In the Second Act, unable to kill Frodo himself, Gollum leads the hapless hobbit into the lair of the spider-demon, Shelob! The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the culmination of the magnificent Lord of the Rings trilogy from esteemed director Peter Jackson. Prime 1 Studio is incredibly proud to present the next offering in our Premium Masterline The Lord of the Rings series: Frodo and Gollum from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King! If anything, Saindon's comment revealing the huge amount of hand animation in Gollum's performance only makes all of his scenes in The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King (and the rest of the trilogy) more impressive.“Naughty little fly! Why does it cry? Caught in a web! Soon you'll be. While the performance capture used on more recent movies like Avatar: The Way of Water (which Weta FX and Saindon also extensively worked on) blows Gollum out of the water, Serkis' strong performance and Jackson's filmmaking ingenuity mean the creature still looks remarkable today. Gollum, in particular, remains a major standout in terms of The Lord of the Rings' VFX. For the trilogy's large fantasy creatures like cave trolls and Balrogs, VFX are an obvious necessity, but the lighting, camerawork, and practical sets helps them look quite life-lick. For Middle-earth's vast fantasy settings, New Zealand provided rugged natural landscapes, but detailed miniatures were constructed for everything from Helm's Deep, Minas Tirith, Rivendell, and Isengard. Instead of relying much more heavily on VFX and CGI, as he did in The Hobbit trilogy, the limited technology of the time meant that Jackson used VFX in a more complimentary manner. There are certainly areas throughout the trilogy where the VFX are quite noticeably dated, but the strong storytelling and heavy use of practical effects and miniatures means they very rarely ruin immersion. Although there have been countless upgrades to VFX technology in the 20 years since The Lord of the Rings trilogy was released, the films' visual effects still mostly hold up to this day.
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