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zeldamaster13
08-13-2002, 02:30 PM
This is what Amazon says is on the DVD (November release). Notice the carved figures and the "5 discs" at the bottom.



• Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Box set, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
• Four-disc Platinum Series Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• New version of National Geographic Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring DVD, with additional footage and photo gallery
• Collectible Argonath polystone figures created by Sideshow Weta
• Exclusive Decipher trading cards
• Packaging illustrated by famed artist Alan Lee
• Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Discs 1-2: The Feature:
• Unique version of the epic adventure with over 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film and new music scored by Academy Awardฎ-winning composer Howard Shore (approx. 208 minutes)
• Four audio commentaries by director and writers, the design team, the production team, and the cast featuring more than 30 participants including Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, and Academy Awardฎ winners Richard Taylor, Andrew Lesnie, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel, Randy Cook, and many more
• Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Discs 3-4: The Appendices:
• Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• DISC 3: "From Book to Vision":
• Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
• Designing and building Middle-earth
• Storyboards to pre-visualization
• Weta Workshop visit: An up-close look at the weapons, armor, creatures, and miniatures from the film
• Atlas of Middle-earth: Tracing the journey of the Fellowship
• An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process
• Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
• Guided tour of the wardrobe department
• Footage from early meetings, moving storyboards, and pre-visualization reels
• DISC 4: "From Vision to Reality":
• Bringing the characters to life
• A day in the life of a hobbit
• Principal photography: Stories from the set
• Scale: Creating the illusion of size
• Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos
• Editorial and visual effects multi-angle progressions
• Sound design demonstration
• DVD-ROM Content: Includes access to exclusive online features
• Widescreen anamorphic format
• Number of discs: 5



Shouldn't that say "four" discs?

Talimon
08-13-2002, 03:07 PM
You are looking at the gifst set, which includes the National Geographic DVD. The actual Plantinum Edition itself, within the gift set, is 4 DVDs.

ReadWryt
08-13-2002, 08:12 PM
I wonder if the National Geographic DVD will have a reproduction of the stuff from their Web Site as well. If so it might just have the same link to TheLordOfTheRings.com they had posted after talking to the Webmaster.