... as it provides the perfect settings for each event in the book. This, combined with models, computer technology and the studios used, the film producers have done a remarkable job in creating the fictional land described in so much detail in the book. The set they used for such places as the Tower of Orthanc, the house of Elrond and the mines of Moria were spectacular and added the appropriate atmosphere to accompany the scenes in the story. For example in the book, the House of Elrond is described to be a place of rest and sanctity from the evils of the world. In the film they have created this sense comfort by using white colours and bight lights to symbolise serenity, as the use of white will be regularly associated with peace as the film progresses. The backdrop showing waterfalls and untouched countryside combined with the elaborate architecture of ...

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