The Lord Of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Widescreen Edition Special Extended Edition 4 Discs DVD

2.35:1 (Cinemascope)

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Over 30 minutes of new and extended scenes

Four feature-length commentaries by the director and writers, the cast, and the production and design teams, with more than 30 participants including Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Richard Taylor, Andrew Lesnie, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel, and Randy Cook, and cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, and Sean Bean

Six documentaries covering J.R.R. Tolkien, the process of adapting the book into a screenplay and planning the film, designing and building Middle-earth, as well as a visit to Weta Workshop with an up-close look at the costumes, weapons, armor, creatures, and miniatures created for the film

An interactive map of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship

Galleries of art and accompanying slide shows with commentaries by the artists (includes an archive of nearly 2,000 images)

Storyboards and pre-visualisation sequences with film comparisons

11 original documentaries covering the cast, principal photography, a day in the life of a hobbit, visual effects, post-production, editing, music and sound, and the release of the film

Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs

Interactive animated menus

12-page companion booklet

Exclusive DVD-ROM content

Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV

1. Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All... [7:34]

2. Concering Hobbits [2:58]

3. The Shire [5:04]

4. Very Old Friends [4:18]

5. A Long Expected Party [5:33]

6. Farewell Dear Bilbo [4:24]

7. Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe [2:13]

8. The Account of Isildur [2:41]

9. At the Green Dragon [1:26]

10. The Shadow of the Past [8:45]

11. The Passing of the Elves [1:39]

12. Saruman the White [:35]

13. A Short Cut to Mushrooms [4:01]

14. Bucklebury Ferry [3:50]

15. At the Sign of the Prancing Pony [2:17]

16. The Nazgûl [6:00]

17. The Midgewater Marshes [3:44]

18. The Spoiling of Isengard [1:37]

19. A Knife in the Dark [1:42]

20. The Caverns of Isengard [4:39]

21. Flight to the Ford [2:31]

22. Rivendell [6:25]

23. Many Meetings [2:00]

24. The Fate of the Ring [3:29]

25. The Sword That Was Broken [3:33]

26. The Evenstar [2:39]

27. The Council of Elrond [1:38]

1. Gilraen's Memorial [1:13]

2. Bilbo's Gifts [1:43]

3. The Departure of the Fellowship [1:17]

4. The Ring Goes South [3:05]

5. The Pass of Caradhras [4:46]

6. Moria [6:24]

7. A Journey in the Dark [6:30]

8. Balin's Tomb [9:24]

9. The Bridge of Khazad-dûm [9:40]

10. Lothlórien [3:12]

11. Caras Galadhon [7:16]

12. The Mirror of Galadriel [5:39]

13. The Fighting Uruk-hai [1:41]

14. Farewell to Lórien [5:22]

15. The Great River [4:51]

16. Parth Galen [6:27]

17. The Breaking of the Fellowship [7:15]

18. The Departure of Boromir [2:42]

19. The Road Goes Ever On... [6:17]

20. Credits [7:40]

21. Official Fan Club Credits [19:50]

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Special Features

The Director and Writers

Play Commentary - Peter Jackson Director/Co-Writer, Fran Walsh Co-Writer/Producer, Philippa Boyens Co-Writer

The Design Team

Play Commentary: Grant Major, Production Designer/Ngila Dickson, Costume Designer/Richard Taylor, Weta Workshop Creative Supervisor/Alan Lee, Conceptual Designer/John Howe, Conceptual Designer/Dan Hennah, Supervising Art Director - Set Decorator/Chris Hennah, Art Department Manager/Tania Rodger, Weta Workshop Manger

The Production/Post-Production Team

Play Commentary: Barrie Osborne, Producer/Mark Ordesky, Executive Producer/Andrew Lesnine, Director of Photography/John Gilbert, Editor/Rick Porras, Co-Producer/Howard Shore, Composer/Jim Rygiel, Visual Effects Supervisor/Erhan Van Der Ryn, Supervising Sound Editor Co-Designer/Mike Hopkins, Supervising Sound Editor/Randy Cook, Weta Animation Designer & Supervisor/Christian Rivers, Weta VFX Art Director/Brian Van't Hul, Weta VFX Cinematographer/Alex Funke, Miniatures Unit Director of Photography

The Cast

Play Commentary: Elijah Wood, Frodo/Ian McKellen, Gandalf/Liv Tyler, Arwen/Sean Astin, Sam/John Rhys-Davies, Gimli/Billy Boyd, Pippin/Dominic Monaghan, Merry/Orlando Bloom, Legolas/Christopher Lee, Saruman/Sean Bea, Beromir

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Special Features

The Director and Writers

Play Commentary - Peter Jackson Director/Co-Writer, Fran Walsh Co-Writer/Producer, Philippa Boyens Co-Writer

The Design Team

Play Commentary: Grant Major, Production Designer/Ngila Dickson, Costume Designer/Richard Taylor, Weta Workshop Creative Supervisor/Alan Lee, Conceptual Designer/John Howe, Conceptual Designer/Dan Hennah, Supervising Art Director - Set Decorator/Chris Hennah, Art Department Manager/Tania Rodger, Weta Workshop Manger

The Production/Post-Production Team

Play Commentary: Barrie Osborne, Producer/Mark Ordesky, Executive Producer/Andrew Lesnine, Director of Photography/John Gilbert, Editor/Rick Porras, Co-Producer/Howard Shore, Composer/Jim Rygiel, Visual Effects Supervisor/Erhan Van Der Ryn, Supervising Sound Editor Co-Designer/Mike Hopkins, Supervising Sound Editor/Randy Cook, Weta Animation Designer & Supervisor/Christian Rivers, Weta VFX Art Director/Brian Van't Hul, Weta VFX Cinematographer/Alex Funke, Miniatures Unit Director of Photography

The Cast

Play Commentary: Elijah Wood, Frodo/Ian McKellen, Gandalf/Liv Tyler, Arwen/Sean Astin, Sam/John Rhys-Davies, Gimli/Billy Boyd, Pippin/Dominic Monaghan, Merry/Orlando Bloom, Legolas/Christopher Lee, Saruman/Sean Bea, Beromir

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Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound

DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound

Stereo Surround Sound

English Subtitles

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Introduction

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J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-Earth

From Book to Script

Visualizing the Story

Designing and Building Middle-Earth

Middle-Earth Atlas

New Zealand as Middle-Earth

Introduction

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Filming "The Fellowship of the Ring"

Visual Effects

Post Production: Putting it All Together

Digital Grading

Sound and Music

The Road Goes Ever On...