Over this past week we have been to a lot of Middle Earth filming locations and it has been so awesome. In the next paragraphs, I'm going to write about the photos, tell where it is, and what the Middle Earth Location is, and other details that make it very interesting.
Our first location that we went to (as Martha already talked about in her post) is in Piopio, and was filmed as the Trollshaw Forest that was shown in the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. This was where the Trolls attacked the Company, and got turned to stone. An interesting fact about it is that a couple of days before filming they already built the set of the ruined farmer's house in a spot where they already constructed in a specific spot. Peter Jackson came in and didn't like the spot, and so they had to take it down, and put it somewhere else.
The above photo is in Matamata, and was filmed as Hobbiton. Over 40 hobbit holes were built for the the two trilogies. And it is the only Middle Earth to have a set and leave it up exactly as it was filmed.
Next is the Aratiatia Rapids which was filmed as the River Running in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. An Interesting thing is that at 4 times of the day they release the dam and send the water at full speed down the river.
The next location (in the above photo) is the Tongario National Park which was filmed as Mt. Doom. And the way that we got to it was by doing a 12 mile hike.
Next up is Ohakune which was filmed in The Hobbit:The Desolation of Smaug as the Lonely Mountain. Interesting thing is that to not damage the moss they had to put down a tarp for the cast to walk up.
The above photo was taken in Kaitoke Regional Park which was filmed as Rivendell. Interesting fact is that most of the location was CGI, or a set that they had to take down.
The above photo is Harcourt Park which was filmed as Isengard. Interesting fact is that it was filmed in a city park and is really hard to find.
And lastly, Hutt River was filmed as the River Anduin at the end of The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring. Interesting fact is that where it was filmed over a giant area over one of the largest rivers in New Zealand. It actually makes sense because the River Anduin is one of the largest rivers in Middle Earth, and so it is kind of cool.
Comments