Designing and Building Middle-earth

Designing and Building Middle-earth is the fourth documentary in the Extended Edition appendices, specifically disc 3 "From Book to Vision", to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

This documentary introduces Weta Workshop (and its design crew of sculptors and set-designers), renowned artists Alan Lee and John Howe who were brought on to join them in conceptual design, and costume designer Ngila Dickson. Topics covered include the design of Middle-earth cultures portrayed in the film, the making of props and settings for Hobbiton, Rivendell, the Orthanc interior, and Caras Galadhon, and the complicated processes of prosthetics.

Personnel

 * Peter Jackson, director
 * Richard Taylor, creative director of Weta Workshop
 * Alan Lee, artist
 * John Howe, artist
 * Grant Major, production designer
 * Dan Hennah, filming location supervisor
 * Christian Rivers, visual effects art director
 * Jeremy Bennett, visual effects art director
 * Daniel Falconer, conceptual designer
 * Rick Porras, co-producer
 * Tania Rodger, Weta Workshop supervisor
 * Actors Elijah Wood, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Bean, and Viggo Mortensen
 * Barrie Osborne, executive producer
 * Alex Funke, director of miniatures
 * Ngila Dickson, head costume designer