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Listed below is some brief information on when, where, and what has been filmed so far on the Rings films, as well as what the plans are for the future. None of this information is official: it has all been collected and collated from individual reports and speculation (sometimes contradictory), and is therefore only semi-likely to be accurate.



Dates
Location
Scene Filmed
11-15? Oct 99
Mt. Victoria (Wellington)Hobbits hide from Ringwraiths
20-21 Oct 99
Manakauhobbits crossing Brandywine river
28-30 Oct 99
Harcourt Park (Upper Hutt)trees being pulled down, possibly part of prologue
late Oct???
Fort Dorset (Seatoun)Bree exteriors
late Oct
Stone Film studios in MiramarPrancing Pony interiors
7-?? Nov 99
Wanaka (South Island)Nazgul horse chase / battle scenes? (2nd Unit)
15-?? Nov 99
Wakatipu (near Queenstown)major scenes (hobbits)
15-?? Nov 99
Kepler Mire (Te Anau basin)Dead Marshes? (3rd unit?)
Nov 99
Mt. Owen (near Murchinson)Caves / night shooting (Mordor?)
26 Nov 99
???Aragorn fights orcs (1st unit)
Early Dec 99?
???Ford of Bruinen scene
??-12 Dec 99
Paradise (near Glenorchy)Goblins chase fellowship through Lothlorien forests
8-12 Dec 99
Hinuera in the Waikato (near Matamata)Hobbiton exteriors (establishing shots)
?? Dec 99
CloseburnStunt work
13 Dec 99 - 17 Jan 00
Holiday Break
Jan 2000
Hinuera in the Waikato (near Matamata)Hobbiton exteriors (principal scenes)
6 Feb - ?? 00
Three Foot Six StudiosBag End, Orthanc, and other interiors
29 Feb - ?? Mar 00
Camperdown studios in MiramarHelms Deep and Rivendell interiors
?? Feb - 7? Apr 00
Dry Creek QuarryHelm's Deep (Battle scenes)
20?-30? Mar 00
Stone Film StudiosGandalf imprisoned in Orthanc tower
late Mar - mid Apr 00
Kaitoke Regional ParkRivendell
Apr - ?? 00
Stone Film StudiosBlue screen work
?? Apr 00
???Caves of Orthanc (1st unit)
11 Apr - 2? May 00
Tongariro National ParkLast Alliance of Elves and Men (Prologue)
May - ?? Jun 00
Whakapapa National Park (near Ohakune)Various Mordor material
1-3? May 00
Rangipo DesertBlack Gates of Mordor
May - ?? 00
Dry Creek QuarryHelm's Deep 2nd Unit (non-battle)
mid May 00
Dunharrow?Paths of the Dead
mid May 00
Wingate, Lower HuttGates of Mordor?
May - Jun 00
Stone Film StudiosRivendell interiors (Council of Elrond)
11?-21? Jun 00
Fernside Lodge, FeatherstonLothlorien riverside farewell
mid Jun 00
Wairarapa (Carterton, Clairville showgrounds)???
24? Jun - 24 Jul 00
A month long summer break gives the cast a crew a chance to rest for the next six months of shooting.
25 Jul - ?? Aug 00
Wellington (studio work)Cirith Ungol
?? Aug 00
CloseburnAmon Hen
?? Aug 00
WingateOrthanc material
?? Aug 00
Methven"battle scenes"
1?-9? Aug 00
Upper Huttscenes involving the river Anduin
21?-26? Aug 00
Central Otago (possibly Poolburn or Maniototo)"outdoor battle scenes"?
28 Aug - 1? Sep 00
Golden Bay (Mount Olympus)???
12 Sep - ?? Sep 00
Mavora Lakes???
15? Sep - 21? Sep 00
Porirua (Whitirea Park)pick-up shots for a battle scene
11? Sep - 29 Sep 00
Mt. Sunday (Mt. Potts Station, Canterbury)City of Edoras
2? Oct - 13? Oct 00
Wellington???
5 Oct - 1 Nov 00
Deer Park HeightsFellowship material from Two Towers
9? Oct - ?? Oct 00
Twizel"huge scenes" w/horses
16? Oct - ?? 00
South IslandBattle of Pellenor Fields
Nov 00
Dry Creek QuarryMinas Tirith


If you have any corrections, or can fill in any blanks on this page, please e-mail me at aaronareed@yahoo.com.



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