Hollywood

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Hollywoods Biggest Gamble

• The Lord of the Rings
• Time Management Group
• Casey Briscoe - Presenter
• Josh Schubert
• Greg Hinck
• Matt Decker
• Fall 2004, University of Minnesota

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Time Management

• A look at movie distribution and the Lord of the
  Rings

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Background Information Lord of the Rings

• Author of the books was John Ronald Reuel
  (J.R.R.) Tolkien (1892-1973)
• The Hobbit, the predecessor to the Lord of Rings,
  was written in 1937
• The title of The Lord of the Rings was published
  in three parts during 1954 and 1955

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Early Stages

• Director Peter Jackson wrote the scripts for the
  Lord of the Rings movies
• It took 8 years from obtaining film rights to the
  final product film.
• It took 3 years of preparation to build sets,
  find locations, write scripts, and cast actors.

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Peter Jackson

• The amount of early planning made it easier
  than you would imagine.

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Scope

• To bring the JRR Tolkien books to life with three
  full feature films.

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Cost

• Budget of more than 270 million dollars for the
  three films.

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Time

• Principal photography on the trilogy began
  October 11, 1999 and wrapped up on December 22,
  2000.

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Casting

• Crew of 2500 people with 77 speaking parts and
  over 26,000 extras.
• Casting extras began April 1999.
• Main characters were cast in July and August 1999.

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Filming

• August 1998 - Miramax agrees to fund production
  of 3 movies at once.
• Filming lasted 274 days.
• Filming the 3 movies at once allowed the movies
  to be released in 3 consecutive years.

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Locations

• Filming took place in many remote parts of New
  Zealand.

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Special Effects

• 1200 state-of-the-art computer generated effect
  shots.

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Distribution

• The distribution company New Line Cinema shows
  the movie to prospective buyers representing the
  theaters.
• The prints are sent to the theaters a few days
  before the opening day.

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Movie Releases

• The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the
  Ring Release Date 12/19/2001
• The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers Release
  Date 12/18/2002
• The Lord of the Rings The Return of the
  King Release Date 12/17/2003

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Time Management

• Excellent planning led to a successful launch.
• Project integration allowed all three films to be
  shot at the same time.
• To date, the films have grossed over
• 1 Billion

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References

• http//www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/biography.ht
  ml
• http//www.compleatseanbean.com/rings.html
• http//www.howstuffworks.com
• http//www.csmonitor.com/2001/1214/p17s1-almo.htm