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Month: October 1999
This is a link to an article on Wellington parks. There’s a photo which shows how amazingly close to the centre of the city the filming is taking place. In the photo you can see a few buildings below the people sitting in the park. Just past the city, in the right of the picture, is a dark forested hill. That is Mount Victoria, where the hobbits are currently. Click on this link to see it.
These came via the enterprising newsagency ‘Scoop’
Scoop Images: And Not A Hobbit Was Stirring The following pictures show the inside of the set for the town of Bree from the Lord of The Rings Trilogy which began shooting in New Zealand yesterday under the direction of Peter Jackson.
Bree is under construction in a former army barracks in the Wellington suburb of Seatoun.
The photos were provided to Scoop by an anonymous source who wishes to remain incognito.
The set appears to be constructed around what appears to be a town square this features a statuesque plinth of sorts at its centre surrounded by Tudor houses jutting out over the square.
Click on the link to view the story and images from Scoop
Check out The Spy Reports!! We have your first look at the Bree Set!
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From: Alistair @ Scoop
This is the FIRST look at the BREE SET!! More to come!!
The Dominion in Wellington reported today on the first dayÕs filming, which started up in the Town Belt on Mt. Victoria, in Wellington. Early morning strollers found them setting up on their walkways, with port-a-lounges, port-a-loos and tents; a few macrocarpa branches had to be cut to make room. Most people were happy enough to travel around the scene, though one woman complained, saying it was like a circus.
Film publicist Claire Raskind did not see any problems apart from in the immediate surrounds to the filming, and Wellington City Council spokesman Richard MacLean asked for the publicÕs patience for the next five days around the tracks where filming was taking place.
ÔWe would hope that people would realise that this is a very big deal,” he said. “If we do this right, there is every chance of more (film) work for Wellington. If a security guard asks someone not to interrupt filming, I would hope they would understand.”
He went on to add that the damaged macrocarpas were not protected trees, and could be expected to recover.
“We have to give them a certain leeway in easing their passage.”