Lord of the Rings

Alex Disenhof ASC, Jean-Philippe Gossart AFC, Laurie Rose BSC / The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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WHEN EVIL RISES  Crafting The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series two pushed the boundaries of storytelling, including orchestrating one of the most monumental battles ever captured on the small screen.   Season one of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power pleasantly surprised audiences by exploring stories from J.R.R. Tolkien’s works that many believed … Read more

ARRI releases exclusive BTS featurette for The Rings of Power

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Amazon Studios and ARRI have collaborated on an exclusive, in-depth video featurette about The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, analysing the cinematography, VFX, lighting, and cloud-based workflow of a key sequence: the eruption of Mount Doom. The Rings of Power was captured in large format with ARRI’s ALEXA Mini LF and ALEXA … Read more

Alex Disenhof ASC / The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 

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ORCS BY FIRELIGHT An enormous lighting setup was required when Alex Disenhof ASC lensed the orc nighttime invasion of a village in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.  I remember the moment when I was in high school, sitting in a theatre watching The Return of the King and I said, ‘I have to figure … Read more

Dedo Weigert

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Lighting conductor Dedo Weigert / Spotlight Lighting conductor Dedo Weigert / Spotlight BY: Kevin Hilton Having a piece of equipment named after you ensures a level of fame and, ultimately, a form of immortality. But it does not necessarily tell a person’s full story. Dedo Weigert is well-known because of the compact, high-power precision lamp … Read more