What interesting stories did The Lord of the Rings tell during the filming?

Sword, axe, shield and artificial limb: 48,000.

Actor: 20602

Clothing: 19000 pieces

Special effects lens: 3420

Behind the scenes staff: 2,400 people

Number of prosthetic feet of Hobbits: 1600

Number of computer special effects technicians: 260

Line character: 1 14

Scenic spots as shooting places: 100.

Tailors, shoemakers and designers in the clothing department: 50 people.

Actors learning Chinese: 30 people

Film production time: 7 years

Length: 680 minutes

Box office income: 29 17506956 USD

Before the filming began, the elders of a Maori tribe in New Zealand held a religious ceremony for the film crew, wishing the filming work a smooth completion.

When the film involves war scenes, the director wants to commandeer 65,438+05,000 extras from the New Zealand army. Unexpectedly, all the soldiers were sent to East Timor to quell the local civil war. The director had to post advertisements everywhere to recruit young people who can ride horses as extras.

Legolas is not prominent in the original work. Unexpectedly, the only shot in the trailer made him show off and became the object of hot discussion among netizens. Many people ask who is the cool archer in the trailer. So in the trilogy, there are more and more scenes where he plays handsome.

Orlando Bloom, who plays the elf prince Legolas, spent two months learning archery.

Liv tyler once left her fake ears in her car, but they melted when she came back.

Sean astin gained 30 pounds to play Sam.

Two children of director Peter Jackson appeared in the film with the caption "Lovely Hobbit Children".

Viggo mortensen speaks many languages, including Spanish and Danish. He volunteered to change more Aragon lines into elvish.

After the filming, nine members of the Lord of the Rings Guard tattooed their bodies in the elvish language "Nine".

Christopher lee, an actor in Saruman, compared his roles to the infamous Hitler, because they all gained power through inflammatory speeches. As a matter of fact, Christopher Lee himself is a fan of The Lord of the Rings, and he has to read this trilogy once a year. He understood that the relationship between Frodo and Sam was like an officer and his orderly: taking care of an officer with a higher title than him.

The novel "The Lord of the Rings" was originally written in one breath, but due to the serious shortage of paper after World War II, the cost of such a thick book was too high, so the author had to divide it into trilogy and rename it.

The original plot arranged by the screenwriter was to let alvin toffler come to Helmet Valley to participate in this life-and-death battle with Aragon (the crew even took some shots), but liv tyler once accidentally saw some comments on this adaptation on the Internet, calling her "liv tyler, Xena the Warrior", which made her very angry. Who is the soldier Xena? She is the legendary ancient warrior rya. There have been movies and TV series about this character abroad, and the image inside is really pleasing.

When Lohan filmed the killing and arson of powerful orcs, it was basically a one-time shooting because of the need to burn the scenery. In the meantime, a strong wind suddenly blew, and the two photographers were too involved. It was not until their hair was burnt that they found that the flame had jumped in front of them. They had to turn and run away.

The rammers used by powerful orcs are really "real" things, and they are transported to the place by truck. When shooting, a group of strong men were carrying them, which was a bit "invincible", but who knew that John Bach would say "You sissies fight like elves". The gate of helm's valley was unmoved. Finally, the crew had no choice but to remake the door of the "tofu residue" version to complete the plot. Even the director Peter Jackson said: "If the enemy really comes next time, I will find these people to make doors for me ..."

Daniel, the designer of Elf Armor, naturally had the opportunity to play the role of an Elf Warrior. As a result, viggo mortensen blocked his appearance in the front when he was acting.

Fortunately, The Lord of the Rings's crew found a swordsman from Wellington who was "like a wrestler". This man makes weapons in an ancient way and has never used modern equipment such as a spray gun, so it usually takes 3-6 days to finish a sword. After watching the trilogy movie, there are hundreds of swords that do this!

The crossbow used by the powerful orcs in the film is a slider, and its original design originated from Germany, completely from a15th century German weapon picture book.

Brad dourif, the actor of grimma, is one of the actors who sacrificed the most for this film, because he had to shave all the hair on his face, including his eyebrows, during filming. When brad dourif's girlfriend heard that he was going back to make up some scenes, she was silent for a long time and then said the following word: Fuck!

The Lord of the Rings's "Swordsmanship" is directed by a swordsman who plays body double, the Dark Lord. The action design of soldiers of different races in movies is also different. Orlando Bloom should learn from the fighting style of the Elf Corps.

When viggo mortensen filmed Aragon kicking off his helmet, he kicked off two toes. Viggo mortensen didn't shout "cut". He got a wonderful performance at the expense of his own pain.

Not only viggo mortensen was injured, but also Orlando Bloom, the "heartthrob": body double of Gionee pressed on him and broke one of his ribs.

Gollum caught fish in a stream in the cold winter. The crew used all searchlights and blowers, and even called the fire brigade to clear the snow and ice on the stream. It's hard to imagine how andy serkis finished filming in such an environment.

One scene was shot on the edge of a military shooting range, and everyone seemed to see the sudden gunshot wound on Frodo's face: he blinked and continued to play.

Many buildings in the film are shot in miniature, and at this time, it is only up to these "soldiers" to rehearse. The crew seems to be looking for all the toy soldiers in the world. Many buildings are a quarter of the real scene and 50 feet wide.

The software "Massive" is specially used to make large-scale war scenes, so that every soldier has artificial intelligence. But the initial version is obviously not perfect enough to see the enemy's personal experience.

Owen's elegy was sung in old English. No wonder he can't read it.

The production of sound effects is also very interesting. For example, in one scene, the unique sound of the flying dragon is actually the hiss of the donkey in the suburb of Wellington.

Peter Jackson, the director, guest plays a savage pirate who is shot dead by an arrow of the elf prince. In The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, guest pirates include richard taylor, owner of Vita Studio, andrew lesnie, director of photography, and Rick Bollas, producer.

The first orc that Aragorn killed in Peirano Plain after disembarking was played by Henry, the son of viggo mortensen, the actor who played Aragorn.

The prototype of the ferocious Okumo's body is a New Zealand spider, and the director himself, Peter Jackson, is also afraid of spiders! This may be the reason why he can film the body so horribly.

The last sentence of the movie-"I'm back." It is also the last sentence of Tolkien's original novel.

In a scene in Frodo, Okumo's silk is wrapped like a mummy. Elijah Wood called screen printing "the largest condom in the world". He wears it all day. Peter Jackson said, "I don't know how he solved the problem of going to the toilet."

Pippin didn't sing in the original script, but Filipa Bo Hjarns, the screenwriter, found william boyd played by Pippin had a nice voice during a group karaoke, so he added a play to him temporarily, and Boyd wrote the lyrics himself in two days.

At the end of the film, it was suggested that the name of the main actor appear in his portrait by Ian McKellen who played Gandalf.

Farewell to Frodo at the dock is the most difficult scene taken by four Hobbits, because they need to cry all the time. Four actors finally finished filming, but sean astin, who played Sam, had to remake it because he wore the wrong clothes. The pursuit of perfection makes them cry again and again.

The ending song "Into the West" was inspired by a New Zealand teenager suffering from cancer. In his last days, Peter Jackson took him to the set to watch the filming process, and he became friends with the actors. After his death, the screenwriter was inspired by him to write the lyrics.

After the filming, the actors got presents-the iconic props of their roles, liv tyler got the dress worn by the fairy princess when she died, and Orlando Bloom got the bow of Legolas.