49
  is
• 7:49
  technically
• 7:50
  the
• 7:50
  second
• 7:51
  of
• 7:51
  three
• 7:52
  interconnected
• 7:53
  stories
• 7:53
  about
• 7:53
  Peter
• 7:54
  Jackson's
• 7:54
  the
• 7:55
  Lord
• 7:55
  of
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  Rings
• 7:55
  trilogy.
• 7:56
  The
• 7:57
  last
• 7:57
  episode
• 7:57
  focused
• 7:58
  on
• 7:58
  the
• 7:58
  beginning
• 7:58
  of
• 7:59
  his
• 7:59
  vision
• 7:59
  for
• 7:59
  the
• 7:59
  series,
• 8:00
  his
• 8:00
  dealings
• 8:00
  with
• 8:01
  Miramax,
• 8:02
  the
• 8:02
  move
• 8:02
  to
• 8:02
  New
• 8:02
  Line
• 8:03
  Cinema,
• 8:03
  the
• 8:03
  various
• 8:04
  changes
• 8:04
  that
• 8:04
  he
• 8:05
  made
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  the
• 8:05
  source
• 8:05
  material
• 8:06
  and
• 8:07
  specifics
• 8:08
  on
• 8:08
  the
• 8:08
  Fellowship
• 8:08
  of
• 8:08
  the
• 8:09
  Ring,
• 8:09
  including
• 8:09
  the
• 8:09
  casting
• 8:10
  choices
• 8:10
  for
• 8:10
  the
• 8:11
  series
• 8:11
  and
• 8:12
  the
• 8:12
  incredible
• 8:12
  costume
• 8:13
  design
• 8:13
  as
• 8:13
  well.
• 8:14
  This
• 8:15
  episode
• 8:15
  will
• 8:15
  be
• 8:16
  focused
• 8:16
  on
• 8:16
  the
• 8:16
  Two
• 8:16
  Towers,
• 8:17
  the
• 8:17
  Battle
• 8:17
  of
• 8:17
  Helm's
• 8:18
  Deep,
• 8:19
  and
• 8:19
  the
• 8:19
  introduction
• 8:20
  of
• 8:20
  and
• 8:20
  technology
• 8:21
  surrounding
• 8:22
  Gollum,
• 8:22
  as
• 8:23
  well
• 8:23
  as
• 8:23
  the
• 8:23
  production
• 8:24
  and
• 8:24
  art
• 8:25
  design
• 8:25
  choices
• 8:26
  for
• 8:26
  the
• 8:26
  series.
• 8:27
  The
• 8:27
  next
• 8:28
  episode,
• 8:28
  which
• 8:28
  is
• 8:28
  also
• 8:29
  the
• 8:29
  300th,
• 8:30
  will
• 8:30
  be
• 8:30
  primarily
• 8:31
  on
• 8:31
  the
• 8:31
  Return
• 8:31
  of
• 8:31
  the
• 8:31
  King.
• 8:32
  I'm
• 8:32
  also
• 8:33
  going
• 8:33
  to
• 8:33
  go
• 8:33
  into
• 8:33
  the
• 8:33
  rest
• 8:33
  of
• 8:34
  the
• 8:34
  visual
• 8:34
  effects
• 8:34
  by
• 8:35
  Weta
• 8:35
  Workshop
• 8:36
  and
• 8:36
  obviously
• 8:36
  some
• 8:36
  of
• 8:37
  the
• 8:37
  practical
• 8:37
  effects
• 8:38
  as
• 8:38
  well,
• 8:38
  the
• 8:39
  makeup
• 8:39
  and
• 8:39
  prosthetics,
• 8:40
  the
• 8:41
  music
• 8:41
  across
• 8:41
  all
• 8:42
  of
• 8:42
  the
• 8:42
  movies
• 8:42
  by
• 8:42
  Howard
• 8:43
  Shaw,
• 8:44
  how
• 8:44
  that
• 8:44
  movie
• 8:45
  became
• 8:45
  one
• 8:45
  of
• 8:45
  the
• 8:45
  biggest
• 8:46
  Academy
• 8:46
  Award
• 8:46
  winning
• 8:47
  films
• 8:47
  of
• 8:47
  all
• 8:47
  time,
• 8:48
  and
• 8:48
  the
• 8:48
  everlasting
• 8:49
  legacy
• 8:49
  of
• 8:50
  these
• 8:50
  movies
• 8:51
  from
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  fan
• 8:52
  culture
• 8:52
  and
• 8:53
  then
• 8:53
  to
• 8:53
  setting
• 8:53
  a
• 8:53
  precedent
• 8:54
  that
• 8:54
  Peter
• 8:54
  Jackson's
• 8:55
  Hobbit
• 8:55
  trilogy
• 8:56
  then
• 8:56
  had
• 8:57
  to
• 8:57
  follow.
• 8:58
  And
• 8:58
  the
• 8:58
  final
• 8:58
  episode
• 8:59
  will
• 8:59
  be
• 9:00
  on
• 9:00
  the
• 9:00
  War
• 9:00
  of
• 9:00
  the
• 9:00
  Rohirrim.
• 9:01
  And
• 9:01
  the
• 9:02
  effect
• 9:02
  the
• 9:02
  Lord
• 9:02
  of
• 9:02
  the
• 9:02
  Rings
• 9:03
  and
• 9:03
  the
• 9:03
  Hobbit
• 9:04
  has
• 9:04
  had
• 9:04
  on
• 9:05
  New
• 9:05
  Zealand's
• 9:05
  tourism
• 9:06
  and
• 9:06
  film
• 9:06
  industries,
• 9:07
  the
• 9:08
  rights
• 9:08
  issues
• 9:09
  surrounding
• 9:09
  the
• 9:09
  Lord
• 9:10
  of
• 9:10
  the
• 9:10
  Rings
• 9:10
  and
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  future
• 9:11
  of
• 9:12
  the
• 9:12
  franchise
• 9:12
  going
• 9:12
  forward.
• 9:14
  So
• 9:14
  that's
• 9:14
  just
• 9:14
  a
• 9:14
  general
• 9:15
  summary
• 9:15
  of
• 9:15
  where
• 9:16
  we're
• 9:16
  at
• 9:16
  and
• 9:16
  I
• 9:16
  hope
• 9:17
  that
• 9:17
  all
• 9:17
  made
• 9:17
  sense.
• 9:18
  But
• 9:18
  like
• 9:18
  Gandalf
• 9:19
  the
• 9:19
  White,
• 9:20
  I
• 9:20
  have
• 9:20
  been
• 9:20
  resurrected
• 9:21
  from
• 9:22
  last
• 9:22
  episode
• 9:22
  to
• 9:23
  help
• 9:23
  save
• 9:23
  Middle
• 9:23
  Earth
• 9:24
  from
• 9:24
  the
• 9:24
  forces
• 9:24
  of
• 9:25
  Sauron.
• 9:26
  I'm
• 9:26
  going
• 9:26
  round.
• 9:26
  I'm
• 9:27
  freeing
• 9:27
  kings
• 9:27
  from
• 9:27
  curses
• 9:28
  more
• 9:29
  powerful
• 9:29
  than
• 9:29
  I
• 9:29
  was
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  last
• 9:30
  time.
• 9:31
  Maybe
• 9:32
  we'll
• 9:32
  see
• 9:33
  how
• 9:33
  I
• 9:33
  get
• 9:33
  on.
• 9:34
  What
• 9:34
  we
• 9:34
  need
• 9:35
  is
• 9:36
  a
• 9:36
  few
• 9:36
  good
• 9:36
  taters.
• 9:38
  What
• 9:39
  do
• 9:39
  I
• 9:39
  mean?
• 9:40
  Potatoes,
• 9:41
  of
• 9:41
  course.
• 9:42
  Here's
• 9:42
  the
• 9:43
  trailer
• 9:43
  for
• 9:43
  the
• 9:43
  Lord
• 9:43
  of
• 9:43
  the
• 9:44
  Rings,
• 9:44
  the
• 9:44
  Two
• 9:44
  Towers.
• 9:45
  Not
• 9:46
  sure
• 9:46
  if
• 9:46
  you
• 9:46
  heard,
• 9:46
  but
• 9:47
  apparently
• 9:48
  they're
• 9:48
  taking
• 9:48
  the
• 9:48
  Hobbits
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
  Isengard.
• 11:49
  The
• 11:49
  Fellowship
• 11:50
  is
• 11:50
  broken.
• 11:51
  Sauron's
• 11:52
  power
• 11:52
  is
• 11:52
  growing
• 11:52
  stronger.
• 11:53
  While
• 11:54
  venturing
• 11:54
  onto
• 11:54
  Mordor,
• 11:55
  Frodo
• 11:55
  and
• 11:56
  Sam
• 11:56
  come
• 11:56
  across
• 11:57
  the
• 11:57
  creature
• 11:57
  Gollum
• 11:58
  who
• 11:58
  is
• 11:58
  forever
• 11:59
  consumed
• 11:59
  by
• 11:59
  the
• 11:59
  Ring's
• 12:00
  power.
• 12:01
  Meanwhile,
• 12:01
  Aragorn,
• 12:02
  Gandalf,
• 12:03
  Legolas
• 12:04
  and
• 12:04
  Gimli
• 12:04
  meet
• 12:05
  up
• 12:05
  with
• 12:05
  new
• 12:05
  allies
• 12:06
  in
• 12:06
  the
• 12:06
  plains
• 12:06
  of
• 12:06
  Rohan.
• 12:08
  Together
• 12:08
  they
• 12:08
  must
• 12:09
  work
• 12:09
  to
• 12:09
  defend
• 12:09
  the
• 12:09
  people
• 12:10
  of
• 12:10
  Rohan
• 12:10
  against
• 12:11
  Sauron's
• 12:11
  puppet
• 12:12
  Saruman
• 12:12
  as
• 12:13
  he
• 12:13
  unleashes
• 12:13
  his
• 12:13
  armies
• 12:14
  from
• 12:14
  Isengard.
• 12:15
  All
• 12:16
  the
• 12:16
  while
• 12:16
  Sauron
• 12:17
  prepares
• 12:17
  to
• 12:17
  launch
• 12:17
  an
• 12:18
  attack
• 12:18
  on
• 12:18
  Gondor.
• 12:19
  The
• 12:19
  war
• 12:20
  for
• 12:20
  the
• 12:20
  Ring
• 12:20
  begins
• 12:21
  here.
• 12:23
  Let's
• 12:23
  run
• 12:23
  through
• 12:23
  the
• 12:24
  cast.
• 12:24
  We
• 12:24
  obviously
• 12:24
  have
• 12:24
  lots
• 12:25
  of
• 12:25
  returning
• 12:25
  cast
• 12:26
  and
• 12:26
  some
• 12:26
  new
• 12:26
  cast
• 12:27
  as
• 12:27
  well.
• 12:28
  We
• 12:28
  have
• 12:28
  Elijah
• 12:29
  Wood
• 12:29
  as
• 12:29
  Frodo
• 12:29
  Baggins,
• 12:30
  Ian
• 12:31
  McKellen
• 12:31
  as
• 12:32
  Gandalf
• 12:32
  Viggo
• 12:33
  Mortensen
• 12:34
  as
• 12:34
  Aragorn
• 12:35
  Sean
• 12:35
  Astin
• 12:36
  as
• 12:36
  Samwise
• 12:37
  Gamgee
• 12:38
  Andy
• 12:38
  Serkis
• 12:39
  as
• 12:39
  Gollum,
• 12:40
  Billy
• 12:41
  Boyd
• 12:41
  as
• 12:41
  Peregrine
• 12:42
  Took,
• 12:43
  Dominic
• 12:43
  Monaghan
• 12:44
  as
• 12:44
  Meriadoc
• 12:45
  Brandybuck
• 12:46
  John
• 12:46
  Rhys
• 12:46
  Davis
• 12:47
  as
• 12:47
  Gimli
• 12:48
  and
• 12:48
  the
• 12:48
  voice
• 12:48
  of
• 12:49
  Treebeard.
• 12:50
  Orlando
• 12:50
  Bloom
• 12:51
  as
• 12:51
  Legolas
• 12:52
  Bernard
• 12:53
  Hill
• 12:53
  as
• 12:54
  Theoden
• 12:55
  Miranda
• 12:55
  Otto
• 12:56
  as
• 12:56
  Eowyn
• 12:57
  David
• 12:58
  Wenham
• 12:58
  as
• 12:58
  Faramir
• 13:00
  Brad
• 13:00
  Dourif
• 13:01
  as
• 13:01
  Grima
• 13:01
  Wormtongue
• 13:03
  Karl
• 13:03
  Urban
• 13:04
  as
• 13:04
  Eoma
• 13:05
  Liv
• 13:06
  Tyler
• 13:06
  as
• 13:06
  Arwen
• 13:07
  Cate
• 13:08
  Blanchett
• 13:08
  as
• 13:09
  Galadriel,
• 13:10
  Christopher
• 13:10
  Lee
• 13:11
  as
• 13:11
  Saruman
• 13:12
  the
• 13:12
  White
• 13:13
  and
• 13:13
  Hugo
• 13:13
  Weaving
• 13:14
  as
• 13:14
  Elrond.
• 13:16
  The
• 13:16
  Lord
• 13:16
  of
• 13:16
  the
• 13:17
  the
• 13:17
  Two
• 13:17
  Towers
• 13:18
  has
• 13:18
  a
• 13:18
  screenplay
• 13:19
  by
• 13:19
  Fran
• 13:19
  Walsh,
• 13:20
  Philippa
• 13:20
  Boyens,
• 13:21
  Stephen
• 13:21
  Sinclair
• 13:22
  and
• 13:22
  Peter
• 13:22
  Jackson,
• 13:23
  was
• 13:24
  directed
• 13:24
  by
• 13:25
  Peter
• 13:25
  Jackson
• 13:26
  and
• 13:26
  was
• 13:26
  based
• 13:27
  on
• 13:27
  the
• 13:27
  Two
• 13:27
  Towers
• 13:28
  by
• 13:28
  J.R.R.
• 13:29
  tolkien.
• 13:31
  $868
• 13:32
  million,
• 13:33
  13
• 13:34
  Academy
• 13:34
  Award
• 13:35
  nominations
• 13:36
  and
• 13:36
  four
• 13:36
  wins
• 13:37
  later,
• 13:37
  the
• 13:38
  Fellowship
• 13:38
  of
• 13:38
  the
• 13:38
  Ring
• 13:39
  was
• 13:39
  always
• 13:40
  going
• 13:40
  to
• 13:40
  be
• 13:41
  a
• 13:41
  spectacle,
• 13:42
  but
• 13:42
  it
• 13:42
  was
• 13:42
  nothing
• 13:42
  compared
• 13:43
  to
• 13:43
  the
• 13:43
  welcome
• 13:44
  the
• 13:44
  production
• 13:44
  got
• 13:44
  on
• 13:45
  Return
• 13:45
  to
• 13:45
  Wellington.
• 13:46
  After
• 13:47
  the
• 13:47
  Oscar
• 13:47
  ceremony,
• 13:48
  the
• 13:48
  Wellington
• 13:49
  airport
• 13:49
  staff
• 13:50
  laid
• 13:50
  out
• 13:50
  a
• 13:50
  red
• 13:50
  carpet
• 13:51
  and
• 13:51
  the
• 13:52
  staff
• 13:52
  of
• 13:52
  Weta
• 13:53
  lined
• 13:53
  the
• 13:53
  arrivals
• 13:54
  hall
• 13:54
  to
• 13:55
  greet
• 13:55
  Richard
• 13:55
  Taylor
• 13:56
  and
• 13:56
  his
• 13:56
  Best
• 13:56
  Visual
• 13:57
  Effects
• 13:57
  Oscar.
• 13:58
  It
• 13:58
  was
• 13:58
  the
• 13:58
  recognition
• 13:59
  they
• 13:59
  needed
• 14:00
  that
• 14:00
  New
• 14:01
  Zealand's
• 14:01
  visual
• 14:01
  effects
• 14:02
  industry
• 14:03
  was
• 14:03
  the
• 14:03
  best
• 14:04
  in
• 14:04
  the
• 14:04
  industry
• 14:05
  and
• 14:05
  the
• 14:05
  Lord
• 14:05
  of
• 14:05
  the
• 14:06
  Rings
• 14:06
  had
• 14:06
  helped
• 14:06
  them
• 14:07
  achieve
• 14:07
  that.
• 14:08
  Taylor
• 14:08
  had
• 14:09
  purchased
• 14:09
  100
• 14:09
  miniature
• 14:10
  Oscars
• 14:10
  for
• 14:10
  his
• 14:11
  team
• 14:11
  and
• 14:12
  handed
• 14:12
  them
• 14:12
  all
• 14:12
  out.
• 14:13
  It
• 14:13
  was
• 14:13
  A
• 14:14
  team
• 14:14
  effort
• 14:14
  and
• 14:14
  a
• 14:15
  fitting
• 14:15
  end
• 14:15
  to
• 14:15
  the
• 14:16
  story
• 14:16
  of
• 14:16
  the
• 14:17
  Fellowship
• 14:17
  of
• 14:18
  the
• 14:18
  Ring.
• 14:19
  But
• 14:19
  as
• 14:19
  far
• 14:20
  as
• 14:20
  this
• 14:20
  complete
• 14:21
  story
• 14:21
  is
• 14:21
  concerned,
• 14:22
  the
• 14:23
  story
• 14:24
  is
• 14:24
  just
• 14:24
  beginning
• 14:25
  and
• 14:26
  obviously
• 14:26
  the
• 14:26
  story
• 14:27
  starts
• 14:27
  with
• 14:28
  JRR
• 14:29
  Tolkien.
• 14:30
  Tolkien
• 14:31
  famously
• 14:31
  changed
• 14:31
  his
• 14:32
  mind
• 14:32
  often
• 14:33
  on
• 14:33
  which
• 14:33
  of
• 14:34
  the
• 14:34
  two
• 14:34
  towers
• 14:34
  the
• 14:35
  title
• 14:35
  of
• 14:35
  his
• 14:35
  book
• 14:35
  was
• 14:36
  referencing.
• 14:37
  He
• 14:37
  named
• 14:37
  five
• 14:38
  towers
• 14:38
  in
• 14:38
  the
• 14:39
  Saruman's
• 14:40
  dwelling
• 14:40
  Orfanc,
• 14:42
  Barad
• 14:42
  Dur,
• 14:43
  Sauron's
• 14:43
  Tower,
• 14:44
  Cirith
• 14:45
  Ungol,
• 14:45
  where
• 14:46
  the
• 14:46
  Orcs
• 14:46
  capture
• 14:46
  Frodo,
• 14:47
  Minas
• 14:48
  Tirith
• 14:48
  of
• 14:49
  the
• 14:49
  Kingdom
• 14:49
  of
• 14:49
  Gondor,
• 14:50
  and
• 14:50
  Minas
• 14:50
  Morgul
• 14:51
  occupied
• 14:52
  by
• 14:52
  the
• 14:52
  Nine
• 14:53
  Nazgul.
• 14:54
  He
• 14:54
  initially
• 14:54
  considered
• 14:55
  leaving
• 14:55
  it
• 14:55
  vague
• 14:55
  or
• 14:56
  up
• 14:56
  to
• 14:56
  interpretation,
• 14:57
  but
• 14:57
  in
• 14:57
  a
• 14:57
  letter
• 14:58
  in
• 14:58
  1953
• 14:59
  he
• 14:59
  named
• 15:00
  the
• 15:00
  ambiguous
• 15:01
  two
• 15:01
  towers
• 15:02
  as
• 15:02
  Orthanc
• 15:03
  and
• 15:03
  Barad
• 15:03
  Daw.
• 15:04
  In
• 15:05
  a
• 15:05
  later
• 15:05
  illustration
• 15:06
  he
• 15:06
  drew
• 15:06
  himself
• 15:07
  and
• 15:07
  a
• 15:07
  note
• 15:08
  at
• 15:08
  the
• 15:08
  end
• 15:08
  of
• 15:08
  the
• 15:08
  Fellowship
• 15:09
  of
• 15:09
  the
• 15:09
  Ring,
• 15:09
  the
• 15:10
  towers
• 15:10
  were
• 15:10
  identified
• 15:11
  as
• 15:11
  Minas
• 15:12
  Morgul
• 15:12
  and
• 15:13
  Orthanc,
• 15:14
  and
• 15:14
  these
• 15:14
  are
• 15:14
  seen
• 15:15
  as
• 15:15
  Tolkien's
• 15:16
  chosen
• 15:16
  two
• 15:17
  towers.
• 15:18
  But
• 15:18
  like
• 15:18
  many
• 15:18
  things
• 15:19
  in
• 15:19
  a
• 15:19
  movie
• 15:19
  adaptation,
• 15:20
  changes
• 15:20
  are
• 15:21
  necessary
• 15:21
  and
• 15:22
  the
• 15:22
  two
• 15:22
  towers
• 15:22
  of
• 15:23
  this
• 15:23
  two
• 15:23
  towers
• 15:24
  aren't
• 15:24
  Orthanc
• 15:25
  and
• 15:25
  Minas
• 15:25
  Morgul,
• 15:26
  but
• 15:26
  Orthanc
• 15:27
  and
• 15:27
  Barad
• 15:28
  Dur
• 15:28
  to
• 15:28
  symbolise
• 15:29
  the
• 15:29
  evil
• 15:29
  alliance
• 15:30
  out
• 15:30
  to
• 15:30
  destroy
• 15:31
  Middle
• 15:31
  Earth.
• 15:32
  The
• 15:32
  film's
• 15:32
  narrative
• 15:33
  has
• 15:33
  Saruman
• 15:34
  openly
• 15:34
  outing
• 15:35
  himself
• 15:35
  as
• 15:35
  Sauron's
• 15:36
  servant,
• 15:37
  whereas
• 15:37
  this
• 15:38
  is
• 15:38
  never
• 15:38
  really
• 15:39
  mentioned
• 15:39
  in
• 15:39
  the
• 15:39
  books
• 15:40
  and
• 15:40
  there's
• 15:41
  a
• 15:41
  few
• 15:41
  notable
• 15:41
  differences
• 15:42
  in
• 15:42
  the
• 15:42
  film's
• 15:42
  restructured
• 15:43
  narrative.
• 15:44
  While
• 15:44
  Tolkien's
• 15:45
  novel
• 15:45
  is
• 15:45
  split
• 15:46
  into
• 15:46
  two
• 15:46
  distinct
• 15:47
  parts,
• 15:47
  following
• 15:48
  Frodo
• 15:48
  and
• 15:49
  Sam
• 15:49
  and
• 15:49
  then
• 15:49
  the
• 15:49
  other
• 15:50
  characters,
• 15:51
  Peter
• 15:51
  Jackson
• 15:51
  chose
• 15:52
  to
• 15:52
  intercut
• 15:53
  between
• 15:53
  storylines
• 15:54
  to
• 15:54
  maintain
• 15:54
  momentum
• 15:55
  and
• 15:55
  engagement.
• 15:56
  Faramir's
• 15:57
  characterization
• 15:58
  is
• 15:58
  also
• 15:58
  changed
• 15:59
  in
• 15:59
  the
• 15:59
  book.
• 16:00
  Faramir
• 16:01
  immediately
• 16:01
  understands
• 16:02
  the
• 16:02
  Ring's
• 16:02
  danger
• 16:02
  and
• 16:03
  helps
• 16:03
  Frodo,
• 16:04
  but
• 16:04
  in
• 16:04
  the
• 16:04
  film
• 16:04
  he
• 16:05
  initially
• 16:05
  plans
• 16:05
  to
• 16:06
  take
• 16:06
  the
• 16:06
  Ring
• 16:06
  to
• 16:06
  Gondor,
• 16:07
  creating
• 16:08
  additional
• 16:08
  conflict.
• 16:09
  The
• 16:09
  film
• 16:10
  also
• 16:10
  changes
• 16:10
  Treebeard's
• 16:11
  decision
• 16:11
  making
• 16:12
  process.
• 16:13
  In
• 16:13
  the
• 16:13
  book,
• 16:13
  the
• 16:13
  Ents
• 16:14
  decide
• 16:14
  to
• 16:14
  attack
• 16:15
  Isengard
• 16:16
  during
• 16:16
  the
• 16:16
  Entmoot.
• 16:17
  In
• 16:17
  the
• 16:18
  film,
• 16:18
  they
• 16:18
  initially
• 16:19
  decide
• 16:19
  against
• 16:19
  it
• 16:20
  until
• 16:20
  Pippin
• 16:20
  tricks
• 16:21
  Treebeard
• 16:21
  into
• 16:22
  seeing
• 16:22
  Saruman's
• 16:23
  destruction
• 16:23
  of
• 16:23
  the
• 16:24
  trees.
• 16:25
  Frodo
• 16:25
  and
• 16:25
  Sam's
• 16:26
  encounter
• 16:26
  with
• 16:26
  Shelob
• 16:27
  was
• 16:27
  moved
• 16:27
  to
• 16:28
  the
• 16:28
  third
• 16:28
  film,
• 16:28
  which
• 16:29
  then
• 16:29
  left
• 16:29
  Faramir
• 16:30
  as
• 16:30
  an
• 16:31
  obstacle
• 16:31
  for
• 16:31
  Frodo
• 16:32
  and
• 16:32
  Sam.
• 16:33
  The
• 16:33
  movie
• 16:34
  significantly
• 16:34
  expands
• 16:35
  the
• 16:35
  battle
• 16:35
  of
• 16:35
  Helm's
• 16:36
  Deep
• 16:36
  and
• 16:36
  places
• 16:36
  it
• 16:37
  at
• 16:37
  the
• 16:37
  climax.
• 16:38
  The
• 16:38
  book
• 16:38
  treats
• 16:39
  it
• 16:39
  more
• 16:39
  briefly
• 16:40
  with
• 16:40
  less
• 16:40
  emphasis
• 16:41
  on
• 16:41
  Aragorn's
• 16:41
  role
• 16:42
  and
• 16:42
  without
• 16:43
  the
• 16:43
  arrival
• 16:43
  of
• 16:44
  the
• 16:44
  elves,
• 16:45
  which
• 16:45
  was
• 16:45
  added
• 16:45
  to
• 16:45
  the
• 16:46
  movie
• 16:46
  to
• 16:46
  facilitate
• 16:47
  the
• 16:47
  arrival
• 16:47
  of
• 16:48
  Arwen
• 16:48
  to
• 16:48
  fight
• 16:49
  alongside
• 16:49
  Aragorn,
• 16:50
  which
• 16:50
  was
• 16:51
  changed
• 16:51
  after
• 16:51
  Fans
• 16:52
  reacted
• 16:52
  poorly.
• 16:53
  Liv
• 16:54
  Tyler
• 16:54
  had
• 16:54
  to
• 16:54
  reshoot
• 16:55
  scenes
• 16:55
  of
• 16:55
  Arwen
• 16:56
  leaving
• 16:56
  for
• 16:56
  the
• 16:57
  west
• 16:57
  and
• 16:57
  also
• 16:58
  flashback
• 16:58
  scenes.
• 16:59
  Obviously
• 17:00
  the
• 17:00
  elves
• 17:00
  fighting
• 17:01
  was
• 17:01
  retained,
• 17:02
  which
• 17:02
  segues
• 17:03
  perfectly
• 17:03
  into
• 17:03
  the
• 17:03
  creation
• 17:04
  of
• 17:04
  Helm's
• 17:05
  Deep,
• 17:05
  which
• 17:05
  was
• 17:05
  a
• 17:06
  massive
• 17:06
  undertaking
• 17:07
  that
• 17:07
  combined
• 17:07
  practical
• 17:08
  sets,
• 17:09
  miniatures,
• 17:09
  digital
• 17:10
  effects
• 17:10
  and
• 17:11
  innovative
• 17:12
  filmmaking
• 17:12
  techniques.
• 17:13
  When
• 17:14
  New
• 17:14
  Line
• 17:14
  Cinema
• 17:15
  bought
• 17:15
  the
• 17:15
  project
• 17:15
  off
• 17:16
  Miramax,
• 17:17
  they
• 17:17
  were
• 17:17
  sold
• 17:17
  by
• 17:18
  the
• 17:18
  promotional
• 17:18
  video
• 17:19
  Peter
• 17:19
  Jackson
• 17:20
  had
• 17:20
  made.
• 17:21
  Part
• 17:21
  of
• 17:21
  that
• 17:21
  video
• 17:22
  included
• 17:22
  the
• 17:23
  miniatures
• 17:23
  already
• 17:24
  made
• 17:24
  by
• 17:24
  production
• 17:25
  designer
• 17:25
  Alan
• 17:26
  Lee.
• 17:26
  And
• 17:26
  Helm's
• 17:27
  Deep
• 17:27
  was
• 17:28
  one
• 17:28
  of
• 17:28
  the
• 17:28
  first
• 17:28
  miniatures
• 17:29
  made
• 17:30
  for
• 17:30
  the
• 17:30
  series.
• 17:31
  The
• 17:31
  main
• 17:32
  physical
• 17:32
  Helm's
• 17:33
  Deep
• 17:33
  set
• 17:33
  was
• 17:34
  built
• 17:34
  at
• 17:34
  Dry
• 17:34
  Creek
• 17:35
  Quarry
• 17:35
  near
• 17:35
  Wellington
• 17:36
  in
• 17:36
  New
• 17:36
  Zealand.
• 17:37
  It
• 17:37
  included
• 17:38
  a
• 17:38
  full
• 17:38
  scale
• 17:39
  version
• 17:39
  of
• 17:39
  the
• 17:39
  main
• 17:40
  wall,
• 17:40
  about
• 17:40
  a
• 17:40
  quarter
• 17:41
  of
• 17:41
  the
• 17:41
  fortress
• 17:42
  standing
• 17:43
  approximately
• 17:43
  40ft
• 17:44
  tall.
• 17:45
  The
• 17:45
  main
• 17:46
  gate
• 17:46
  and
• 17:46
  causeway
• 17:47
  were
• 17:47
  built
• 17:47
  to
• 17:47
  full
• 17:47
  scale.
• 17:48
  The
• 17:48
  Hornberg,
• 17:49
  the
• 17:49
  central
• 17:50
  tower
• 17:50
  and
• 17:50
  keep,
• 17:50
  was
• 17:51
  constructed
• 17:51
  partially
• 17:52
  at
• 17:52
  full
• 17:52
  scale.
• 17:53
  And
• 17:53
  there
• 17:53
  were
• 17:53
  also
• 17:54
  working
• 17:54
  defensive
• 17:55
  platforms,
• 17:55
  stairs
• 17:56
  and
• 17:56
  battlements
• 17:57
  where
• 17:58
  actors
• 17:58
  could
• 17:58
  perform.
• 17:59
  This
• 18:00
  physical
• 18:00
  set
• 18:00
  was
• 18:00
  large
• 18:01
  enough
• 18:01
  to
• 18:01
  accommodate
• 18:02
  hundreds
• 18:02
  of
• 18:02
  actors
• 18:02
  and
• 18:03
  stunt
• 18:03
  performers
• 18:03
  for
• 18:04
  the
• 18:04
  battle
• 18:04
  sequences.
• 18:05
  And
• 18:05
  it
• 18:05
  was
• 18:05
  made
• 18:06
  using
• 18:06
  lightweight
• 18:07
  materials
• 18:07
  like
• 18:08
  polystyrene
• 18:08
  and
• 18:09
  plywood
• 18:09
  covered
• 18:10
  with
• 18:10
  plaster
• 18:10
  to
• 18:11
  create
• 18:11
  the
• 18:11
  stone
• 18:12
  appearance.
• 18:13
  To
• 18:13
  film
• 18:13
  the
• 18:14
  wider
• 18:14
  shots
• 18:14
  of
• 18:14
  Helm's
• 18:15
  Deep,
• 18:15
  Weta
• 18:16
  Workshop
• 18:16
  created
• 18:17
  what
• 18:17
  they
• 18:17
  call
• 18:18
  bigatures,
• 18:19
  which
• 18:19
  are
• 18:19
  extremely
• 18:20
  detailed
• 18:20
  large
• 18:21
  scale
• 18:21
  miniatures.
• 18:22
  These
• 18:23
  included
• 18:23
  a
• 18:23
  1/4
• 18:24
  scale
• 18:24
  model
• 18:24
  of
• 18:25
  the
• 18:25
  entire
• 18:25
  fortress
• 18:26
  measuring
• 18:26
  about
• 18:27
  50ft
• 18:27
  wide,
• 18:28
  with
• 18:28
  detailed
• 18:29
  stonework
• 18:29
  and
• 18:30
  weathering
• 18:30
  effects
• 18:31
  used
• 18:31
  for
• 18:31
  forced
• 18:31
  perspective
• 18:32
  shots,
• 18:32
  plus
• 18:33
  miniature
• 18:33
  figures
• 18:34
  to
• 18:34
  populate
• 18:34
  the
• 18:35
  model
• 18:35
  for
• 18:35
  certain
• 18:35
  shots.
• 18:36
  When
• 18:37
  Miramax
• 18:37
  put
• 18:38
  the
• 18:38
  project
• 18:38
  in
• 18:38
  turnaround,
• 18:39
  they
• 18:39
  sent
• 18:40
  a
• 18:40
  producer
• 18:40
  to
• 18:40
  ensure
• 18:41
  everything
• 18:41
  was
• 18:41
  packed
• 18:42
  up,
• 18:42
  including
• 18:43
  the
• 18:43
  miniature
• 18:43
  they'd
• 18:44
  made
• 18:44
  for
• 18:44
  Helm's
• 18:45
  Deep.
• 18:45
  The
• 18:45
  team
• 18:46
  delayed
• 18:46
  breaking
• 18:47
  up
• 18:47
  the
• 18:47
  miniature
• 18:47
  to
• 18:48
  the
• 18:48
  very
• 18:48
  last
• 18:48
  minute.
• 18:49
  And
• 18:49
  then
• 18:49
  new
• 18:50
  lines
• 18:50
  swooped
• 18:51
  in,
• 18:51
  saved
• 18:51
  the
• 18:52
  day
• 18:52
  and
• 18:52
  and
• 18:52
  most
• 18:53
  importantly
• 18:53
  saved
• 18:54
  the
• 18:54
  miniature
• 18:54
  from
• 18:55
  being
• 18:55
  dismantled
• 18:56
  and
• 18:56
  probably
• 18:56
  also
• 18:57
  destroyed
• 18:57
  in
• 18:58
  the
• 18:58
  process.
• 18:59
  These
• 19:00
  bigotures
• 19:00
  were
• 19:00
  filmed
• 19:01
  using
• 19:01
  special
• 19:02
  camera
• 19:02
  techniques
• 19:02
  to
• 19:03
  make
• 19:03
  them
• 19:03
  appear
• 19:03
  full
• 19:04
  sized.
• 19:04
  In
• 19:04
  the
• 19:04
  final
• 19:05
  movie,
• 19:05
  they
• 19:06
  used
• 19:06
  a
• 19:06
  sweeping
• 19:07
  120
• 19:07
  foot
• 19:08
  crane
• 19:08
  that
• 19:08
  was
• 19:08
  mounted
• 19:09
  on
• 19:09
  40
• 19:09
  foot
• 19:10
  containers.
• 19:11
  This
• 19:11
  allowed
• 19:11
  them
• 19:11
  to
• 19:12
  use
• 19:12
  a
• 19:12
  160
• 19:13
  foot
• 19:13
  crane
• 19:14
  shot
• 19:14
  for
• 19:14
  the
• 19:14
  Deeping
• 19:14
  wall.
• 19:15
  In
• 19:16
  all,
• 19:16
  there
• 19:16
  were
• 19:16
  72
• 19:17
  miniatures
• 19:18
  built
• 19:18
  for
• 19:18
  the
• 19:18
  Lord
• 19:18
  of
• 19:18
  the
• 19:19
  Rings
• 19:19
  trilogy.
• 19:20
  Do
• 19:20
  you
• 19:20
  want
• 19:21
  to
• 19:21
  know
• 19:21
  how
• 19:21
  many
• 19:21
  were
• 19:21
  built
• 19:22
  for
• 19:22
  the
• 19:22
  Hobbit
• 19:22
  trilogy?
• 19:24
  I'm
• 19:24
  going
• 19:24
  to
• 19:24
  tell
• 19:24
  you,
• 19:25
  even
• 19:25
  though
• 19:25
  I'm
• 19:25
  not
• 19:25
  really
• 19:26
  talking
• 19:26
  about
• 19:26
  the
• 19:26
  Hobbit.
• 19:27
  But
• 19:27
  there
• 19:28
  were
• 19:28
  72
• 19:28
  built
• 19:29
  for
• 19:29
  the
• 19:29
  Lord
• 19:29
  of
• 19:29
  the
• 19:29
  Rings.
• 19:30
  There
• 19:30
  were
• 19:30
  zero
• 19:31
  built
• 19:31
  for
• 19:31
  the
• 19:32
  Hobbit.
• 19:32
  And
• 19:33
  maybe
• 19:33
  that
• 19:33
  just
• 19:34
  goes
• 19:34
  into
• 19:34
  why
• 19:35
  the
• 19:35
  Lord
• 19:35
  of
• 19:36
  the
• 19:36
  Rings
• 19:36
  and
• 19:36
  the
• 19:36
  Hobbit
• 19:37
  feels
• 19:37
  so
• 19:37
  distinctly
• 19:38
  different.
• 19:39
  Weta
• 19:39
  Digital
• 19:40
  Extended
• 19:40
  both
• 19:41
  the
• 19:41
  physical
• 19:41
  sets
• 19:42
  and
• 19:42
  miniatures
• 19:42
  with
• 19:42
  computer
• 19:43
  graphics
• 19:44
  and
• 19:44
  I'm
• 19:44
  going
• 19:45
  to
• 19:45
  go
• 19:45
  into
• 19:45
  the
• 19:45
  majority
• 19:45
  of
• 19:46
  the
• 19:46
  CG
• 19:46
  visual
• 19:47
  effects
• 19:47
  next
• 19:47
  episode,
• 19:48
  but
• 19:49
  specifically
• 19:49
  to
• 19:49
  Helm's
• 19:50
  Deep.
• 19:51
  Digital
• 19:51
  extensions
• 19:52
  added
• 19:52
  the
• 19:52
  mountain
• 19:53
  backdrop
• 19:53
  behind
• 19:53
  the
• 19:53
  fortress
• 19:54
  and
• 19:55
  the
• 19:55
  huge
• 19:55
  armies
• 19:56
  of
• 19:56
  Uruk
• 19:57
  Hai
• 19:57
  were
• 19:57
  partially
• 19:58
  created
• 19:58
  with
• 19:59
  Weta's
• 19:59
  proprietary
• 20:00
  crowd
• 20:00
  simulation
• 20:01
  software
• 20:01
  Massive
• 20:02
  or
• 20:03
  Multiple
• 20:03
  Agent
• 20:04
  Simulation
• 20:04
  System
• 20:05
  in
• 20:05
  virtual
• 20:05
  environment.
• 20:07
  Massive
• 20:07
  was
• 20:07
  created
• 20:08
  by
• 20:08
  Stephen
• 20:09
  Regelius
• 20:09
  and
• 20:10
  allows
• 20:10
  each
• 20:11
  agent,
• 20:11
  or
• 20:11
  in
• 20:12
  this
• 20:12
  case
• 20:12
  individual
• 20:13
  Orc,
• 20:13
  to
• 20:14
  each
• 20:14
  act
• 20:14
  with
• 20:15
  their
• 20:15
  own
• 20:15
  unique
• 20:16
  behaviors
• 20:16
  and
• 20:16
  actions,
• 20:17
  using
• 20:18
  AI
• 20:18
  to
• 20:18
  react
• 20:19
  realistically
• 20:19
  to
• 20:20
  their
• 20:20
  surroundings
• 20:21
  by
• 20:21
  utilizing
• 20:22
  pre
• 20:22
  recorded
• 20:23
  animation
• 20:23
  clips,
• 20:24
  Massive
• 20:25
  would
• 20:25
  go
• 20:25
  on
• 20:25
  to
• 20:26
  be
• 20:26
  used
• 20:26
  in
• 20:26
  many
• 20:27
  future
• 20:27
  productions
• 20:28
  including
• 20:29
  Rise
• 20:29
  of
• 20:29
  the
• 20:29
  Planet
• 20:29
  of
• 20:30
  the
• 20:30
  Apes,
• 20:30
  Avatar,
• 20:31
  World
• 20:32
  War
• 20:32
  Z,
• 20:32
  Black
• 20:33
  Panther
• 20:33
  and
• 20:34
  Endgame.
• 20:35
  The
• 20:36
  entire
• 20:36
  Helm's
• 20:37
  Deep
• 20:37
  sequence
• 20:37
  took
• 20:38
  approximately
• 20:38
  120
• 20:39
  days
• 20:40
  to
• 20:40
  film,
• 20:40
  with
• 20:41
  battle
• 20:41
  scenes
• 20:41
  alone
• 20:42
  requiring
• 20:42
  about
• 20:43
  four
• 20:43
  months
• 20:43
  of
• 20:43
  night
• 20:44
  sheets
• 20:44
  in
• 20:45
  difficult
• 20:45
  weather
• 20:45
  conditions.
• 20:46
  One
• 20:47
  of
• 20:47
  the
• 20:47
  most
• 20:47
  ambitious
• 20:48
  battle
• 20:48
  sequences
• 20:49
  ever
• 20:49
  filmed
• 20:50
  at
• 20:50
  that
• 20:50
  time.
• 20:51
  It
• 20:51
  was
• 20:51
  so
• 20:52
  grueling
• 20:52
  and
• 20:52
  intense
• 20:53
  that
• 20:53
  the
• 20:53
  crew
• 20:54
  received
• 20:54
  commemorative
• 20:55
  T
• 20:55
  shirts
• 20:56
  with
• 20:56
  the
• 20:56
  slogan
• 20:57
  I
• 20:57
  survived
• 20:57
  Helm's
• 20:58
  Deep.
• 20:58
  At
• 20:58
  the
• 20:59
  end
• 20:59
  of
• 20:59
  the
• 20:59
  schedule.
• 21:00
  Some
• 21:00
  people
• 21:01
  referred
• 21:01
  to
• 21:01
  it
• 21:01
  as
• 21:01
  Hell's
• 21:02
  Deep.
• 21:03
  Filming
• 21:03
  the
• 21:04
  nighttime
• 21:04
  battle
• 21:04
  presented
• 21:05
  significant
• 21:06
  challenges.
• 21:06
  The
• 21:07
  set
• 21:07
  was
• 21:07
  rigged
• 21:08
  with
• 21:08
  extensive
• 21:08
  artificial
• 21:09
  rain
• 21:09
  systems,
• 21:10
  special
• 21:11
  lighting,
• 21:12
  simulated
• 21:12
  lightning
• 21:13
  and
• 21:13
  torchlight,
• 21:14
  and
• 21:14
  multiple
• 21:15
  camera
• 21:15
  units
• 21:16
  worked
• 21:16
  simultaneously
• 21:17
  to
• 21:17
  capture
• 21:18
  different
• 21:18
  aspects
• 21:18
  of
• 21:19
  the
• 21:19
  battle.
• 21:20
  They
• 21:20
  needed
• 21:20
  so
• 21:21
  many
• 21:21
  extras
• 21:21
  that
• 21:21
  they
• 21:22
  literally
• 21:22
  hired
• 21:23
  everyone
• 21:23
  who
• 21:23
  was
• 21:24
  available,
• 21:24
  regardless
• 21:25
  of
• 21:25
  height
• 21:25
  or
• 21:26
  stature,
• 21:27
  including
• 21:27
  picking
• 21:27
  people
• 21:28
  with
• 21:28
  the
• 21:28
  right
• 21:28
  hair
• 21:29
  to
• 21:29
  save
• 21:29
  on
• 21:30
  wigs.
• 21:30
  They
• 21:31
  disguised
• 21:31
  a
• 21:31
  lot
• 21:32
  of
• 21:32
  the
• 21:32
  female
• 21:32
  extras
• 21:33
  as
• 21:33
  men
• 21:33
  for
• 21:34
  the
• 21:34
  Rohan
• 21:34
  soldiers,
• 21:35
  specifically
• 21:36
  because
• 21:36
  they
• 21:36
  needed
• 21:37
  people
• 21:37
  who
• 21:37
  could
• 21:37
  ride
• 21:37
  horses.
• 21:39
  There
• 21:39
  were
• 21:39
  300
• 21:40
  to
• 21:40
  400
• 21:40
  elves
• 21:41
  and
• 21:41
  300
• 21:42
  to
• 21:42
  400
• 21:42
  uruk
• 21:43
  hai,
• 21:44
  plus
• 21:44
  the
• 21:44
  rest
• 21:44
  of
• 21:45
  the
• 21:45
  cast,
• 21:45
  meaning
• 21:46
  at
• 21:46
  least
• 21:46
  1,000
• 21:47
  physical
• 21:47
  people,
• 21:48
  with
• 21:48
  the
• 21:49
  rest
• 21:49
  created
• 21:50
  by
• 21:50
  Massive.
• 21:51
  By
• 21:52
  the
• 21:52
  time
• 21:52
  they
• 21:52
  finished
• 21:53
  Helm's
• 21:53
  Deep,
• 21:53
  the
• 21:54
  director
• 21:54
  of
• 21:54
  photography,
• 21:55
  John
• 21:55
  Cavill,
• 21:56
  had
• 21:56
  shot
• 21:56
  a
• 21:56
  million
• 21:57
  feet
• 21:57
  of
• 21:57
  film.
• 21:58
  There
• 21:58
  was
• 21:58
  even
• 21:59
  a
• 21:59
  blink
• 21:59
  and
• 21:59
  you'll
• 21:59
  miss
• 21:59
  it.
• 22:00
  Animatronic
• 22:00
  puppet
• 22:01
  of
• 22:01
  an
• 22:01
  Uruk
• 22:02
  Hai
• 22:02
  in
• 22:03
  the
• 22:03
  scene
• 22:03
  where
• 22:03
  they're
• 22:03
  yelling
• 22:04
  and
• 22:04
  banging
• 22:04
  their
• 22:04
  shield
• 22:05
  and
• 22:05
  on
• 22:05
  verbal
• 22:06
  diorama.
• 22:06
  We
• 22:07
  love
• 22:07
  a
• 22:07
  good
• 22:07
  animatronic
• 22:08
  puppet
• 22:09
  and
• 22:09
  I'm
• 22:09
  going
• 22:09
  to
• 22:09
  come
• 22:10
  to
• 22:10
  another
• 22:10
  one
• 22:10
  a
• 22:11
  bit
• 22:11
  later
• 22:11
  in
• 22:11
  this
• 22:11
  episode
• 22:12
  too.
• 22:13
  This
• 22:13
  movie
• 22:14
  is
• 22:14
  23
• 22:15
  years
• 22:15
  old
• 22:15
  this
• 22:16
  year
• 22:17
  and
• 22:17
  even
• 22:17
  23
• 22:18
  years
• 22:18
  later,
• 22:19
  the
• 22:19
  battle
• 22:20
  of
• 22:20
  Helm's
• 22:20
  Deep
• 22:21
  is
• 22:21
  still
• 22:21
  regarded
• 22:22
  as
• 22:22
  one
• 22:22
  of
• 22:22
  the
• 22:23
  greatest
• 22:23
  on
• 22:23
  screen
• 22:24
  battles.
• 22:25
  Also
• 22:26
  regarded
• 22:26
  as
• 22:26
  one
• 22:26
  of
• 22:26
  the
• 22:27
  greatest
• 22:27
  things
• 22:27
  on
• 22:28
  screen
• 22:28
  Even
• 22:29
  after
• 22:29
  23
• 22:29
  years
• 22:30
  of
• 22:30
  computer
• 22:30
  generated
• 22:31
  imagery
• 22:31
  and
• 22:32
  motion
• 22:32
  capture,
• 22:33
  is
• 22:33
  Gollum.
• 22:34
  And
• 22:35
  Gollum
• 22:36
  is
• 22:36
  a
• 22:36
  revolutionary
• 22:37
  character
• 22:38
  when
• 22:38
  it
• 22:38
  comes
• 22:38
  to
• 22:39
  motion
• 22:39
  Capture
• 22:39
  and
• 22:40
  cg.
• 22:41
  You'll
• 22:42
  remember
• 22:42
  that
• 22:42
  we
• 22:42
  do
• 22:42
  briefly
• 22:43
  meet
• 22:43
  Gollum
• 22:44
  in
• 22:44
  the
• 22:44
  Fellowship
• 22:44
  of
• 22:45
  the
• 22:45
  Ring,
• 22:45
  but
• 22:45
  he's
• 22:45
  hidden
• 22:46
  in
• 22:46
  shadow.
• 22:47
  Even
• 22:47
  with
• 22:48
  the
• 22:48
  shadow
• 22:48
  though,
• 22:48
  he
• 22:49
  looks
• 22:49
  different
• 22:50
  between
• 22:50
  then
• 22:51
  and
• 22:51
  this
• 22:51
  movie
• 22:52
  where
• 22:52
  he
• 22:52
  plays
• 22:52
  a
• 22:53
  significant
• 22:53
  role.
• 22:54
  And
• 22:54
  there
• 22:54
  is
• 22:55
  a
• 22:55
  reason
• 22:55
  for
• 22:55
  this,
• 22:56
  because
• 22:56
  originally
• 22:56
  Andy
• 22:57
  Serkis
• 22:57
  was
• 22:57
  hired
• 22:58
  just
• 22:58
  to
• 22:58
  provide
• 22:59
  Gollum's
• 22:59
  voice
• 23:00
  and
• 23:00
  Gollum
• 23:00
  was
• 23:01
  going
• 23:01
  to
• 23:01
  be
• 23:01
  a
• 23:01
  solely
• 23:02
  CGI
• 23:03
  character.
• 23:04
  But
• 23:04
  Peter
• 23:04
  Jackson
• 23:05
  was
• 23:05
  so
• 23:05
  impressed
• 23:06
  by
• 23:06
  Serkis
• 23:07
  audition
• 23:07
  tape
• 23:08
  that
• 23:08
  they
• 23:08
  chose
• 23:09
  to
• 23:09
  use
• 23:09
  him
• 23:09
  on
• 23:09
  set
• 23:10
  as
• 23:10
  well.
• 23:11
  Gollum's
• 23:12
  CGI
• 23:12
  model
• 23:13
  was
• 23:13
  redesigned
• 23:13
  in
• 23:14
  2001
• 23:15
  when
• 23:15
  Serkis
• 23:16
  was
• 23:16
  cast
• 23:16
  as
• 23:16
  Smeagol,
• 23:17
  so
• 23:17
  it
• 23:17
  was
• 23:17
  believable
• 23:18
  that
• 23:18
  Smeagol
• 23:19
  could
• 23:19
  then
• 23:20
  transform
• 23:20
  into
• 23:21
  Gollum.
• 23:21
  The
• 23:22
  model
• 23:22
  shown
• 23:22
  in
• 23:23
  the
• 23:23
  Fellowship
• 23:23
  of
• 23:23
  the
• 23:23
  Ring
• 23:24
  is
• 23:24
  the
• 23:24
  original
• 23:25
  Gollum
• 23:25
  CGI
• 23:26
  model.
• 23:26
  Scenes
• 23:27
  that
• 23:27
  feature
• 23:27
  that
• 23:28
  model
• 23:28
  in
• 23:28
  the
• 23:28
  Two
• 23:29
  Towers
• 23:29
  were
• 23:30
  reanimated
• 23:31
  to
• 23:31
  the
• 23:31
  new
• 23:31
  Gollum
• 23:32
  over
• 23:32
  Christmas
• 23:33
  2001.
• 23:34
  Andy
• 23:34
  Serkis
• 23:35
  was
• 23:35
  originally
• 23:35
  meant
• 23:36
  to
• 23:36
  appear
• 23:36
  in
• 23:36
  the
• 23:36
  Two
• 23:37
  Towers
• 23:37
  as
• 23:37
  himself
• 23:38
  before
• 23:39
  becoming
• 23:39
  Gollum,
• 23:40
  but
• 23:40
  this
• 23:40
  was
• 23:41
  actually
• 23:41
  moved
• 23:41
  to
• 23:42
  the
• 23:42
  Return
• 23:42
  of
• 23:42
  the
• 23:42
  King.
• 23:44
  Andy
• 23:44
  Serkis
• 23:45
  performed
• 23:45
  on
• 23:45
  set
• 23:45
  alongside
• 23:46
  the
• 23:46
  other
• 23:46
  actors,
• 23:47
  wearing
• 23:47
  a
• 23:47
  white
• 23:48
  suit
• 23:48
  rather
• 23:49
  than
• 23:49
  a
• 23:49
  full
• 23:49
  motion
• 23:50
  capture
• 23:50
  suit
• 23:50
  during
• 23:51
  principal
• 23:51
  photography,
• 23:52
  and
• 23:52
  this
• 23:53
  allowed
• 23:53
  for
• 23:53
  genuine
• 23:54
  interaction
• 23:54
  with
• 23:54
  Elijah
• 23:55
  Wood
• 23:55
  and
• 23:56
  Sean
• 23:56
  Astin.
• 23:57
  Many
• 23:57
  scenes
• 23:58
  were
• 23:58
  filmed
• 23:58
  twice,
• 23:59
  one
• 23:59
  with
• 23:59
  Serkis
• 24:00
  physically
• 24:00
  in
• 24:01
  the
• 24:01
  scene,
• 24:01
  acting
• 24:01
  with
• 24:02
  the
• 24:02
  other
• 24:02
  actors,
• 24:03
  and
• 24:03
  one
• 24:03
  without
• 24:04
  him
• 24:04
  so
• 24:04
  that
• 24:04
  the
• 24:05
  digital
• 24:05
  character
• 24:05
  could
• 24:06
  be
• 24:06
  inserted
• 24:07
  later.
• 24:08
  After
• 24:08
  principal
• 24:09
  photography,
• 24:09
  Serkis
• 24:10
  performed
• 24:10
  in
• 24:10
  a
• 24:11
  motion
• 24:11
  capture
• 24:11
  studio
• 24:12
  where
• 24:12
  his
• 24:13
  movements
• 24:13
  were
• 24:13
  digitally
• 24:14
  recorded
• 24:14
  for
• 24:15
  the
• 24:15
  Two
• 24:15
  Towers.
• 24:16
  During
• 24:16
  motion
• 24:16
  capture
• 24:17
  sessions,
• 24:17
  a
• 24:17
  separate
• 24:18
  camera
• 24:18
  recorded
• 24:19
  close
• 24:19
  ups
• 24:19
  of
• 24:19
  his
• 24:20
  face
• 24:20
  to
• 24:21
  reference
• 24:21
  his
• 24:21
  expressions.
• 24:22
  Weta
• 24:23
  Digital
• 24:23
  developed
• 24:24
  new
• 24:24
  systems
• 24:24
  to
• 24:25
  capture
• 24:25
  the
• 24:25
  nuances
• 24:26
  of
• 24:26
  Serkis
• 24:26
  facial
• 24:27
  expressions.
• 24:28
  Though
• 24:28
  much
• 24:29
  of
• 24:29
  the
• 24:29
  facial
• 24:29
  animation
• 24:30
  was
• 24:30
  still
• 24:30
  done
• 24:31
  by
• 24:31
  hand
• 24:31
  and
• 24:32
  this
• 24:32
  included
• 24:33
  Serkis
• 24:33
  actual
• 24:34
  eye
• 24:34
  twitches.
• 24:36
  Gollum's
• 24:36
  eyes
• 24:37
  were
• 24:37
  built
• 24:37
  with
• 24:37
  5,000
• 24:38
  polygons.
• 24:39
  A
• 24:39
  quarter
• 24:40
  of
• 24:40
  the
• 24:40
  geometry
• 24:41
  for
• 24:41
  all
• 24:41
  of
• 24:41
  Gollum
• 24:42
  was
• 24:42
  just
• 24:42
  in
• 24:42
  his
• 24:43
  eyes
• 24:43
  for
• 24:44
  context.
• 24:45
  This
• 24:45
  team
• 24:45
  would
• 24:45
  go
• 24:46
  on
• 24:46
  to
• 24:46
  make
• 24:46
  Elita
• 24:46
  battle
• 24:47
  Angel
• 24:47
  in
• 24:47
  2019
• 24:48
  with
• 24:49
  another
• 24:49
  motion
• 24:50
  capture
• 24:50
  performance
• 24:50
  for
• 24:51
  the
• 24:51
  character
• 24:51
  of
• 24:51
  Alita
• 24:53
  in
• 24:53
  that
• 24:53
  movie.
• 24:54
  Alita's
• 24:54
  eyes
• 24:55
  were
• 24:55
  made
• 24:55
  of
• 24:55
  9
• 24:56
  million
• 24:57
  polygons.
• 24:58
  So
• 24:58
  just
• 24:58
  to
• 24:59
  compare
• 24:59
  the
• 24:59
  technology
• 25:00
  and
• 25:00
  how
• 25:01
  it's
• 25:01
  improved
• 25:01
  in
• 25:01
  that
• 25:02
  time
• 25:02
  period,
• 25:02
  we've
• 25:02
  gone
• 25:03
  from
• 25:03
  5,000
• 25:04
  polygons
• 25:04
  in
• 25:04
  2002
• 25:06
  to
• 25:06
  9
• 25:06
  million
• 25:07
  polygons
• 25:07
  in
• 25:08
  2019.
• 25:09
  Sculptors
• 25:10
  created
• 25:11
  physical
• 25:11
  models
• 25:11
  of
• 25:11
  Gollum
• 25:12
  that
• 25:12
  served
• 25:12
  as
• 25:13
  a
• 25:13
  reference
• 25:13
  for
• 25:13
  the
• 25:13
  digital
• 25:14
  artists.
• 25:15
  Gollum
• 25:15
  was
• 25:15
  created
• 25:16
  as
• 25:16
  a
• 25:16
  fully
• 25:17
  digital
• 25:17
  3D
• 25:18
  character
• 25:18
  with
• 25:18
  unprecedented
• 25:19
  anatomical
• 25:20
  detail,
• 25:21
  including
• 25:21
  muscles,
• 25:22
  skin
• 25:23
  textures
• 25:23
  and
• 25:23
  realistic
• 25:24
  eyes.
• 25:25
  Unlike
• 25:26
  previous
• 25:26
  CG
• 25:26
  characters
• 25:27
  which
• 25:27
  were
• 25:27
  based
• 25:27
  on
• 25:28
  the
• 25:28
  Geometry
• 25:28
  of
• 25:28
  the
• 25:28
  skeleton
• 25:29
  underneath.
• 25:30
  For
• 25:30
  Gollum,
• 25:31
  the
• 25:31
  movement
• 25:31
  was
• 25:31
  based
• 25:32
  on
• 25:32
  the
• 25:32
  muscles
• 25:32
  under
• 25:33
  the
• 25:33
  skin.
• 25:33
  So
• 25:34
  instead
• 25:34
  of
• 25:34
  the
• 25:34
  skin
• 25:35
  being
• 25:35
  pulled
• 25:35
  by
• 25:35
  the
• 25:35
  skeleton,
• 25:36
  it
• 25:37
  was
• 25:37
  being
• 25:37
  pulled
• 25:37
  by
• 25:38
  the
• 25:38
  muscles.
• 25:39
  Detailed
• 25:40
  subsurface
• 25:40
  scattering
• 25:41
  techniques
• 25:41
  were
• 25:41
  developed
• 25:42
  to
• 25:42
  make
• 25:42
  Gollum's
• 25:43
  skin
• 25:43
  look
• 25:43
  translucent
• 25:44
  and
• 25:44
  realistic
• 25:45
  rather
• 25:46
  than
• 25:46
  plastic,
• 25:46
  like
• 25:47
  his
• 25:47
  skin
• 25:48
  tones
• 25:48
  took
• 25:48
  four
• 25:49
  hours
• 25:49
  per
• 25:49
  frame
• 25:50
  to
• 25:50
  render.
• 25:51
  Subsurface
• 25:52
  scattering
• 25:52
  was
• 25:53
  what
• 25:53
  clinched
• 25:53
  the
• 25:53
  Oscar
• 25:54
  win.
• 25:54
  This
• 25:55
  technology
• 25:55
  was
• 25:55
  created
• 25:56
  for
• 25:56
  Gollum
• 25:57
  and
• 25:57
  is
• 25:57
  still
• 25:57
  used
• 25:58
  for
• 25:58
  CG
• 25:58
  creatures
• 25:59
  to
• 25:59
  this
• 25:59
  day.
• 26:00
  Weta
• 26:01
  started
• 26:01
  working
• 26:01
  on
• 26:02
  all
• 26:02
  of
• 26:02
  these
• 26:02
  systems
• 26:02
  in
• 26:03
  1999,
• 26:04
  but
• 26:04
  they
• 26:04
  really
• 26:04
  didn't
• 26:05
  need
• 26:05
  them
• 26:05
  working
• 26:06
  100%
• 26:07
  until
• 26:08
  2002.
• 26:09
  For
• 26:09
  the
• 26:09
  two
• 26:09
  Towers,
• 26:10
  where
• 26:10
  you
• 26:10
  would
• 26:10
  see
• 26:11
  Gollum
• 26:11
  in
• 26:11
  all
• 26:12
  his
• 26:12
  glory
• 26:12
  for
• 26:12
  the
• 26:13
  first
• 26:13
  time.
• 26:14
  More
• 26:14
  refinements
• 26:15
  would
• 26:15
  come
• 26:15
  for
• 26:16
  Gollum
• 26:16
  for
• 26:16
  the
• 26:16
  Return
• 26:16
  of
• 26:16
  the
• 26:17
  King
• 26:17
  too.
• 26:18
  The
• 26:18
  team
• 26:18
  didn't
• 26:18
  sit
• 26:19
  on
• 26:19
  their
• 26:19
  laurels
• 26:20
  for
• 26:20
  the
• 26:20
  Two
• 26:20
  Towers.
• 26:21
  They
• 26:21
  shot
• 26:21
  Andy
• 26:22
  Serkis
• 26:22
  on
• 26:22
  a
• 26:22
  motion
• 26:23
  capture
• 26:23
  stage
• 26:24
  where
• 26:24
  he
• 26:24
  watched
• 26:24
  playback
• 26:25
  footage
• 26:25
  and
• 26:25
  acted
• 26:26
  like
• 26:26
  he
• 26:26
  was
• 26:26
  there.
• 26:27
  But
• 26:27
  for
• 26:28
  the
• 26:28
  Return
• 26:28
  of
• 26:28
  the
• 26:28
  King,
• 26:29
  Serkis
• 26:29
  was
• 26:30
  actually
• 26:30
  on
• 26:30
  set
• 26:31
  interacting
• 26:32
  with
• 26:32
  others
• 26:33
  while
• 26:33
  performing
• 26:33
  the
• 26:34
  motion
• 26:34
  capture.
• 26:35
  So
• 26:35
  the
• 26:35
  advancement
• 26:36
  in
• 26:36
  technology
• 26:36
  was
• 26:37
  playing
• 26:37
  out
• 26:37
  behind
• 26:37
  the
• 26:38
  scenes
• 26:38
  too.
• 26:39
  They
• 26:39
  would
• 26:39
  go
• 26:40
  through
• 26:40
  12
• 26:40
  sets
• 26:41
  of
• 26:41
  motion
• 26:41
  capture
• 26:42
  rigs
• 26:42
  purely
• 26:43
  because
• 26:43
  of
• 26:43
  Serkis
• 26:44
  hyperactivity
• 26:45
  on
• 26:45
  set.
• 26:46
  And
• 26:47
  I
• 26:47
  just
• 26:47
  quickly
• 26:47
  want
• 26:47
  to
• 26:47
  shout
• 26:48
  out
• 26:48
  one
• 26:48
  of
• 26:48
  our
• 26:48
  favorite
• 26:49
  Ents,
• 26:49
  Treebeard,
• 26:50
  who
• 26:50
  despite
• 26:51
  his
• 26:51
  name
• 26:51
  is
• 26:52
  not
• 26:52
  a
• 26:52
  beardy
• 26:52
  tree,
• 26:53
  but
• 26:53
  an
• 26:53
  Ent
• 26:54
  and
• 26:54
  who
• 26:54
  also
• 26:55
  doesn't
• 26:55
  look
• 26:55
  like
• 26:55
  a
• 26:56
  Parsnip.
• 26:56
  This
• 26:57
  time
• 26:57
  round,
• 26:57
  shout
• 26:58
  out
• 26:58
  to
• 26:58
  the
• 26:58
  original
• 26:59
  Parsnip
• 26:59
  beard.
• 27:00
  While
• 27:01
  CGI
• 27:01
  was
• 27:02
  used
• 27:02
  for
• 27:02
  some
• 27:02
  of
• 27:02
  Treebeard's
• 27:03
  scenes,
• 27:04
  a
• 27:04
  remarkable
• 27:05
  full
• 27:05
  sized
• 27:05
  animatronic
• 27:06
  puppet
• 27:07
  was
• 27:07
  built
• 27:07
  for
• 27:08
  the
• 27:08
  close
• 27:08
  interaction
• 27:09
  with
• 27:09
  the
• 27:09
  Hobbit
• 27:09
  characters.
• 27:10
  The
• 27:10
  Treebeard
• 27:11
  puppet
• 27:12
  stood
• 27:12
  approximately
• 27:13
  14ft
• 27:13
  tall,
• 27:14
  making
• 27:15
  it
• 27:15
  one
• 27:15
  of
• 27:15
  the
• 27:15
  largest
• 27:16
  animatronic
• 27:16
  figures
• 27:17
  created
• 27:17
  for
• 27:18
  the
• 27:18
  film.
• 27:19
  The
• 27:19
  animatronic
• 27:20
  Treebeard
• 27:20
  had
• 27:20
  a
• 27:21
  steel
• 27:21
  internal
• 27:22
  framework
• 27:22
  and
• 27:22
  hydraulic
• 27:23
  systems,
• 27:24
  foam
• 27:24
  latex
• 27:25
  bark
• 27:25
  exterior
• 27:26
  with
• 27:26
  detailed
• 27:26
  texturing
• 27:27
  that
• 27:27
  was
• 27:27
  molded
• 27:28
  from
• 27:28
  polyurethane
• 27:29
  molds
• 27:29
  of
• 27:30
  actual
• 27:30
  tree
• 27:30
  bark.
• 27:31
  He
• 27:31
  was
• 27:31
  decorated
• 27:32
  with
• 27:32
  real
• 27:33
  twigs,
• 27:33
  moss
• 27:34
  and
• 27:34
  plant
• 27:34
  materials
• 27:35
  for
• 27:35
  added
• 27:35
  authenticity
• 27:36
  and
• 27:37
  had
• 27:37
  flexible
• 27:37
  joints
• 27:38
  allowing
• 27:38
  for
• 27:39
  movement.
• 27:39
  His
• 27:40
  face
• 27:40
  had
• 27:40
  animatronic
• 27:41
  eyes
• 27:42
  capable
• 27:42
  of
• 27:42
  blinking
• 27:43
  and
• 27:43
  looking
• 27:43
  in
• 27:43
  different
• 27:43
  directions.
• 27:44
  A
• 27:45
  mechanical
• 27:45
  mouth
• 27:46
  system
• 27:46
  for
• 27:46
  lip
• 27:47
  synchronization
• 27:48
  and
• 27:48
  branch
• 27:49
  like
• 27:49
  eyebrows
• 27:50
  and
• 27:50
  beard
• 27:50
  that
• 27:50
  could
• 27:51
  move
• 27:51
  expressively.
• 27:52
  He
• 27:53
  had
• 27:53
  puppeteers
• 27:54
  moving
• 27:54
  his
• 27:54
  face
• 27:54
  and
• 27:54
  body
• 27:55
  as
• 27:55
  well
• 27:56
  as
• 27:56
  computer
• 27:56
  controlled
• 27:57
  hydraulics.
• 27:58
  For
• 27:59
  the
• 27:59
  scenes
• 27:59
  where
• 27:59
  Merry
• 28:00
  and
• 28:00
  Pippin
• 28:00
  are
• 28:00
  riding
• 28:01
  on
• 28:01
  him,
• 28:01
  they
• 28:02
  are
• 28:02
  actually
• 28:02
  on
• 28:03
  the
• 28:03
  Animatronic
• 28:04
  on
• 28:04
  special
• 28:04
  seated
• 28:05
  platforms
• 28:05
  with
• 28:05
  safety
• 28:06
  systems
• 28:06
  in
• 28:07
  place.
• 28:07
  And
• 28:08
  it
• 28:08
  would
• 28:08
  have
• 28:08
  been
• 28:08
  so
• 28:08
  easy
• 28:09
  to
• 28:09
  make
• 28:09
  Tree
• 28:10
  Beard
• 28:10
  completely
• 28:10
  cgi,
• 28:11
  but
• 28:12
  as
• 28:12
  I
• 28:12
  think
• 28:12
  we're
• 28:12
  all
• 28:13
  discovering
• 28:13
  in
• 28:13
  these
• 28:13
  episodes,
• 28:14
  myself
• 28:15
  included,
• 28:15
  Peter
• 28:16
  Jackson
• 28:17
  never
• 28:17
  took
• 28:17
  the
• 28:17
  easy
• 28:18
  option
• 28:18
  on
• 28:19
  anything
• 28:19
  for
• 28:20
  any
• 28:20
  of
• 28:20
  these
• 28:20
  movies.
• 28:22
  The
• 28:22
  practical
• 28:22
  puppet
• 28:23
  matched
• 28:23
  the
• 28:23
  digital
• 28:24
  version
• 28:24
  they
• 28:24
  used
• 28:25
  for
• 28:25
  wide
• 28:25
  shots
• 28:25
  and
• 28:26
  walking
• 28:26
  scenes.
• 28:27
  The
• 28:27
  digital
• 28:27
  version
• 28:28
  took
• 28:28
  between
• 28:28
  28
• 28:29
  and
• 28:29
  48
• 28:30
  hours
• 28:30
  per
• 28:30
  frame
• 28:31
  to
• 28:31
  render.
• 28:31
  Treebeard
• 28:32
  was
• 28:32
  brought
• 28:32
  to
• 28:33
  life
• 28:33
  vocally
• 28:33
  by
• 28:34
  John
• 28:34
  Rhys
• 28:34
  Davis,
• 28:35
  who
• 28:35
  also
• 28:35
  played
• 28:35
  Gimli,
• 28:36
  and
• 28:36
  his
• 28:37
  reference
• 28:37
  footage
• 28:38
  was
• 28:38
  also
• 28:38
  used
• 28:39
  for
• 28:39
  subtle
• 28:39
  facial
• 28:40
  expressions.
• 28:41
  When
• 28:42
  it
• 28:42
  came
• 28:42
  to
• 28:42
  the
• 28:42
  look
• 28:42
  of
• 28:43
  Middle
• 28:43
  Earth,
• 28:43
  the
• 28:44
  visual
• 28:44
  identity
• 28:44
  of
• 28:44
  the
• 28:45
  films
• 28:45
  was
• 28:45
  largely
• 28:46
  shaped
• 28:46
  by
• 28:47
  two
• 28:47
  renowned
• 28:47
  Tolkien
• 28:48
  illustrators.
• 28:49
  Jackson
• 28:50
  hired
• 28:50
  illustrator
• 28:51
  and
• 28:51
  conceptual
• 28:52
  designer
• 28:52
  Alan
• 28:52
  Lee,
• 28:53
  who
• 28:53
  illustrated
• 28:54
  the
• 28:54
  1992
• 28:55
  centenary
• 28:56
  edition
• 28:56
  of
• 28:56
  the
• 28:56
  Lord
• 28:56
  of
• 28:56
  the
• 28:57
  Rings.
• 28:57
  Lee
• 28:58
  took
• 28:58
  his
• 28:58
  inspiration
• 28:59
  from
• 28:59
  William
• 29:00
  Morris,
• 29:01
  who
• 29:01
  was
• 29:01
  also
• 29:01
  inspiration
• 29:02
  to
• 29:02
  Tolkien
• 29:03
  himself.
• 29:04
  Both
• 29:04
  Tolkien
• 29:05
  and
• 29:05
  Morris
• 29:06
  went
• 29:06
  to
• 29:06
  Exeter
• 29:06
  College,
• 29:07
  Oxford
• 29:08
  were
• 29:08
  fans
• 29:08
  of
• 29:08
  Icelandic
• 29:09
  language
• 29:09
  and
• 29:10
  Norse
• 29:10
  mythology,
• 29:11
  and
• 29:11
  Tolkien
• 29:12
  read
• 29:12
  Morris
• 29:13
  and
• 29:13
  A.J.
• 29:13
  wyatt's
• 29:14
  1895
• 29:16
  ninth
• 29:16
  English
• 29:16
  translation
• 29:17
  of
• 29:17
  Beowulf.
• 29:18
  Tolkien's
• 29:19
  original
• 29:19
  artwork
• 29:20
  was
• 29:20
  influenced
• 29:21
  by
• 29:21
  Morris.
• 29:22
  Lee
• 29:23
  was
• 29:23
  known
• 29:23
  for
• 29:23
  his
• 29:24
  illustrated
• 29:24
  editions
• 29:25
  of
• 29:25
  the
• 29:25
  Hobbit
• 29:25
  and
• 29:25
  the
• 29:26
  Lord
• 29:26
  of
• 29:26
  the
• 29:26
  Rings
• 29:27
  and
• 29:27
  his
• 29:27
  atmospheric
• 29:28
  painterly
• 29:29
  landscapes
• 29:29
  and
• 29:29
  architectural
• 29:30
  designs.
• 29:31
  John
• 29:32
  Howe
• 29:32
  was
• 29:32
  also
• 29:33
  hired,
• 29:33
  primarily
• 29:34
  known
• 29:34
  for
• 29:34
  the
• 29:34
  COVID
• 29:35
  artwork
• 29:35
  to
• 29:35
  several
• 29:36
  Tolkien
• 29:36
  publications
• 29:37
  and
• 29:38
  for
• 29:38
  his
• 29:38
  dramatic
• 29:39
  character
• 29:39
  designs.
• 29:40
  Creatures
• 29:40
  and
• 29:40
  weapons
• 29:41
  Howe
• 29:42
  designed
• 29:42
  most
• 29:43
  of
• 29:43
  the
• 29:43
  weapons
• 29:43
  of
• 29:43
  Middle
• 29:44
  Earth,
• 29:44
  which
• 29:44
  were
• 29:45
  then
• 29:45
  forged
• 29:45
  by
• 29:46
  swordsmith
• 29:46
  Peter
• 29:47
  Leon,
• 29:47
  with
• 29:48
  each
• 29:48
  sword
• 29:48
  taking
• 29:49
  three
• 29:49
  to
• 29:49
  six
• 29:50
  days
• 29:50
  to
• 29:50
  handforge.
• 29:52
  Peter
• 29:52
  Leon
• 29:52
  had
• 29:53
  started
• 29:53
  making
• 29:53
  weapons
• 29:54
  and
• 29:54
  armour
• 29:54
  in
• 29:54
  1984
• 29:56
  because
• 29:56
  you
• 29:56
  couldn't
• 29:56
  get
• 29:57
  equipment
• 29:57
  to
• 29:57
  New
• 29:58
  Zealand
• 29:58
  and
• 29:59
  a
• 29:59
  childhood
• 29:59
  learning
• 30:00
  about
• 30:00
  the
• 30:00
  ancient
• 30:00
  world
• 30:01
  and
• 30:01
  medieval
• 30:02
  Europe
• 30:02
  led
• 30:03
  to
• 30:03
  a
• 30:03
  university
• 30:04
  life
• 30:04
  playing
• 30:05
  fantasy
• 30:05
  role
• 30:05
  playing
• 30:05
  games
• 30:06
  for
• 30:06
  which
• 30:07
  he
• 30:07
  needed
• 30:07
  roleplay
• 30:08
  weapons
• 30:09
  and
• 30:09
  if
• 30:09
  you
• 30:09
  can't
• 30:10
  get
• 30:10
  the
• 30:10
  swords,
• 30:11
  Hun,
• 30:11
  you've
• 30:12
  gotta
• 30:12
  make
• 30:12
  the
• 30:13
  swords.
• 30:14
  Leon
• 30:14
  was
• 30:15
  asked
• 30:15
  to
• 30:15
  make
• 30:15
  the
• 30:15
  swords
• 30:15
  for
• 30:16
  the
• 30:16
  Lord
• 30:16
  of
• 30:16
  the
• 30:16
  Rings
• 30:17
  after
• 30:17
  a
• 30:17
  career
• 30:17
  forging
• 30:18
  his
• 30:18
  own
• 30:19
  fantasy
• 30:19
  weapons
• 30:20
  since
• 30:20
  1994,
• 30:21
  he
• 30:22
  made
• 30:22
  most
• 30:22
  of
• 30:22
  the
• 30:23
  hero
• 30:23
  swords,
• 30:24
  the
• 30:24
  aluminium
• 30:24
  stunt
• 30:25
  blades
• 30:25
  for
• 30:25
  the
• 30:25
  fight
• 30:26
  scenes
• 30:26
  as
• 30:26
  well
• 30:26
  as
• 30:27
  many
• 30:27
  other
• 30:27
  pieces.
• 30:28
  His
• 30:28
  experience
• 30:29
  as
• 30:29
  a
• 30:29
  sword
• 30:29
  maker
• 30:30
  and
• 30:30
  in
• 30:30
  period
• 30:31
  combat
• 30:31
  techniques
• 30:32
  as
• 30:32
  well
• 30:32
  as
• 30:33
  riding
• 30:33
  and
• 30:33
  jousting
• 30:34
  led
• 30:34
  to
• 30:35
  weapons
• 30:35
  that
• 30:35
  were
• 30:35
  both
• 30:36
  visually
• 30:36
  and
• 30:36
  functionally
• 30:37
  correct.
• 30:38
  Alan
• 30:39
  Lee
• 30:39
  and
• 30:39
  John
• 30:40
  Howe
• 30:40
  were
• 30:40
  brought
• 30:41
  on
• 30:41
  as
• 30:41
  conceptual
• 30:42
  designers,
• 30:42
  ensuring
• 30:43
  visual
• 30:43
  continuity
• 30:44
  with
• 30:44
  the
• 30:44
  imagery
• 30:45
  many
• 30:45
  readers
• 30:46
  associate
• 30:46
  with
• 30:46
  the
• 30:47
  books.
• 30:47
  And
• 30:48
  just
• 30:48
  like
• 30:48
  the
• 30:48
  costuming
• 30:49
  I
• 30:49
  talked
• 30:49
  about
• 30:49
  last
• 30:50
  episode,
• 30:51
  each
• 30:51
  culture,
• 30:52
  Elven,
• 30:52
  Dwarven,
• 30:53
  human,
• 30:53
  Hobbit
• 30:54
  and
• 30:54
  Orc
• 30:55
  had
• 30:55
  distinct
• 30:56
  architectural
• 30:57
  styles,
• 30:57
  color
• 30:58
  palettes,
• 30:58
  materials
• 30:59
  and
• 30:59
  craftsmanship
• 31:00
  techniques.
• 31:02
  The
• 31:02
  art
• 31:02
  team
• 31:02
  approached
• 31:03
  Middle
• 31:03
  Earth
• 31:03
  as
• 31:04
  a
• 31:04
  real
• 31:04
  historical
• 31:05
  world
• 31:05
  with
• 31:06
  7000
• 31:06
  years
• 31:07
  of
• 31:07
  history
• 31:08
  rather
• 31:08
  than
• 31:08
  just
• 31:08
  A
• 31:09
  fantasy
• 31:09
  construct.
• 31:10
  Each
• 31:10
  artifact
• 31:11
  and
• 31:11
  structure
• 31:12
  was
• 31:12
  designed
• 31:12
  with
• 31:13
  consideration
• 31:13
  for
• 31:14
  how
• 31:14
  it
• 31:14
  would
• 31:14
  have
• 31:14
  been
• 31:14
  made,
• 31:15
  what
• 31:15
  materials
• 31:16
  were
• 31:16
  available,
• 31:17
  the
• 31:17
  cultural
• 31:18
  significance
• 31:18
  within
• 31:18
  its
• 31:19
  society,
• 31:20
  and
• 31:20
  how
• 31:20
  it
• 31:21
  had
• 31:21
  aged
• 31:21
  and
• 31:21
  weathered
• 31:22
  over
• 31:22
  time.
• 31:23
  Nothing
• 31:24
  on
• 31:24
  this
• 31:24
  movie
• 31:25
  was
• 31:25
  recycled
• 31:25
  from
• 31:26
  any
• 31:26
  other
• 31:26
  movie
• 31:27
  or
• 31:27
  rented
• 31:28
  from
• 31:28
  any
• 31:28
  other
• 31:28
  company.
• 31:29
  Everything
• 31:30
  you
• 31:30
  see
• 31:30
  on
• 31:30
  screen
• 31:31
  was
• 31:31
  made
• 31:31
  from
• 31:32
  scratch
• 31:32
  for
• 31:33
  these
• 31:33
  movies
• 31:33
  and
• 31:34
  for
• 31:34
  these
• 31:34
  movies
• 31:35
  only.
• 31:36
  New
• 31:36
  Zealand
• 31:36
  artisans
• 31:37
  from
• 31:37
  across
• 31:37
  the
• 31:38
  country
• 31:38
  were
• 31:39
  tasked
• 31:39
  with
• 31:39
  making
• 31:40
  realistic
• 31:40
  props
• 31:41
  for
• 31:41
  the
• 31:41
  Lord
• 31:41
  of
• 31:41
  the
• 31:42
  Rings,
• 31:42
  including
• 31:43
  glassblowers,
• 31:44
  ceramists,
• 31:45
  furniture
• 31:46
  makers,
• 31:46
  leather
• 31:47
  artists
• 31:47
  and
• 31:47
  metal
• 31:48
  workers.
• 31:49
  Like
• 31:49
  the
• 31:50
  sets,
• 31:50
  the
• 31:50
  props
• 31:51
  were
• 31:51
  created
• 31:51
  in
• 31:51
  two
• 31:52
  scales
• 31:52
  to
• 31:53
  serve
• 31:53
  the
• 31:53
  variety
• 31:53
  of
• 31:54
  characters
• 31:54
  on
• 31:54
  the
• 31:54
  project,
• 31:55
  from
• 31:55
  Hobbit
• 31:56
  to
• 31:56
  Gandalf
• 31:57
  sized.
• 31:58
  Everything
• 31:58
  from
• 31:58
  furniture,
• 31:59
  weapons
• 32:00
  and
• 32:00
  food
• 32:00
  was
• 32:00
  produced
• 32:01
  in
• 32:01
  both
• 32:01
  small
• 32:02
  and
• 32:02
  large
• 32:03
  sizes.
• 32:04
  And
• 32:04
  just
• 32:04
  like
• 32:04
  the
• 32:04
  clothing,
• 32:05
  the
• 32:05
  visual
• 32:05
  language
• 32:06
  of
• 32:06
  the
• 32:06
  Elven
• 32:06
  design
• 32:07
  used
• 32:07
  organic
• 32:08
  flowing
• 32:08
  lines
• 32:09
  inspired
• 32:09
  by
• 32:09
  Art
• 32:10
  Nouveau
• 32:10
  nature
• 32:11
  based
• 32:11
  motifs
• 32:12
  featuring
• 32:12
  leaves,
• 32:13
  vines
• 32:13
  and
• 32:13
  stars.
• 32:14
  Muted
• 32:15
  color
• 32:15
  palettes
• 32:15
  of
• 32:16
  blues,
• 32:16
  silvers,
• 32:17
  pale
• 32:17
  greens
• 32:17
  and
• 32:18
  whites
• 32:18
  and
• 32:19
  elves
• 32:19
  predominantly
• 32:20
  integrated
• 32:20
  their
• 32:21
  buildings
• 32:21
  with
• 32:21
  natural
• 32:22
  surroundings.
• 32:23
  Dwarven
• 32:24
  design
• 32:24
  used
• 32:24
  geometric
• 32:25
  angular
• 32:26
  patterns
• 32:26
  and
• 32:26
  strong
• 32:26
  symmetry.
• 32:27
  Was
• 32:28
  built
• 32:28
  with
• 32:28
  heavy
• 32:28
  stonework
• 32:29
  for
• 32:29
  durability
• 32:30
  and
• 32:30
  scale,
• 32:31
  with
• 32:31
  elaborate
• 32:31
  engravings
• 32:32
  in
• 32:33
  rich
• 32:33
  warm
• 32:33
  colors
• 32:34
  with
• 32:34
  golds
• 32:34
  and
• 32:35
  deep
• 32:35
  reds.
• 32:36
  Everything
• 32:36
  was
• 32:37
  illuminated
• 32:37
  from
• 32:38
  below
• 32:38
  to
• 32:38
  show
• 32:39
  the
• 32:39
  Dwarves
• 32:39
  as
• 32:40
  a
• 32:40
  mining
• 32:40
  community.
• 32:41
  I
• 32:42
  mentioned
• 32:42
  the
• 32:42
  building
• 32:42
  of
• 32:43
  Hobbiton
• 32:43
  last
• 32:43
  episode,
• 32:44
  but
• 32:44
  the
• 32:45
  Hobbit
• 32:45
  holes
• 32:45
  were
• 32:45
  based
• 32:46
  on
• 32:46
  rounded
• 32:47
  architecture
• 32:47
  that
• 32:48
  was
• 32:48
  deliberately
• 32:49
  imperfect
• 32:49
  and
• 32:50
  handcrafted.
• 32:51
  Everything
• 32:51
  was
• 32:52
  made
• 32:52
  to
• 32:52
  feel
• 32:52
  warm
• 32:53
  and
• 32:53
  comfortable
• 32:54
  using
• 32:54
  natural
• 32:55
  materials
• 32:55
  with
• 32:55
  earth
• 32:56
  tones,
• 32:56
  greens
• 32:57
  and
• 32:57
  yellows.
• 32:58
  Mount
• 32:59
  Sunday
• 32:59
  in
• 32:59
  New
• 33:00
  Zealand's
• 33:00
  Canterbury
• 33:01
  region
• 33:01
  was
• 33:01
  used
• 33:01
  for
• 33:02
  the
• 33:02
  location
• 33:02
  for
• 33:02
  the
• 33:03
  exterior
• 33:03
  of
• 33:03
  Edoras,
• 33:04
  Rohan's
• 33:05
  capital.
• 33:06
  Rohan
• 33:06
  used
• 33:07
  Anglo
• 33:07
  Saxon
• 33:07
  and
• 33:08
  Norse
• 33:08
  aesthetics
• 33:09
  with
• 33:09
  wooden
• 33:09
  construction
• 33:10
  and
• 33:10
  again,
• 33:11
  like
• 33:11
  the
• 33:11
  clothing,
• 33:12
  horse
• 33:12
  motifs
• 33:13
  integrated
• 33:13
  into
• 33:14
  architecture
• 33:14
  and
• 33:15
  decorations.
• 33:16
  And
• 33:16
  just
• 33:16
  like
• 33:16
  for
• 33:17
  Gondor
• 33:17
  with
• 33:17
  its
• 33:18
  classical
• 33:18
  Byzantine
• 33:19
  and
• 33:19
  Egyptian
• 33:20
  influences
• 33:21
  and
• 33:21
  symbolic
• 33:22
  tree
• 33:22
  motifs
• 33:23
  throughout.
• 33:23
  Decorative
• 33:24
  elements,
• 33:25
  unsurprisingly
• 33:26
  for
• 33:26
  a
• 33:26
  place
• 33:26
  with
• 33:26
  the
• 33:27
  literal
• 33:27
  eye
• 33:27
  of
• 33:27
  Sauron
• 33:28
  ever
• 33:28
  watching.
• 33:29
  Mordor's
• 33:30
  recurring
• 33:30
  motifs
• 33:31
  for
• 33:31
  its
• 33:31
  conceptual
• 33:32
  design
• 33:32
  were
• 33:33
  flames,
• 33:33
  wheels
• 33:34
  and
• 33:34
  eyes,
• 33:35
  as
• 33:35
  well
• 33:35
  as
• 33:35
  black
• 33:36
  volcanic
• 33:36
  rock
• 33:36
  and
• 33:37
  crude
• 33:37
  metalwork.
• 33:39
  Everything
• 33:39
  was
• 33:40
  used
• 33:40
  to
• 33:40
  signify
• 33:40
  that
• 33:41
  these
• 33:41
  were
• 33:41
  long
• 33:41
  standing
• 33:42
  cultures
• 33:42
  with
• 33:43
  their
• 33:43
  own
• 33:43
  design
• 33:43
  languages,
• 33:44
  alphabets,
• 33:45
  writing
• 33:46
  systems,
• 33:46
  jewelry
• 33:47
  styles,
• 33:47
  textile
• 33:48
  patterns
• 33:49
  and
• 33:49
  architectural
• 33:50
  principles.
• 33:51
  The
• 33:51
  languages
• 33:52
  specifically
• 33:52
  were
• 33:53
  important.
• 33:54
  Tolkien,
• 33:54
  as
• 33:55
  I
• 33:55
  mentioned
• 33:55
  in
• 33:55
  the
• 33:55
  very
• 33:55
  first
• 33:56
  episode,
• 33:56
  was
• 33:57
  a
• 33:57
  huge
• 33:57
  fan
• 33:57
  of
• 33:57
  linguistics
• 33:58
  since
• 33:58
  his
• 33:59
  childhood
• 33:59
  and
• 34:00
  his
• 34:00
  created
• 34:01
  languages
• 34:01
  were
• 34:02
  integral
• 34:02
  to
• 34:03
  Middle
• 34:03
  Earth.
• 34:04
  No
• 34:04
  one
• 34:04
  wanted
• 34:05
  to
• 34:05
  get
• 34:05
  the
• 34:05
  language
• 34:06
  wrong.
• 34:06
  Specialist
• 34:07
  dialect
• 34:08
  and
• 34:08
  creative
• 34:08
  language
• 34:09
  coaches
• 34:10
  taught
• 34:10
  the
• 34:10
  actors
• 34:11
  Tolkien's
• 34:11
  elvish
• 34:12
  language
• 34:12
  using
• 34:13
  phonetics
• 34:13
  and
• 34:13
  also
• 34:14
  created
• 34:14
  various
• 34:15
  accents
• 34:15
  for
• 34:15
  all
• 34:16
  the
• 34:16
  characters
• 34:16
  and
• 34:17
  began
• 34:17
  training
• 34:17
  and
• 34:18
  rehearsing
• 34:18
  with
• 34:18
  the
• 34:18
  actors
• 34:19
  a
• 34:19
  month
• 34:19
  before
• 34:20
  Filming
• 34:20
  began.
• 34:21
  Both
• 34:21
  coaches
• 34:22
  were
• 34:22
  on
• 34:22
  set,
• 34:22
  standing
• 34:23
  by,
• 34:23
  listening
• 34:24
  for
• 34:24
  dialogue
• 34:25
  and
• 34:25
  dialect
• 34:26
  and
• 34:26
  also
• 34:26
  supervised
• 34:27
  any
• 34:27
  looping
• 34:28
  or
• 34:28
  dialogue
• 34:29
  recorded
• 34:29
  that
• 34:30
  takes
• 34:30
  place
• 34:30
  after
• 34:30
  the
• 34:30
  scenes
• 34:31
  were
• 34:31
  already
• 34:31
  shot.
• 34:32
  Production
• 34:33
  designer
• 34:33
  Grant
• 34:34
  Major
• 34:34
  would
• 34:34
  say
• 34:34
  that
• 34:34
  the
• 34:35
  work
• 34:35
  of
• 34:35
  Lee
• 34:35
  and
• 34:36
  Howe
• 34:36
  was
• 34:36
  fundamental
• 34:37
  to
• 34:37
  the
• 34:37
  project,
• 34:38
  bringing
• 34:38
  their
• 34:39
  intimate
• 34:39
  knowledge
• 34:39
  of
• 34:40
  Tolkien's
• 34:40
  Law
• 34:41
  to
• 34:41
  the
• 34:41
  work.
• 34:42
  Major
• 34:42
  oversaw
• 34:43
  the
• 34:43
  creation
• 34:43
  of
• 34:44
  the
• 34:44
  life
• 34:44
  sized
• 34:44
  exterior
• 34:45
  sets,
• 34:45
  including
• 34:46
  the
• 34:46
  intricate
• 34:47
  and
• 34:47
  delicate
• 34:47
  Elvish
• 34:48
  kingdom
• 34:48
  of
• 34:48
  Rivendell,
• 34:49
  the
• 34:49
  grassy
• 34:50
  knolls
• 34:50
  of
• 34:50
  Hobbiton
• 34:51
  and
• 34:51
  the
• 34:52
  underground
• 34:52
  interior
• 34:53
  realms
• 34:53
  of
• 34:53
  the
• 34:53
  Mines
• 34:54
  of
• 34:54
  Moria.
• 34:55
  He
• 34:55
  made
• 34:55
  realism
• 34:56
  and
• 34:56
  exquisite
• 34:56
  detail
• 34:57
  a
• 34:57
  priority,
• 34:58
  but
• 34:58
  with
• 34:58
  a
• 34:58
  fantastical
• 34:59
  twist.
• 35:00
  The
• 35:00
  sets
• 35:00
  for
• 35:01
  Rivendell
• 35:01
  were
• 35:01
  created
• 35:02
  to
• 35:02
  reflect
• 35:02
  the
• 35:02
  Elvish
• 35:03
  culture
• 35:03
  which
• 35:04
  is
• 35:04
  highly
• 35:04
  artistic
• 35:05
  and
• 35:05
  intimately
• 35:06
  connected
• 35:06
  to
• 35:06
  the
• 35:06
  forest
• 35:07
  and
• 35:07
  nature.
• 35:08
  It
• 35:08
  appears
• 35:09
  a
• 35:09
  place
• 35:09
  of
• 35:09
  deep
• 35:10
  serenity
• 35:10
  with
• 35:11
  arching
• 35:11
  walkways,
• 35:12
  babbling
• 35:12
  brooks
• 35:13
  and
• 35:13
  quiet
• 35:14
  wooden
• 35:14
  gazebos,
• 35:15
  lending
• 35:16
  Rivendell
• 35:16
  a
• 35:16
  sense
• 35:17
  of
• 35:17
  mystery.
• 35:18
  So
• 35:18
  he
• 35:18
  designed
• 35:19
  and
• 35:19
  built
• 35:19
  a
• 35:19
  series
• 35:20
  of
• 35:20
  40
• 35:20
  foot
• 35:20
  tall
• 35:21
  towers
• 35:21
  that
• 35:22
  shimmer
• 35:22
  in
• 35:22
  the
• 35:22
  background
• 35:23
  of
• 35:23
  Rivendell,
• 35:24
  suggesting
• 35:25
  there's
• 35:25
  more
• 35:25
  to
• 35:25
  Rivendell
• 35:26
  than
• 35:26
  meets
• 35:27
  the
• 35:27
  eye.
• 35:27
  Many
• 35:28
  of
• 35:28
  major
• 35:28
  sets
• 35:29
  were
• 35:29
  built
• 35:29
  at
• 35:29
  Peter
• 35:30
  Jackson's
• 35:30
  Wellington
• 35:31
  Studios.
• 35:32
  This
• 35:32
  is
• 35:32
  where
• 35:32
  he
• 35:33
  created
• 35:33
  the
• 35:33
  Mines
• 35:33
  of
• 35:34
  Moria.
• 35:35
  Gray
• 35:35
  granite
• 35:35
  walls
• 35:36
  were
• 35:36
  sprayed
• 35:36
  constantly
• 35:37
  by
• 35:37
  technicians
• 35:38
  to
• 35:38
  appear
• 35:38
  as
• 35:38
  glistening,
• 35:39
  dripping
• 35:40
  jewel
• 35:40
  encrusted
• 35:41
  caves.
• 35:42
  These
• 35:42
  sets
• 35:43
  not
• 35:43
  only
• 35:43
  had
• 35:43
  to
• 35:43
  be
• 35:43
  visually
• 35:44
  correct,
• 35:44
  but
• 35:45
  also
• 35:45
  hard
• 35:45
  wearing
• 35:46
  with
• 35:46
  thousands
• 35:47
  of
• 35:47
  people
• 35:47
  walking
• 35:48
  through
• 35:48
  them,
• 35:48
  including
• 35:49
  cast
• 35:49
  and
• 35:50
  crew.
• 35:50
  The
• 35:50
  sets
• 35:51
  had
• 35:51
  to
• 35:51
  withstand
• 35:52
  60
• 35:52
  pounds
• 35:52
  per
• 35:53
  square
• 35:53
  foot
• 35:53
  of
• 35:54
  weight.
• 35:54
  The
• 35:55
  Two
• 35:55
  Towers
• 35:56
  was
• 35:56
  always
• 35:56
  acknowledged
• 35:57
  by
• 35:57
  the
• 35:57
  crew
• 35:57
  as
• 35:58
  the
• 35:58
  most
• 35:58
  difficult
• 35:58
  film
• 35:59
  to
• 35:59
  make.
• 35:59
  As
• 36:00
  the
• 36:00
  middle
• 36:00
  part
• 36:00
  of
• 36:00
  a
• 36:01
  trilogy,
• 36:01
  it
• 36:01
  had
• 36:02
  no
• 36:02
  beginning
• 36:02
  or
• 36:02
  end,
• 36:03
  with
• 36:03
  the
• 36:03
  additional
• 36:04
  problem
• 36:04
  of
• 36:04
  intercutting
• 36:05
  storylines
• 36:06
  appropriately.
• 36:07
  Peter
• 36:07
  Jackson
• 36:08
  had
• 36:08
  initially
• 36:08
  intended
• 36:09
  to
• 36:09
  edit
• 36:09
  all
• 36:10
  three
• 36:10
  films
• 36:10
  himself
• 36:11
  at
• 36:11
  once,
• 36:12
  assisted
• 36:12
  by
• 36:13
  Jamie
• 36:13
  Selkirk.
• 36:14
  This
• 36:14
  soon
• 36:14
  proved
• 36:15
  too
• 36:15
  ambitious,
• 36:16
  so
• 36:16
  John
• 36:17
  Gilbert
• 36:17
  was
• 36:17
  hired
• 36:17
  to
• 36:18
  edit
• 36:18
  the
• 36:18
  Fellowship
• 36:18
  of
• 36:19
  the
• 36:19
  Ring,
• 36:19
  Michael
• 36:20
  J.
• 36:20
  Horton
• 36:20
  for
• 36:21
  the
• 36:21
  Two
• 36:21
  Towers
• 36:21
  and
• 36:22
  Jamie
• 36:22
  Selkirk
• 36:23
  on
• 36:23
  the
• 36:23
  Return
• 36:24
  of
• 36:24
  the
• 36:24
  King.
• 36:25
  The
• 36:25
  process
• 36:25
  of
• 36:26
  editing
• 36:26
  three
• 36:26
  films
• 36:27
  back
• 36:27
  to
• 36:27
  back
• 36:27
  resulted
• 36:28
  in
• 36:28
  some
• 36:28
  scenes,
• 36:29
  including
• 36:30
  the
• 36:30
  reforging
• 36:31
  of
• 36:31
  Anguril,
• 36:31
  Gollum's
• 36:32
  backstory
• 36:32
  and
• 36:33
  Saruman's
• 36:33
  demise
• 36:34
  being
• 36:34
  moved
• 36:34
  to
• 36:34
  the
• 36:35
  Return
• 36:35
  of
• 36:35
  the
• 36:35
  King.
• 36:36
  Saruman's
• 36:37
  death
• 36:37
  would
• 36:37
  end
• 36:37
  up
• 36:37
  being
• 36:38
  cut
• 36:38
  from
• 36:38
  the
• 36:38
  theatrical
• 36:39
  edition
• 36:39
  but
• 36:40
  included
• 36:40
  in
• 36:40
  the
• 36:41
  extended
• 36:41
  edition.
• 36:42
  When
• 36:42
  Jackson
• 36:43
  felt
• 36:43
  it
• 36:43
  was
• 36:43
  not
• 36:43
  starting
• 36:44
  the
• 36:44
  third
• 36:44
  film
• 36:45
  effectively
• 36:45
  enough.
• 36:46
  Much
• 36:46
  of
• 36:47
  what
• 36:47
  was
• 36:47
  filmed
• 36:48
  remained
• 36:48
  unused,
• 36:49
  even
• 36:49
  in
• 36:50
  the
• 36:50
  extended
• 36:50
  editions.
• 36:51
  There
• 36:51
  is
• 36:51
  much
• 36:52
  information
• 36:52
  online
• 36:53
  as
• 36:53
  to
• 36:53
  the
• 36:53
  content
• 36:54
  of
• 36:54
  what
• 36:54
  was
• 36:54
  filmed
• 36:54
  and
• 36:55
  never
• 36:55
  used.
• 36:55
  So
• 36:56
  I'm
• 36:56
  not
• 36:56
  going
• 36:56
  to
• 36:56
  go
• 36:57
  into
• 36:57
  it
• 36:57
  here,
• 36:58
  but
• 36:58
  maybe
• 36:59
  we
• 36:59
  will
• 36:59
  get
• 36:59
  an
• 37:00
  extended
• 37:00
  extended
• 37:01
  version
• 37:02
  in
• 37:02
  the
• 37:02
  future.
• 37:03
  There
• 37:04
  is
• 37:04
  no
• 37:04
  easy
• 37:04
  way
• 37:04
  to
• 37:05
  segue
• 37:05
  into
• 37:06
  the
• 37:06
  obligatory
• 37:07
  Keanu
• 37:07
  reference
• 37:07
  of
• 37:08
  this
• 37:08
  episode.
• 37:08
  But
• 37:08
  like
• 37:08
  yes
• 37:09
  episode,
• 37:10
  I
• 37:10
  am
• 37:10
  trying
• 37:10
  to
• 37:11
  find
• 37:11
  ways
• 37:11
  to
• 37:11
  link
• 37:12
  Keanu
• 37:12
  Reeves
• 37:13
  to
• 37:13
  the
• 37:13
  Lord
• 37:14
  of
• 37:14
  the
• 37:14
  Rings,
• 37:14
  which
• 37:15
  is
• 37:15
  something
• 37:15
  that
• 37:15
  I
• 37:15
  do
• 37:16
  for
• 37:16
  pretty
• 37:16
  much
• 37:16
  every
• 37:17
  episode
• 37:17
  and
• 37:18
  only
• 37:19
  because
• 37:19
  he
• 37:19
  literally
• 37:20
  is
• 37:20
  the
• 37:20
  best
• 37:20
  of
• 37:21
  men
• 37:21
  and
• 37:22
  the
• 37:22
  one
• 37:22
  that
• 37:23
  I
• 37:23
  did
• 37:23
  last
• 37:23
  episode
• 37:24
  I
• 37:24
  think
• 37:25
  easily
• 37:25
  could
• 37:25
  have
• 37:25
  covered
• 37:26
  all
• 37:26
  of
• 37:26
  them,
• 37:27
  but
• 37:27
  I
• 37:27
  wanted
• 37:28
  to
• 37:28
  do
• 37:28
  something
• 37:28
  different
• 37:29
  and
• 37:29
  literally
• 37:29
  the
• 37:30
  only
• 37:30
  way
• 37:31
  I
• 37:31
  could
• 37:31
  link
• 37:32
  him
• 37:32
  is
• 37:33
  again
• 37:33
  via
• 37:33
  the
• 37:33
  Matrix
• 37:34
  and
• 37:34
  that
• 37:34
  is
• 37:35
  because
• 37:36
  obviously
• 37:36
  Keanu
• 37:37
  Reeves
• 37:37
  starred
• 37:37
  in
• 37:37
  the
• 37:37
  Matrix.
• 37:38
  Don't
• 37:38
  know
• 37:38
  if
• 37:38
  you
• 37:39
  realize,
• 37:39
  but
• 37:39
  he
• 37:39
  did.
• 37:40
  Which
• 37:40
  was
• 37:40
  directed
• 37:41
  by
• 37:41
  the
• 37:41
  Wachowskis
• 37:42
  and
• 37:42
  the
• 37:43
  Wachowskis
• 37:43
  visual
• 37:44
  effects
• 37:44
  team
• 37:44
  on
• 37:44
  the
• 37:44
  Matrix
• 37:45
  also
• 37:45
  included
• 37:47
  many
• 37:47
  people
• 37:47
  who
• 37:48
  worked
• 37:48
  with
• 37:48
  Weta
• 37:49
  Digital
• 37:49
  who
• 37:50
  would
• 37:50
  obviously
• 37:50
  then
• 37:51
  go
• 37:51
  on
• 37:51
  to
• 37:51
  work
• 37:51
  on
• 37:51
  the
• 37:52
  visual
• 37:52
  effects
• 37:52
  for
• 37:53
  all
• 37:53
  of
• 37:53
  the
• 37:53
  Lord
• 37:53
  of
• 37:53
  the
• 37:54
  Rings
• 37:54
  but
• 37:54
  are
• 37:54
  specifically
• 37:55
  using
• 37:55
  it
• 37:55
  for
• 37:55
  the
• 37:55
  Two
• 37:55
  Towers.
• 37:56
  I
• 37:57
  don't
• 37:57
  know
• 37:57
  if
• 37:57
  there
• 37:57
  is
• 37:58
  any
• 37:58
  other
• 37:58
  way
• 37:59
  to
• 37:59
  link
• 37:59
  Keanu
• 38:00
  Reeves
• 38:00
  to
• 38:00
  the
• 38:01
  Lord
• 38:01
  of
• 38:01
  the
• 38:01
  Rings
• 38:01
  for
• 38:01
  next
• 38:02
  episode,
• 38:02
  but
• 38:02
  because
• 38:03
  it's
• 38:03
  the
• 38:03
  300th
• 38:04
  episode
• 38:04
  I'm
• 38:04
  gonna
• 38:05
  have
• 38:05
  to
• 38:05
  think
• 38:05
  of
• 38:05
  something.
• 38:06
  As
• 38:07
  I
• 38:07
  mentioned,
• 38:08
  I'm
• 38:08
  gonna
• 38:08
  talk
• 38:08
  about
• 38:09
  the
• 38:09
  music
• 38:09
  specifically
• 38:10
  next
• 38:10
  episode
• 38:11
  and
• 38:11
  I'm
• 38:11
  a
• 38:12
  little
• 38:12
  bit
• 38:12
  worried
• 38:12
  about
• 38:12
  next
• 38:13
  episode
• 38:13
  because
• 38:14
  it
• 38:14
  is
• 38:14
  going
• 38:14
  to
• 38:15
  be
• 38:15
  so
• 38:15
  full
• 38:15
  of
• 38:16
  everything
• 38:16
  else
• 38:16
  that
• 38:16
  I
• 38:17
  haven't
• 38:17
  managed
• 38:17
  to
• 38:17
  fit
• 38:18
  into
• 38:18
  these
• 38:19
  two
• 38:19
  episodes
• 38:20
  that
• 38:20
  I'm
• 38:20
  worried
• 38:20
  it's
• 38:21
  going
• 38:21
  to
• 38:21
  be
• 38:21
  quite
• 38:21
  massive.
• 38:22
  Hopefully
• 38:23
  not
• 38:24
  so
• 38:25
  I'll
• 38:25
  be
• 38:25
  speaking
• 38:25
  about
• 38:26
  Howard
• 38:26
  Shaw's
• 38:27
  score
• 38:27
  next
• 38:27
  episode,
• 38:28
  but
• 38:29
  I
• 38:29
  mentioned
• 38:29
  last
• 38:30
  episode
• 38:30
  the
• 38:31
  website
• 38:31
  for
• 38:31
  the
• 38:31
  Fellowship
• 38:32
  of
• 38:32
  the
• 38:32
  Ring
• 38:33
  and
• 38:33
  the
• 38:33
  website
• 38:34
  for
• 38:34
  the
• 38:34
  movie
• 38:34
  was
• 38:35
  updated
• 38:35
  when
• 38:36
  it
• 38:36
  came
• 38:36
  to
• 38:36
  the
• 38:36
  release
• 38:37
  of
• 38:37
  the
• 38:37
  Two
• 38:37
  Towers
• 38:38
  with
• 38:38
  interactive
• 38:39
  Middle
• 38:39
  Earth
• 38:40
  maps,
• 38:40
  character
• 38:41
  profiles
• 38:41
  and
• 38:42
  exclusive
• 38:42
  behind
• 38:43
  the
• 38:43
  scenes
• 38:43
  content.
• 38:44
  Fan
• 38:45
  sites
• 38:45
  were
• 38:45
  given
• 38:45
  exclusive
• 38:46
  materials
• 38:47
  and
• 38:47
  early
• 38:47
  access
• 38:47
  to
• 38:48
  content,
• 38:48
  but
• 38:49
  really
• 38:49
  the
• 38:49
  biggest
• 38:49
  marketing
• 38:50
  tool
• 38:50
  for
• 38:50
  the
• 38:51
  Two
• 38:51
  Towers
• 38:52
  was
• 38:52
  the
• 38:52
  Fellowship
• 38:53
  of
• 38:53
  the
• 38:53
  Ring.
• 38:54
  The
• 38:54
  first
• 38:55
  teaser
• 38:55
  trailer
• 38:55
  was
• 38:55
  attached
• 38:56
  to
• 38:56
  Spider
• 38:56
  man
• 38:57
  in
• 38:57
  May
• 38:57
  2002,
• 38:58
  which
• 38:59
  was
• 38:59
  a
• 39:00
  strategic
• 39:00
  leveraging
• 39:01
  of
• 39:01
  another
• 39:02
  blockbuster's
• 39:03
  audience.
• 39:04
  The
• 39:04
  second
• 39:04
  major
• 39:05
  trailer
• 39:05
  focused
• 39:06
  heavily
• 39:06
  on
• 39:06
  the
• 39:06
  reveal
• 39:07
  of
• 39:07
  Gollum,
• 39:08
  showcasing
• 39:09
  the
• 39:09
  character
• 39:09
  as
• 39:10
  a
• 39:10
  major
• 39:10
  selling
• 39:11
  point,
• 39:11
  and
• 39:12
  later
• 39:12
  trailers
• 39:12
  highlighted
• 39:13
  the
• 39:13
  Battle
• 39:13
  of
• 39:13
  Helm's
• 39:14
  Deep,
• 39:14
  which
• 39:14
  positioned
• 39:15
  the
• 39:15
  movie
• 39:15
  as
• 39:16
  more
• 39:16
  action
• 39:16
  packed
• 39:17
  than
• 39:17
  its
• 39:17
  predecessor.
• 39:19
  The
• 39:19
  Lord
• 39:19
  of
• 39:20
  the
• 39:20
  the
• 39:20
  Two
• 39:20
  Towers
• 39:21
  premiere
• 39:21
  at
• 39:21
  the
• 39:21
  Ziegfeld
• 39:22
  Theater
• 39:22
  in
• 39:23
  New
• 39:23
  York
• 39:23
  on
• 39:23
  5
• 39:24
  December
• 39:25
  2002
• 39:26
  and
• 39:26
  was
• 39:26
  released
• 39:27
  wide
• 39:27
  on
• 39:27
  18
• 39:28
  December
• 39:29
  2002,
• 39:29
  which
• 39:30
  was
• 39:30
  a
• 39:30
  year
• 39:30
  minus
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• 39:35
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• 39:35
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• 39:36
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• 39:37
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• 39:37
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• 39:47
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• 39:47
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• 39:53
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• 40:03
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• 40:03
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• 40:04
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• 40:04
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• 40:05
  Two
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• 40:06
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• 40:07
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• 40:09
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• 40:10
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• 40:10
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• 40:10
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• 40:10
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• 40:09
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• 40:13
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• 40:13
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• 40:14
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• 40:15
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• 40:15
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• 40:15
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• 40:16
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• 40:13
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• 40:16
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• 40:19
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• 40:20
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• 40:21
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• 40:21
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• 40:21
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• 40:22
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• 40:23
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• 40:23
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• 40:23
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• 40:23
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• 40:23
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• 40:25
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• 40:25
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• 40:25
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• 40:26
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• 40:26
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• 40:27
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• 40:28
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• 40:29
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• 40:30
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• 40:30
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• 40:31
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• 40:31
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• 40:31
  Philosopher's
• 40:32
  Stone.
• 40:32
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• 40:33
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• 40:33
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• 40:34
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• 40:34
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• 40:35
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• 40:36
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• 40:36
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• 40:36
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• 40:37
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• 40:37
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• 40:38
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• 40:38
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• 40:39
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• 40:41
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• 40:42
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• 40:42
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• 40:42
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• 40:43
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• 40:43
  the
• 40:43
  Two
• 40:43
  Towers
• 40:44
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• 40:44
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• 40:44
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• 40:45
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• 40:45
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• 40:45
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• 40:46
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• 40:46
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• 40:47
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• 40:48
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• 40:48
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• 40:49
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• 40:49
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• 40:50
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• 40:50
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• 40:50
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• 40:51
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• 40:52
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• 40:52
  the
• 40:52
  Two
• 40:53
  Towers
• 40:53
  balance
• 40:53
  this
• 40:54
  spectacular
• 40:54
  action
• 40:55
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• 40:55
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• 40:55
  storytelling,
• 40:56
  leaving
• 40:57
  audiences
• 40:57
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• 40:58
  wholly
• 40:58
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• 40:59
  and
• 40:59
  eager
• 41:00
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• 41:00
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• 41:00
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• 41:00
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  The
• 41:02
  Two
• 41:02
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• 41:03
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• 41:03
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• 41:04
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• 41:04
  Academy
• 41:05
  Award
• 41:05
  nominations
• 41:06
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• 41:06
  Fellowship
• 41:06
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• 41:06
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• 41:07
  Ring.
• 41:07
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• 41:07
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• 41:08
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• 41:08
  for
• 41:09
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• 41:09
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• 41:09
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• 41:10
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• 41:10
  Direction,
• 41:10
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• 41:11
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• 41:11
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• 41:11
  Best
• 41:12
  Sound,
• 41:12
  Best
• 41:13
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• 41:13
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• 41:13
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• 41:13
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• 41:14
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• 41:14
  Effects,
• 41:15
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• 41:15
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• 41:15
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• 41:16
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• 41:16
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• 41:17
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• 41:17
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• 41:17
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• 41:18
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• 41:18
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• 41:18
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• 41:19
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• 41:19
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• 41:20
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• 41:20
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• 41:20
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• 41:21
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• 41:21
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• 41:21
  BAFTAs
• 41:22
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• 41:22
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• 41:23
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• 41:23
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• 41:23
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• 41:24
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• 41:24
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• 41:25
  Best
• 41:25
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• 41:26
  Design,
• 41:26
  Best
• 41:27
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• 41:27
  Best
• 41:27
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• 41:28
  and
• 41:28
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• 41:28
  Best
• 41:29
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• 41:29
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• 41:29
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• 41:30
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• 41:30
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• 41:30
  Best
• 41:31
  Special
• 41:31
  Visual
• 41:31
  Effects,
• 41:32
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• 41:33
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• 41:33
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• 41:33
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• 41:33
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• 41:33
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• 41:34
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• 41:34
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• 41:34
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• 41:35
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• 41:35
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• 41:36
  Best
• 41:36
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• 41:36
  Visual
• 41:37
  Effects.
• 41:38
  Of
• 41:38
  a
• 41:38
  total
• 41:38
  of
• 41:38
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• 41:40
  award
• 41:40
  nominations,
• 41:41
  the
• 41:41
  Two
• 41:41
  Towers
• 41:42
  won
• 41:42
  a
• 41:42
  total
• 41:43
  of
• 41:43
  136
• 41:45
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• 41:46
  Like
• 41:46
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• 41:47
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• 41:47
  these
• 41:47
  movies,
• 41:47
  there
• 41:48
  is
• 41:48
  an
• 41:48
  extended
• 41:48
  version
• 41:49
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• 41:49
  45
• 41:50
  minutes
• 41:50
  of
• 41:50
  new
• 41:50
  material,
• 41:51
  added
• 41:52
  special
• 41:52
  effects
• 41:52
  and
• 41:52
  music,
• 41:53
  and
• 41:53
  11
• 41:54
  minutes
• 41:54
  of
• 41:55
  fan
• 41:55
  club
• 41:55
  credits.
• 41:56
  The
• 41:56
  theatrical
• 41:57
  version
• 41:57
  of
• 41:57
  the
• 41:57
  Two
• 41:57
  Towers
• 41:58
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• 41:58
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• 41:59
  minutes
• 41:59
  long.
• 42:00
  The
• 42:00
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• 42:01
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• 42:01
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• 42:01
  235
• 42:02
  minutes.
• 42:03
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• 42:04
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• 42:04
  how
• 42:05
  long
• 42:05
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• 42:05
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• 42:06
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• 42:06
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• 42:07
  might
• 42:07
  be
• 42:08
  should
• 42:08
  it
• 42:08
  ever
• 42:08
  be
• 42:08
  released.
• 42:10
  And
• 42:10
  this
• 42:10
  is
• 42:10
  where
• 42:11
  we
• 42:11
  leave
• 42:11
  this
• 42:12
  chapter
• 42:12
  of
• 42:12
  Verbal
• 42:13
  Diorama.
• 42:13
  This
• 42:13
  is
• 42:14
  where
• 42:14
  we
• 42:14
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• 42:14
  episode
• 42:14
  299
• 42:16
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• 42:16
  Verbal
• 42:16
  Diorama,
• 42:17
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• 42:18
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• 42:18
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• 42:19
  Frodo
• 42:19
  and
• 42:19
  Sam
• 42:20
  on
• 42:20
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• 42:20
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• 42:21
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• 42:21
  The
• 42:22
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• 42:22
  and
• 42:22
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• 42:22
  Elves
• 42:23
  have
• 42:23
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• 42:23
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• 42:24
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• 42:24
  Helm's
• 42:24
  Deep,
• 42:25
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• 42:25
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• 42:25
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• 42:26
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• 42:26
  Hai
• 42:26
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• 42:27
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• 42:27
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• 42:27
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• 42:27
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• 42:28
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• 42:28
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• 42:28
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• 42:29
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• 42:29
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• 42:29
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• 42:30
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• 42:30
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• 42:30
  Ents.
• 42:31
  Sauron
• 42:32
  will
• 42:32
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• 42:33
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• 42:34
  there's
• 42:34
  still
• 42:34
  good
• 42:34
  in
• 42:35
  Middle
• 42:35
  Earth,
• 42:35
  and
• 42:36
  it's
• 42:36
  on
• 42:36
  its
• 42:37
  way
• 42:37
  to
• 42:37
  Mordor.
• 42:38
  But
• 42:38
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• 42:40
  Shelob,
• 42:42
  thank
• 42:42
  you
• 42:42
  for
• 42:42
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• 42:43
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• 42:43
  always,
• 42:43
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• 42:43
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• 42:43
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• 42:43
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• 42:44
  hear
• 42:44
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• 42:44
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• 42:44
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• 42:44
  the
• 42:44
  Lord
• 42:45
  of
• 42:45
  the
• 42:45
  Rings,
• 42:45
  the
• 42:45
  Two
• 42:46
  Towers
• 42:46
  and
• 42:47
  thank
• 42:47
  you
• 42:47
  for
• 42:47
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• 42:47
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• 42:48
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  so
• 44:17
  grateful
• 44:18
  for
• 44:18
  their
• 44:18
  support.
• 44:19
  They
• 44:19
  are
• 44:20
  Claudia,
• 44:20
  Simon,
• 44:21
  Laurel,
• 44:21
  Derek,
• 44:22
  Kat,
• 44:22
  Andy,
• 44:23
  Mike,
• 44:23
  Luke,
• 44:24
  Michael,
• 44:24
  Scott,
• 44:25
  Brendan,
• 44:26
  Lisa,
• 44:26
  Sam,
• 44:27
  Jack,
• 44:27
  Dave,
• 44:28
  Stuart,
• 44:28
  Nicholas,
• 44:29
  so
• 44:29
  Kev,
• 44:30
  Pete,
• 44:30
  Heather,
• 44:31
  Danny,
• 44:31
  Ali,
• 44:32
  Stu,
• 44:32
  Brett,
• 44:33
  Philip
• 44:33
  M,
• 44:33
  Xenos,
• 44:34
  Sean,
• 44:34
  Rhino,
• 44:35
  Philip
• 44:35
  K,
• 44:36
  Adam,
• 44:36
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• 44:37
  Kyle
• 44:37
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• 44:38
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• 44:40
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• 44:40
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• 44:40
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• 44:40
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• 44:41
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  you
• 44:41
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• 44:41
  to
• 44:41
  say
• 44:41
  hi,
• 44:42
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• 44:42
  want
• 44:42
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• 44:42
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• 44:42
  me
• 44:42
  some
• 44:42
  feedback
• 44:43
  or
• 44:43
  a
• 44:43
  suggestion,
• 44:44
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• 44:44
  can
• 44:45
  email
• 44:45
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  the
• 44:50
  little
• 44:50
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• 44:51
  form
• 44:51
  and
• 44:51
  you
• 44:51
  can
• 44:51
  get
• 44:52
  in
• 44:52
  touch
• 44:52
  with
• 44:52
  me
• 44:52
  that
• 44:52
  way.
• 44:53
  Or
• 44:53
  like
• 44:53
  I
• 44:54
  said
• 44:54
  before,
• 44:54
  you
• 44:54
  can
• 44:54
  send
• 44:55
  me
• 44:55
  a
• 44:55
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• 44:55
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• 44:57
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• 44:57
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• 44:58
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• 44:59
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• 44:59
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• 45:00
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• 45:00
  not
• 45:01
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• 45:01
  around
• 45:01
  on
• 45:01
  Twitter,
• 45:02
  to
• 45:02
  be
• 45:02
  honest.
• 45:02
  I
• 45:02
  have
• 45:03
  kind
• 45:03
  of
• 45:03
  left
• 45:03
  there
• 45:04
  because,
• 45:04
  you
• 45:04
  know,
• 45:04
  it's
• 45:05
  kind
• 45:05
  of
• 45:06
  run
• 45:06
  by
• 45:06
  that
• 45:07
  person
• 45:07
  and
• 45:07
  I
• 45:07
  don't
• 45:08
  want
• 45:08
  to
• 45:08
  be
• 45:08
  associated
• 45:09
  with
• 45:09
  that
• 45:09
  but
• 45:10
  you
• 45:10
  can
• 45:10
  contact
• 45:11
  me
• 45:11
  on
• 45:11
  other
• 45:11
  social
• 45:11
  medias
• 45:12
  or
• 45:13
  on
• 45:13
  email
• 45:13
  and
• 45:14
  I
• 45:14
  will
• 45:14
  actually
• 45:14
  respond
• 45:15
  to
• 45:15
  you.
• 45:15
  And
• 45:16
  I
• 45:16
  love
• 45:16
  receiving
• 45:17
  your
• 45:17
  messages
• 45:17
  and
• 45:17
  your
• 45:17
  emails.
• 45:18
  So
• 45:18
  if
• 45:19
  you
• 45:19
  want
• 45:19
  to
• 45:19
  get
• 45:19
  in
• 45:19
  touch,
• 45:20
  please
• 45:20
  feel
• 45:20
  free
• 45:21
  to
• 45:21
  do
• 45:21
  so.
• 45:21
  I
• 45:21
  would
• 45:21
  love
• 45:22
  to
• 45:22
  hear
• 45:22
  from
• 45:22
  you,
• 45:23
  but
• 45:23
  otherwise,
• 45:24
  please
• 45:24
  join
• 45:25
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• 45:26
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• 45:27
  300th
• 45:27
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• 45:27
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• 45:28
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• 45:28
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• 45:28
  How
• 45:28
  crazy
• 45:29
  is
• 45:29
  that?
• 45:31
  And
• 45:32
  finally,
• 45:33
  is
• 45:33
  there
• 45:33
  no
• 45:34
  other
• 45:34
  way.
• 45:34
  For
• 45:34
  the
• 45:34
  women
• 45:34
  children
• 45:35
  to
• 45:35
  get
• 45:35
  out
• 45:35
  of
• 45:35
  the
• 45:35
  caves?
• 45:40
  Is
• 45:40
  there
• 45:40
  no
• 45:40
  other
• 45:41
  way?
• 45:43
  There
• 45:44
  is
• 45:44
  one
• 45:44
  passage.
• 45:45
  It
• 45:45
  leads
• 45:46
  into
• 45:46
  the
• 45:46
  mountains.
• 45:47
  But
• 45:48
  they
• 45:48
  will
• 45:48
  not
• 45:48
  get
• 45:48
  far.
• 45:48
  The
• 45:49
  Uruk
• 45:49
  Hai
• 45:49
  are
• 45:49
  too
• 45:49
  many.
• 45:54
  Send
• 45:55
  word
• 45:55
  for
• 45:55
  the
• 45:55
  women
• 45:55
  and
• 45:56
  children
• 45:56
  to
• 45:56
  make
• 45:56
  for
• 45:56
  the
• 45:56
  mountain
• 45:57
  pass
• 45:57
  and
• 45:57
  barricade
• 45:58
  the
• 45:58
  entrance.
• 45:59
  So
• 45:59
  much
• 45:59
  death.
• 46:02
  What
• 46:03
  can
• 46:03
  men
• 46:03
  do
• 46:03
  against
• 46:04
  such
• 46:04
  reckless
• 46:05
  hate?
• 46:10
  Ride
• 46:11
  out
• 46:11
  with
• 46:11
  me.
• 46:16
  Ride
• 46:17
  out
• 46:17
  and
• 46:17
  meet
• 46:17
  them.
• 46:19
  For
• 46:19
  death
• 46:19
  and
• 46:20
  glory.
• 46:21
  For
• 46:21
  Rohan.
• 46:24
  For
• 46:24
  your
• 46:25
  people.
• 46:26
  The
• 46:27
  sun
• 46:27
  is
• 46:27
  rising.
• 46:33
  Look
• 46:33
  to
• 46:33
  my
• 46:33
  coming
• 46:34
  at
• 46:34
  first
• 46:35
  night
• 46:35
  on
• 46:35
  the
• 46:35
  fifth
• 46:35
  day
• 46:36
  at
• 46:36
  dawn.
• 46:38
  Look
• 46:38
  to
• 46:38
  the
• 46:38
  east.
• 46:44
  Yes.
• 46:48
  Yes.
• 46:51
  The
• 46:51
  horn
• 46:51
  of
• 46:52
  Helm
• 46:52
  hammer
• 46:52
  hand
• 46:53
  shall
• 46:54
  sound
• 46:54
  in
• 46:54
  the
• 46:55
  deep
• 46:57
  one
• 46:57
  last
• 46:58
  time.
• 46:59
  Yes.
• 46:59
  Yes.
• 47:04
  Let
• 47:04
  this
• 47:04
  be
• 47:04
  the
• 47:04
  hour
• 47:06
  when
• 47:06
  we
• 47:06
  draw
• 47:07
  swords
• 47:07
  together.
• 47:15
  Fell
• 47:16
  deeds
• 47:16
  awake.
• 47:18
  Now
• 47:18
  for
• 47:19
  wrath,
• 47:19
  now
• 47:20
  for
• 47:20
  ruin
• 47:21
  and
• 47:21
  the
• 47:21
  red
• 47:22
  d.
• 47:43
  Bye.