The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)

Cover of the Extended edition

Preceded by: -

The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition The Fellowship of the Ring

Followed by: The Two Towers Extended Edition

The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition is an extended version of Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring, running up to 208 minutes and including several documentaries about the making of the film.

History

The Extended Edition of the Fellowship of the Ring was brought from the success of the theatrical cut of the film. This version was released on DVD November 12, 2002 along with four commentaries and hours of supplementary material. It was so successful that the sequels were each given similar releases. Instead of simply inserting the deleted scenes, Peter Jackson approached this edition as if he were creating a whole new version of the film. He and the editor, John Gilbert, evaluated the material and worked to bring it up to the same polish as the rest of the feature-visual effects were completed, dialogue was recordered and sound effects were created. To make sure all of the scenes flowed, Howard Shore composed and recorded new score along with the London Philarmonic Orchestra.

Special Extended Edition: Part One (disc 1)

The first disc contains the extended version of the film with the following audio commentaries:

• Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens
• The Design Team
• The Production and Post-Production Team
• The Cast

Special Extended Edition: Part Two (disc 2)

This disc is a continuation of the first disc.

The Appendices: Part One: From Book to Vision (disc 3)

• Introduction
• "J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-earth" Documentary
• "From Book To Script" Documentary
• "Storyboards and Pre-Viz" Featurettes
• "Designing Middle-Earth" Documentary
• "Weta Workshop" Documentary
• "Costume Design" Documentary
• "The Peoples of Middle-Earth" galleries with audio
• "The Realms Of Middle-Earth" galleries with audio
• "Middle-Earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship" interactive map
• "New Zealand as Middle-earth" interactive map with on-location footage

The Appendices: Part Two: From Vision to Reality (disc 4)

• Introduction
• "The Fellowship of the Cast" Documentary
• "A Day in the Life of a Hobbit" Documentary
• "Cameras In Middle-Earth" Documentary
• "Big-atures" Documentary
• "Weta Digital" Documentary
• "Scale" Documentary
• Production photos, gallery
• "Editorial: Assembling an Epic" Documentary
• "Digital Grading" Documentary
• "Music For Middle-Earth" Documentary
• "The Soundscapes Of Middle-Earth" Documentary
• "The Road Goes Ever On..." Documentary

See also

• New scenes in The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition

• The Two Towers Extended Edition
• The Return of the King Extended Edition

References

The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition, booklet

• The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition
• Fellowship of the Ring extended edition at Wikipedia