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Peter Jackson is live-blogging the final day’s filming of The Hobbit trilogy, which is wrapping up in Wellington after more than two years of work.Peter Jackson is live-blogging the final day’s filming of The Hobbit trilogy, which is wrapping up in Wellington after more than two years of work.
With the final scenes being shot on Friday, the award-winning director wrote on his Facebook page that he would try and blog throughout the day to give people a feel for what happened on an average day:With the final scenes being shot on Friday, the award-winning director wrote on his Facebook page that he would try and blog throughout the day to give people a feel for what happened on an average day:
“We're shooting scenes for Film 3 today. Stuff you will see in Dec 2014, so I'm going to try and make this honest, but spoiler free.“We're shooting scenes for Film 3 today. Stuff you will see in Dec 2014, so I'm going to try and make this honest, but spoiler free.
“I've been lying here in pitch darkness, watching fight rehearsals over and over again …“I've been lying here in pitch darkness, watching fight rehearsals over and over again …
“I'm looking at the fights, figuring out the angles I'll need to film them today. A huge amount to do, and it needs to get done.“I'm looking at the fights, figuring out the angles I'll need to film them today. A huge amount to do, and it needs to get done.
“Our shoot day starts at 8.30am, and is supposed to finish at 7.30pm. I suspect we'll be working late. Whenever we work a long day, I joke with the crew that I'm just softening them up for when Jim Cameron shows up in Wellington to shoot Avatar 2 and 3. Well ... it's not really a joke.”“Our shoot day starts at 8.30am, and is supposed to finish at 7.30pm. I suspect we'll be working late. Whenever we work a long day, I joke with the crew that I'm just softening them up for when Jim Cameron shows up in Wellington to shoot Avatar 2 and 3. Well ... it's not really a joke.”
Post-production work will continue on the movies, and the second instalment of the trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, opens in December. The final instalment, There and Back Again, will be released a year later.Post-production work will continue on the movies, and the second instalment of the trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, opens in December. The final instalment, There and Back Again, will be released a year later.
Tourism New Zealand has thrown nearly all of its NZ$65m (A$57m) budget at advertising based on The Hobbit, and says the movie played a part in 8.5% of all visitor arrivals.Tourism New Zealand has thrown nearly all of its NZ$65m (A$57m) budget at advertising based on The Hobbit, and says the movie played a part in 8.5% of all visitor arrivals.
However, the production hasn't been all plain sailing, with the government accused of acceding to Warner Bros in changing labour laws so it could be made in New Zealand. The production was also accused of mistreating horses, which was vehemently denied.However, the production hasn't been all plain sailing, with the government accused of acceding to Warner Bros in changing labour laws so it could be made in New Zealand. The production was also accused of mistreating horses, which was vehemently denied.
The production got a NZ$67.1m helping hand from the government through tax rebates.The production got a NZ$67.1m helping hand from the government through tax rebates.
The movie, produced by Warner Bros Entertainment subsidiary 3 Foot 7, also reaped NZ$46.9m from New Zealand's large budget screen production grant.The movie, produced by Warner Bros Entertainment subsidiary 3 Foot 7, also reaped NZ$46.9m from New Zealand's large budget screen production grant.
However, the government says filming created about 3,000 jobs with about NZ$1.5m a week paid to the crew.However, the government says filming created about 3,000 jobs with about NZ$1.5m a week paid to the crew.
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