Weta Workshop was intrinsically involved in the design and physical effects manufacture for all three films of The Lord of the Rings? trilogy. Expertly captured by Nick Keller, who was the lead concept designer at Weta Workshop during the making of The Hobbit film series. He was responsible for many of the trilogy? s weapons and armour designs, including the Dwarves? armour, the Elves of Mirkwood, and Azog? s Battle of the Five Armies armour, among others. The charge unfolded, reluctant yet inevitable, and upon the fields the thunderous hooves of Gondor's finest mingled with the anguished cries of a people desperate to defy their fate.
Faramir, determined to defend his home and his honour, rode with the grace of a sorrowful prince, leading his men into the maw of certain peril. As the gates of Minas Tirith swung open to release the defenders, a heavy silence descended. The air was thick with the scent of despair, and the eyes of those who remained behind held a mixture of dread and admi