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When Peter Jackson began to look for suitable locations for The Lord of the Rings film series, [5] he first saw the Alexander Farm during an aerial search [4] in 1998 [6] and concluded that the area was "like a slice of ancient England". [5] Set Decorator Alan Lee commented that the location's hills "looked as though Hobbits had already begun ...
The Lord of the Rings film series by Peter Jackson, based on J. R. R. Tolkien's novel of the same name, were shot at locations throughout New Zealand.Many of these places have been preserved and altered to encourage the media pilgrimage tourism that makes up a significant portion of the country's economy.
The Dart River, as many other areas in and around the Glenorchy and Queenstown area, was the location for many scenes filmed for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Examples are Isengard, filmed at Dan's Paddock, and Lothlórien in the forests slightly further north. [4]
Mavora Lakes is a protected area in the South Island of New Zealand consisting of two lakes: North Mavora and South Mavora. The lakes are drained by the Mararoa River. The area is managed by the Department of Conservation, and is part of Te Wahipounamu, a World Heritage Area. [1] The area was used as a film location for The Lord of the Rings ...
New Zealand is once again a home base for an adaptation of Tolkien’s work, having previously hosted Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit trilogies from the 2000s.
The locality was used during filming of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, wherein it represented Parth Galen and parts of Lothlórien, specifically the area which the Fellowship first enters. It was also used in The Hobbit trilogy, for scenes of the exterior of Beorn's house.
Manapouri was a site of filming for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. During a late snowstorm one November, Manapouri Hall was used to film the scene in The Two Towers in which Frodo, Samwise and Gollum attempt to enter the black gates of Mordor. [12]
The Shire makes an appearance in both the 1977 The Hobbit [40] and the 1978 The Lord of the Rings animated films. [41] In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy, the Shire appeared in both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King. The Shire scenes were shot at a location near Matamata, New Zealand.