THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE TRILOGY

The book The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy is the most authoritative account of the making of this epic film trilogy. Praised by critics worldwide, the first part of the trilogy proved to be one of the most successful films of the 00’s, breaking box office records around the world and winning four Golden Globes, eleven BAFTAs and thirteen Academy Awards.

Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 photographs from all three films, many of them taken especially for this book, along with exclusive interviews with all the key members of the cast and production team, this fascinating work by Brian Sibley reveals to the reader the process of bringing Tolkien’s masterpiece to the big screen. The book describes in words and images exactly how the magic was created: from the direction, script and acting, to set design, scenery, make-up, costumes, miniatures, music and special effects. Written in an entertaining and informative way, the text details the personal stories of hundreds of talented artists and craftsmen, actors, crew members, men and women, who worked for years – adding detail and narrative at every stage of production – to bring to life on film one of the greatest novels ever written.