As the title so aptly suggests, this illustrated volume focuses on how The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy was created and produced. Each page was full of beautiful photos and interesting behind-the-scenes information.

This was actually a far denser read than anticipated. I learned so much about the production, setting, casting etc. of the movies and was surprised by just how in-depth an insight this provided. My Tolkien-loving heart could only give anything related to the fantasy master a full five-star rating, but this book also deserves for just how comprehensive a read it proved to be.

The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy by Brian Sibley (2002)

Nice mix of text and images, worth reading if you are a huge fan.

I loved how it showed us the behind the scenes and how they used the environment.

Fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of the incredible movies. The only thing lacking was more pictures!

I thought this was way cool because I am a huge LOTR fan. It was really cool to see how it was made.
I really want to go to New Zealand to see the sights. I liked the whole dang book

A book which provides a lot of background information for the making of the Lord Of The Rings, mostly the work done by the WETA workshop. It's wonderful to read about all this background work, it just drives home what a big undertaking the making of these movies actually was.. especially if you consider that so many of the people involved didn't have an awful lot of experience! The love and the passion for the project can be lifted from the pages and it makes a wonderful and interesting read.

However, many of the things mentioned can be seen in the documentaries on the Extended Editions DVDs, so if you've seen that, this book may not interest you as much. The only other thing that I wish I had read more about was a bit more about the actors' interpretations and background stories. But then again, they too can be seen in the documentaries so it's not that big of an issue. Still, it would have been nice because the occasional time Brian Sibley spoke to an actor it was really fascinating to read.

Read from 1/12 to 1/13.

A brilliant and fascinating look at how one of the greatest trilogies in Cinematic history was made. This biography is both in-depth and gives a wonderful overview of the entire filmmaking process from the lighting, stunt work, and miniatures to to sound design and score. Highly recommend!

A very good look behind the scenes of the Lord of the Rings movies! The book even included some facts that I did not know yet despite watching the behind the scenes material on the DVDs several times. A must-read for all fans of the movies!

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Overall, this book could have used more pictures and fewer anecdotes about the staff. Far more captivating than this book are the behind-the-scenes documentaries included in the films' DVDs. I admit I didn't read the book very closely because much of it wasn't very interesting.