For the first time ever the epic in-depth story of the creation of one of the most famous fantasy worlds ever imagined a richly illustrated compendium that reveals the breathtaking craftsmanship artistry & technology behind the magical Middle-earth of The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit Motion Picture Trilogies directed by Peter Jackson Middle-Earth From Script to Screen tells the complete story of how J R R Tolkien s magic world was brought to vivid life on the big screen in the record-breaking film trilogies The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy & The Hobbit Motion Picture Trilogy Drawing on resources stories & content from the archives of the companies & individuals behind the films much of which have never appeared in print before as well as interviews with director Peter Jackson & key members of the Art Department Shooting Crews Park Road Post & Weta Digital teams who share their personal insights on the creative process this astonishing resource reveals How the worlds were built brick by brick & pixel by pixel; How environments were extended digitally or imagined entirely as computer generated spaces; How the multiple shooting units functioned; How cast members & characters interacted with their environments Daniel Falconer takes fans from storyboard concepts to deep into the post-production process where the films were edited graded & scored explaining in depth how each enhanced the films He also discusses how the processes involved in establishing Middle-earth for the screen have evolved over the fifteen years between the start & finish of the trilogies Going region by region & culture by culture in this fantasy realm Middle-Earth From Script to Screen describes how each area created for the films was defined what made it unique & what role it played in the stories Illustrated with final film imagery behind-the-scenes pictures & conceptual artwork including places not seen in the final films this monumental compilation offers unique & far-reaching insights into the creation of the world we know & love as Middle-earth