How were the Hobbits made to look so small in Lord of the Rings without using CGI?
How were the Hobbits made to look so small in Lord of the Rings without using CGI?
John Clark
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Adrian Price
they filmed the hobbits on green screen and put them in frame in post
it's shocking how well it turned out
the dvd release had a featurette on how they managed to pull off all the effects
pretty kino ngl
Grayson Nguyen
>you'll never have smol qt gf sit on your leg and listen to you ramble about your day
Why even live
Xavier Clark
if you watched that featurette why would you not mention the perspective tricks
Benjamin Williams
That's very interesting thank you.
Xavier Powell
Perspective tricks, body doubles (actual small people, idk what is the correct word for them these days), set design & props in different scales. Some really creative stuff for some sequences, for example in the Bree sequence the people walking are actually stunt men walking on stilts.
Also there are some CGI hobbit shots even in the LOTR trilogy, much more in the Hobbit trilogy though.
Some clips from the extras. I'd recommend seeking them out, there's much more information and it's fascinating what kind of tricks they came up with. The trilogy was the first time in movies that they did forced perspective with moving camera.
Thomas Turner
they had the budget to actually shoot in Middle Earth so they cast hobbits. after all these years it’s still crazy to me that they gave Dead Alive Frighteners guy hundreds of millions to fly to Middle Earth and film the trilogy.
Ayden Fisher
>guy on the left: "I'm acting"
Henry Sullivan
I would be taking a lot more chances to grab her ass if I were him.
Christian Watson
The character is meant to be comedically over the top in everything. You can't blame the actor for that.
Adrian Bell
>idk what is the correct word for them these days
Midge.
Nathaniel Barnes
>idk what is the correct word for them these days
Freaks.
Kevin Howard
Body doubles and subtle CGI.
Blake Gray
he comes off like a taller charls carroll just based on the body movements
Nolan Watson
IT gets old quick. Only good for winter. Small girls are dense and heat up accordingly. Their ears and head especially and when they place it on your chest it gets clamy very quickly (they breathe sharp shallow breaths and if you tell an interesting story their heart rates increase patpatpatpat - very distracting). It's uncomfortable and also they stir a lot and try to cuddle you in many ways. Only good for winter
Noah Long
because I watched it in 2003 when I was 9 years old
Ethan Torres
>much more in the Hobbit trilogy though
forced prespective stuff like in lotr would be too hard in the hobbit because of all the dwarves moving around all the time
Colton Hernandez
they used a bigger camera
Robert Edwards
They used actual children in some scenes
Jayden Carter
Thanks for the input, robot.
Gabriel Bell
Where do you live where your house is cold in winter? But this is all accurate, it's good to cuddle for a bit and then sleep as far from the other person as possible while still in the same bed.
Jack Collins
>Where do you live where your house is cold in winter?
earth
Dominic Russell
Even when it's -30c outside in winter, inside the house is not cold, Finland here.
Jace Peterson
does everywhere have really good central heating?
Nathaniel Hernandez
Thanks for alleviating my bitter anguish by describing something that sounds fucking wonderful.
Aaron Rivera
Girl on the right is trying to act, but can't stop thinking about the fact that she can feel his erection.
Alexander Nguyen
northerners have great heating and absolute dogshit a/c
t.dixieboy
Aaron Collins
so smol
Ethan Davis
yes it is,
t. Finn in a shitty house.
Joseph Cooper
Makes you appreciate how much artistry went into those movies. I know there are people who think all stuff like this is just CGI.
Hudson Morales
the scene in the thumbnail looks kinda fake in the movie, since the actors are so obviously not looking at each other and the smoke from the teapot between them is behind Frodo and in front of Gandalf, ruining the illusion.
Eli Miller
In the movie scene they're not meant to be directly opposite each other, though.
Alexander Wright
> patpatpatpat
Chase Rodriguez
then why are they both looking intensely straight ahead if the other person is somewhere else?
Thomas Reyes
But they're not? Frodo looks to his right while serving the tea, also angling his body and reaching diagonally towards Gandalf, Gandalf first looks straight ahead while collecting his thoughts or whatever, and then in the close-up he looks to his right at Frodo.
Camden Green
Oliver Fisher
Chad was the best.
Gavin Jenkins
>tfw no small abusive gf
Jesus...
Levi Thomas
Luis Wilson
*ejaculates*
John Morris
I wanna be the smol sitting on a giant woman's lap
Levi Bennett
I think I'm literally in love with Emma.
Caleb Davis
lol i wish that was me