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2001
The Lord of the Rings (film series)
De primære optagelser til alle tre film blev udført samtidig på mange steder i New Zealands naturområder og nationalparker. Optagelserne fandt sted mellem den 11. oktober 1999 og den 22. december 2000, hvilket er en periode på 438 dage. Der blev foretaget optagelser hvert år fra 2001 til 2003. Serien blev optaget på over 150 forskellige locations, med syv forskellige enheder, der optog, samt lydscener omkring Wellington og Queenstown. Ud over Jackson, der instruerede hele produktionen, var de andre instruktører John Mahaffie, Geoff Murphy, Fran Walsh, Barrie Osbourne, Rick Porras og alle andre instruktørassistenter, producenter og forfattere, der var til rådighed. Jackson overvågede disse enheder med direkte satellitovervågning, og med det ekstra pres fra de konstante omskrivninger af manuskriptet og de mange enheder, der fortolkede det resultat, han havde forestillet sig, fik han kun omkring fire timers søvn om natten. På grund af den fjerne beliggenhed på nogle af stederne medbragte holdet også overlevelseskits, hvis helikopterne ikke kunne nå frem til stedet og bringe dem hjem i tide. Det newzealandske ministerium for naturbeskyttelse blev kritiseret for at have godkendt optagelserne i nationalparker uden tilstrækkelig hensyntagen til de negative miljømæssige virkninger og uden at have underrettet offentligheden. De negative virkninger af optagelserne af kampscenerne i Tongariro National Park betød, at parken senere skulle restaureres.
2001
The Lord of the Rings (film series)
Principal photography for all three films was conducted concurrently in many locations within New Zealand's conservation areas and national parks. Filming took place between 11 October 1999 and 22 December 2000, a period of 438 days. Pick-up shoots were conducted annually from 2001 to 2003. The series was shot at over 150 different locations, with seven different units shooting, as well as soundstages around Wellington and Queenstown. Along with Jackson directing the whole production, other unit directors included John Mahaffie, Geoff Murphy, Fran Walsh, Barrie Osbourne, Rick Porras, and any other assistant director, producer, or writer available. Jackson monitored these units with live satellite feeds, and with the added pressure of constant script re-writes and the multiple units interpreting his envisioned result, he only got around four hours of sleep a night. Due to the remoteness of some of the locations, the crew would also bring survival kits in case helicopters could not reach the location to bring them home in time. The New Zealand Department of Conservation was criticised for approving the filming within national parks without adequate consideration of the adverse environmental effects and without public notification. The adverse effects of filming battle scenes in Tongariro National Park meant that the park later required restoration work.
The Lord of the Rings (film series)