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    The document discusses Peter Jackson's 2004 film The Lord of the Rings, which was based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novel of the same name. It notes that Jackson directed the film, which followed the hobbits Frodo and Bilbo on a quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. The summary also mentions some of the massive undertaking required to make the film, including creating thousands of digital orcs, suits of armor, and weapons.

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    The document discusses Peter Jackson's 2004 film The Lord of the Rings, which was based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novel of the same name. It notes that Jackson directed the film, which followed the hobbits Frodo and Bilbo on a quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. The summary also mentions some of the massive undertaking required to make the film, including creating thousands of digital orcs, suits of armor, and weapons.

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    The document discusses Peter Jackson's 2004 film The Lord of the Rings, which was based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novel of the same name. It notes that Jackson directed the film, which followed the hobbits Frodo and Bilbo on a quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. The summary also mentions some of the massive undertaking required to make the film, including creating thousands of digital orcs, suits of armor, and weapons.

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    Fantasy Made Flesh

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    The document discusses Peter Jackson's 2004 film The Lord of the Rings, which was based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novel of the same name. It notes that Jackson directed the film, which followed the hobbits Frodo and Bilbo on a quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. The summary also mentions some of the massive undertaking required to make the film, including creating thousands of digital orcs, suits of armor, and weapons.

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    Gandalf the Grey, The Dark Lord Sauron, Bilbo Baggins, Frodo

    Fantasy made Flesh

    By Brian Sibley, The Sunday Times Magazine, 25 November 2001

    Director

    Stuntmen

    Producer

    Costume designer

    Actors

    Movie making

    Cameraman

    Script writer

    Editor

    Production designer

    Won Oscar in 2004 for Best Director

    Peter Jackson

    The Dark Lord Sauron

    Gandalf the Grey, a wizard

    Bilbo Baggins

    Frodo

    Bag End, in Hobbiton

    Inconceivable impossible to imagine or believe


    It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem. Then the inconceivable happenedI lost my job.

    Fluorescent

    producing bright light by using some forms of radiation


    a fluorescent lamp (= one that uses such a substance) / fluorescent lighting fluorescent armbands worn by cyclists

    Authenticity

    Genuine / trustworthy The authenticity of the letter is beyond doubt. A sentry checked the ID card's authenticity then activated the electronic turnstile.

    tendrils

    thin plant part attached to support Looking up he saw a long tendril like a spiders web.

    sequel

    a book, film/movie, play, etc. that continues the story of an earlier one
    There was an interesting sequel to these events later in the year.

    labyrinthine

    Having a complicated series of paths

    Labyrinthine corridor / legislation / streets

    Comprehension
    A 1. A weta is a large cockroach-like insect from New Zealand. 2. The name of the house is Bag End. 3. The name of the director is Peter Jackson. 4. The names of Bilbos and Frodos favourite tobaccos are Longbottom Leaf and Old Toby. 5. The name of the elven haven is Lothlorien.

    B
    1. The fellowship encounter the cave troll in the Mines of Moria.

    2. He was trying to show the way the brutish creature reacts when hit by a spear. 3. The challenges were: kitting out the equivalent of several large armies, designing and making prosthetics, making everything from hand-tooled leather armour for a king and others 4. The Hobbit portrayed a boys jaunt in search of a stolen dragon while the Lord of the Rings depicted Frodos desperate quest to throw away a great treasure.

    C 1. Five minute drive; 12-hour train ride; a thousand pages; 20 years; three pictures concurrently; five years; 14 months; 10,000 digitally creates orcs; 900 suits of armour; 2,000 weapons; 1,600 pairs of hairy Hobbit feet.

    2. as if filming three pictures concurrently wasnt an unprecedented venture in cinema history. as if the project hadnt been in the planning stage for nearly five years. as if he hadnt been filming with scarcely a break now, for 14 months.

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