Michael Pellerin

Recounting of the long process of adapting the text of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring for film, a project that had begun in 1997. This involved countless adjustments of scenes, about a hundred screenplay revisions, and constant reordering of key moments from the story to fit the brevity of a film.

Documentary directed about the scene rehearsals, set locations, and camera logistics in the production of the Peter Jackson's 2002 film The Fellowship of the Ring.

Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out that this one film may actually be a larger task to complete than all 3 of the Lord of the Rings films together.

Behind-the-scenes documentary of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

The documentary short of Toy Story of why and how the feature length blockbuster sleeper movie became a success and helps to boost Pixar's popularity of making one of the few animation movie production companies in the world today, especially in North America.

From all the cartoons Walt Disney and his team create a full length feature film fun and fancy free . Learn the story of how ww2 Changed bongo and the rest of the cartoons . How Edgar burgan got to play himself and his puppets.

Peter Jackson, Jude Fisher, Philippa Boyens, a few Tolkien experts (such as Tom Shippey), and others tell the narrative of J.R.R. Tolkien's friendship with C.S. Lewis, their experience in World War I, Tolkien's inspirations from the war, the creative process and composition of The Lord of the Rings, its impact and reception when published, conflicting worldviews represented in The Two Towers, and the relationship between Frodo and Sam.

This documentary introduces Wētā 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 complexity of prosthetics.

Peter Jackson, members of Weta, and film production personnel are interviewed, telling of the birth of a small company in 1993 (for the making of Heavenly Creatures), which would provide visual effects for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and its various tasks in rendering fictional, fantasy environments and entities. The process behind the making of the Watcher in the Water, the Cave-troll, the giant corridor of Dwarrowdelf, the Balrog and its fire effects, the water-horses of the Bruinen flood, and the Ringwraiths' true appearance are explained by effects specialists of Weta Digital and the American company Digital Domain.

The nine cast members of the Fellowship, other actors, and director Jackson tell of one another, and of their initial meetings and bonding. They introduce the scale-double actors for the four hobbits (mainly Kiran Shah, Elijah Wood's double), who were essential in scenes that displayed the hobbits' height difference.

What the "spider-pit" sequence from the original King Kong (1933) probably looked like (the original sequence was cut out of the original movie because it was deemed "too gruesome" and was subsequently lost).

Academy Award - winning filmmaker Peter Jackson invites you behind the scenes of his latest movie to witness the birth of King Kong.

Sing, dance, and play along with your favorite Disney songs! It's fun and easy as you read the on-screen lyrics and join your favorite characters in their most memorable musical moments! Celebrate the music and learn your favorite songs from Disney's 33rd animated hit, Pocahontas! This colorful musical celebration includes "Just Around the Riverbend" and "Colors of the Wind". Plus, a new "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" montage from The Lion King, "The Work Song", and other popular Disney songs performed by your favorite Disney characters!

An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."

Film historians examines the making of the 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood."

A behind-the-scenes documentary from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring that traces J.R.R. Tolkien's early life, the conception, success, and cultural phenomenon of The Lord of the Rings, and explores its central themes and underlying struggles.

Behind the scenes documentary of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The making of Disney's Treasure Planet.

Documentary that covers how the scenes of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films were, after principal photography, altered to achieve the desired color and lighting effects for portraying Middle-earth.

Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.

A documentary about the making of the cult classic Disney Movie Atlantis.

This documentary covers the early storyboard, pre-visualization, and screening processes in the production. Christian Rivers, a Wētā Workshop art director in the production team, drew most of the storyboards of the plot of the movie. After scene design was finalized, Peter Jackson used toy-sized miniatures of setting and characters, to review and decide on camera movements for each scene. The computer graphics program PreViz was then used to visualize the scenes with basic 3D models.

From Book to Script - Finding the Story is a 19-minute documentary discussing the how the plot lines of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers were fit and adjusted into the scheme of the film trilogy.

The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, a landmark of cinema, one of the most influential motion pictures in history.

A small town family is torn apart by a brutal crime. As they deal with the fallout an eerie mist rolls in, suddenly cutting them off from the rest of the world, and in some cases, each other.