Description

First Printing! Sealed in an acid-free protective sleeve upon receipt here. OVERVIEW: # DISCS 1-2: The Feature: A new version of the second installment includes 43 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film. (approx. 223 minutes). # Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. # Commentary track by the design team. # Commentary track by the production/post-production team. # Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto.# DISCS 3-4: The Appendices: Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. # DISC 3: Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film. # Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth. # Storyboards to pre-visualization. # Weta Workshop visit: See sculptors in action as they create weapons, armor, creatures, and miniatures from the film. # Atlas of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship. # An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process. # Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists. # DISC 4: Sending the actors into battle: sword fighting. # Principal photography: Stories from the set.# Digital effects including motion capture and the computer program to create the armies of Orcs. # Bigatures: a close-up look at the miniatures. # Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos. # Post-Production: editing it all together. # Sound design demonstration. # DVD-ROM Content: Includes access to exclusive online features. (2B)