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Description:
A new version of the second installment in the epic trilogy! The film includes over 32 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film, made especially for this video release.
Discs 1 & 2:
- The Feature: A new version of the second installment in the epic trilogy! The film includes over 32 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film, made especially for this video release: Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the Special Extended Edition
- Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound
- DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound
- Stereo Surround Sound
- Four audio commentaries by director and writers, the design team the production team and the cast featuring more than 30 participants including
Peter Jackson,
Elijah Wood,
Sean Astin,
Orlando Bloom and Academy Award® winners Richard Taylor, Howard Shore, Randy Cook…and many more
Disc 3:
- The
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
- Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth
- Storyboards to pre-visualization
- Weta Workshop visit – See sculptors in action as they create the weapons, armor, creatures and miniatures from the film
- Atlas of Middle-earth: Tracing the journey of the Fellowship
- An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process
- Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
Disc 4:
- Sending actors to battle – preparation for sword fighting
- Principal photography: Stories from the set
- Digital effects including motion capture and “Massive” (a program to create armies of Orcs)
- “Bigatures” – A close-up look at the detailed miniatures used in the film
- Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos
- Post-production – editing it all together
- Sound design demonstration