Middle-earth Landscapes: Locations in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Film Trilogies
Category: Books,Literature & Fiction,Genre Fiction
Middle-earth Landscapes: Locations in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Film Trilogies Details
Review ‘If I ever had any doubts about finding new locations for three more movies, they disappeared as soon as we began looking. New Zealand’s infinite capacity for surprise didn’t let us down … As you will see, as you read the accounts of those involved, we faced our own challenges – not exactly fire-breathing dragons, but wild weather can be every bit as challenging.’ Peter Jackson Read more About the Author Ian Brodie is an award-winning photographer. His love of his native New Zealand, film, travel, photography and vintage combat aircraft have combined to produce some remarkable books and images including bestselling The Lord of the Rings Location Guide. Brodie was media and communications manager for Hobbiton Movie Set Tours, and was the founding director of the New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum, in Wanaka. He is currently director of Ian Brodie Consulting, which concentrates on film tourism work. Read more
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I loved the photographs in this book. Being a fan of Tolkien's books, liking the movies, and having traveled to New Zealand, the photos were lovely and brought up memories.Two flaws in the book prevent a 5 star rating.1. The print size of the text was too small. There was plenty of room to use a larger font on the type and keep the same photo size, if you have a little less white space. It was difficult for my aging eyes to read the type, and this is sad, as the text was interesting.2. The individual photos were marked with date taken. The photos, based on internal evidence, were taken over a number of years, and it would have been interesting to know when each photo was taken. Also, when there were a number of photos between text blocks, it was sometimes not obvious if the photo went with previous text or text yet to come. (That is, where was each photo taken). I know that Ian Brodie took all the photos and in New Zealand, but would have liked more information. The index in the back wasn't nearly enough information.
