{"id":90907,"date":"2014-07-11T01:48:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T06:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=90907"},"modified":"2014-07-11T02:54:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T07:54:13","slug":"new-desolation-of-smaug-behind-the-scenes-vids-reveal-beorn-wargs-lake-town-and-spiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/07\/11\/90907-new-desolation-of-smaug-behind-the-scenes-vids-reveal-beorn-wargs-lake-town-and-spiders\/","title":{"rendered":"New Desolation of Smaug behind-the-scenes vids reveal Beorn, Wargs, Lake-town and Spiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lddspromo14.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lddspromo14-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"lddspromo14\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-90364 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lddspromo14-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lddspromo14-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lddspromo14-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/lddspromo14.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/eiga.com\/official\/hobbit\/2-chapter8\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Japanese website<\/a> has just released four extended behind-the-scenes that feature never-before-seen footage and cool background information about Beorn, the Wargs of Wilderland, Lake-town and the Spiders of Mirkwood. <\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t seem to be from the Theatrical Edition, and seem to be part of a &#8220;making-of&#8221; DVD\/Blu-ray bundle that&#8217;s about to be released in Japan. <\/p>\n<p>Check them out below (the first two are on this page, the second two are on page two). Note: if the embedded links below happen to go down, you can still find the originals <a href=\"http:\/\/eiga.com\/official\/hobbit\/2-chapter8\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Beorn behind-the-scenes<\/h4>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/beorn-chopper.jpg\" alt=\"beorn-chopper\" width=\"661\" height=\"365\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90918 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/beorn-chopper.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/beorn-chopper-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/beorn-chopper-600x331.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Included is b-roll footage of the chopping wood scene. We first (now somewhat infamously) saw a picture of that as a thumbnail on a German calendar last year. We also get hints of a scene with Beorn, Bilbo and Gandalf: introductions, perhaps. Lots of background on how they eventually settled on Beorn&#8217;s bear-form, too, including some background from John Howe.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"VideoBam video player\" type=\"text\/html\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"415\" data-src=\"http:\/\/videobam.com\/widget\/ihLny\" allowFullScreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Lake-town behind-the-scenes<\/h4>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lake-town_windlance.jpg\" alt=\"lake-town_windlance\" width=\"659\" height=\"362\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90924 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lake-town_windlance.jpg 659w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lake-town_windlance-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lake-town_windlance-600x329.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThere&#8217;s not much to celebrate in Lake-town. you just survive. It&#8217;s a cold place in the middle of a lake. People are living hand-to-mouth, basically.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lots of background on why Lake-town faded glory (Jackson describes it as &#8220;a Dickensian slum&#8221;), plus insights into what drives Bard, The Master and his unctuous and obsequious yes-man, Alfrid. There&#8217;s a nice shot of Martin Freeman wearing the cloak and helmet of Lake-town guards, too. A cameo?<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"VideoBam video player\" type=\"text\/html\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"415\" data-src=\"http:\/\/videobam.com\/widget\/CeqlA\" allowFullScreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4>Wargs behind-the-scenes<\/h4>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/warg-prototype.jpg\" alt=\"warg-prototype\" width=\"661\" height=\"364\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90922 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/warg-prototype.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/warg-prototype-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/warg-prototype-600x330.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nIt&#8217;s really exciting, eh? We&#8217;re gonna have a fight and scrap with a warg!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Peter Jackson and Richard Taylor explain how they was never hugely happy with the hyena-like warg design from The Two Towers (ed: a lot of viewers never liked them either), and the process the production crew went through to settle on a new wolf-inspired design for the Hobbit.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"VideoBam video player\" type=\"text\/html\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"415\" data-src=\"http:\/\/videobam.com\/widget\/FcgKj\" allowFullScreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<h4>Spiders behind the scenes<\/h4>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mirkwood-spiders.jpg\" alt=\"mirkwood-spiders\" width=\"662\" height=\"362\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-90927 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mirkwood-spiders.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mirkwood-spiders-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/mirkwood-spiders-600x328.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThings happen in that forest that are the stuff of nightmares. Certainly my nightmares. Big spiders.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Definitely not a clip for arachnophobes (ie: me!). Free chance to freak yourself out all over again over Frodo getting poisoned by Shelob in Lord of the Rings! Shudder.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"VideoBam video player\" type=\"text\/html\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"415\" data-src=\"http:\/\/videobam.com\/widget\/UGSAG\" allowFullScreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Japanese website has just released four extended behind-the-scenes that feature never-before-seen footage and cool background information about&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":81149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,4,148,1911],"tags":[2004,1578,2182,2049,2242,2452],"class_list":["post-90907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-hobbit-movie","category-hobbit","category-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug","tag-bard","tag-beorn","tag-lake-town","tag-mirkwood","tag-spiders","tag-warg"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DoSGandalfAndBeorn.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1tLoH-nEf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90907"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90940,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90907\/revisions\/90940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}