Is the Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings a computer special effect or a real person?

Elijah Wood, the actor of Frodo, is 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.68m).

Sean astin, the actor of Sam, is 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.68m).

Dominic monaghan, the actor of Merry, is 5 feet 7 inches (1.70m) tall.

Pippin's actor william boyd is 5 feet 6.5 inches tall (1.69 meters).

It can be seen that although their height is within the normal range, they are still short, because there was a height limit when choosing actors before.

In order to achieve the height difference in the film, the film crew used many methods, but computer special effects are not the most commonly used means.

Body double, a dwarf, is often used in movies, only on location, and only for the back.

It is very common to get four Hobbit actors to kneel and perform.

For another example, using props to produce poor eyesight, Bilbo actually has two sets of furniture in the hole at the bottom of the bag, one for Gandalf and the other for the Hobbit.

I recommend you to watch this video, which details how to shoot the height difference from 8 minutes to 2 1 second.

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The Yuema Hotel has also adopted a similar technology. The boss's counter is actually a bigger prop, and the actors have to use brackets to come to the stage.

This video is about the shooting method from 18 minutes to 10 seconds.

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