New Zealand, a stunning country where there
are most sheep than people. Another thing that New Zealand is known for is that
it was where the Lord of the Rings
films was filmed. In January 2015, I visited Matamata, where the Hobbiton Movie
Set is located and served as the filming location for Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series. Stepping into the Hobbiton Movie Set was like
being transported into Middle Earth, with the whole movie set functioning as a
farm and nature reserve.
The location hills were excavated to create
Hobbit holes. A lot of the plants such as the sunflowers were real, but on some
of the trees, the fruit were artificial and added on so the Hobbits could reach
them. The oak tree on top of Bag End brought in from near Matamata and the
leaves were individually wired onto the branches.
In Hobbiton, visitors can visit The Green
Dragon Inn, a replica of the inn that featured in the Lord of the Rings and The
Hobbit trilogies. The Inn functions as a pub for visitors and serves cider,
beer and other treats.
The entire movie set uses forced
perspective to make the hobbits in the film smaller than they really are. Hobbiton
is a great place for fans of the movies to experience The Shire and see how the
movies are made.
Chris
Chris
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