| Dates |
Location |
Scene Filmed |
| 11-15? Oct 99 | Mt. Victoria (Wellington) | Hobbits hide from Ringwraiths |
| 20-21 Oct 99 | Manakau | hobbits crossing Brandywine river |
| 28-30 Oct 99 | Harcourt Park
(Upper Hutt) | trees being pulled down, possibly part of prologue |
| late Oct??? | Fort Dorset (Seatoun) | Bree exteriors |
| late Oct | Stone Film studios in Miramar | Prancing Pony interiors |
| 7-?? Nov 99 | Wanaka (South Island) | Nazgul horse chase / battle scenes? (2nd Unit) |
| 15-?? Nov 99 | Wakatipu (near Queenstown) | major scenes (hobbits) |
| 15-?? Nov 99 | Kepler Mire (Te Anau basin) | Dead Marshes? (3rd unit?) |
| Nov 99 | Mt. Owen (near Murchinson) | Caves / night shooting (Mordor?) |
| 26 Nov 99 | ??? | Aragorn fights orcs (1st unit) |
| Early Dec 99? | ??? | Ford of Bruinen scene |
| ??-12 Dec 99 | Paradise (near Glenorchy) | Goblins chase fellowship through Lothlorien forests |
| 8-12 Dec 99 | Hinuera in the Waikato (near Matamata) | Hobbiton exteriors (establishing shots) |
| ?? Dec 99 | Closeburn | Stunt work |
| 13 Dec 99 - 17 Jan 00 | Holiday Break |
| Jan 2000 | Hinuera in the Waikato (near Matamata) | Hobbiton exteriors (principal scenes) |
| 6 Feb - ?? 00 | Three Foot Six Studios | Bag End, Orthanc, and other interiors |
| 29 Feb - ?? Mar 00 | Camperdown studios in Miramar | Helms Deep and Rivendell interiors |
| ?? Feb - 7? Apr 00 | Dry Creek Quarry | Helm's Deep (Battle scenes) |
| 20?-30? Mar 00 | Stone Film Studios | Gandalf imprisoned in Orthanc tower |
| late Mar - mid Apr 00 | Kaitoke Regional Park | Rivendell |
| Apr - ?? 00 | Stone Film Studios | Blue screen work |
| ?? Apr 00 | ??? | Caves of Orthanc (1st unit) |
| 11 Apr - 2? May 00 | Tongariro National Park | Last Alliance of Elves and Men (Prologue) |
| May - ?? Jun 00 | Whakapapa National Park (near Ohakune) | Various Mordor material |
| 1-3? May 00 | Rangipo Desert | Black Gates of Mordor |
| May - ?? 00 | Dry Creek Quarry | Helm's Deep 2nd Unit (non-battle) |
| mid May 00 | Dunharrow? | Paths of the Dead |
| mid May 00 | Wingate, Lower Hutt | Gates of Mordor? |
| May - Jun 00 | Stone Film Studios | Rivendell interiors (Council of Elrond) |
| 11?-21? Jun 00 | Fernside Lodge, Featherston | Lothlorien riverside farewell |
| mid Jun 00 | Wairarapa (Carterton, Clairville showgrounds) | ??? |
| 24? Jun - 24 Jul 00 | A month long summer break gives the cast a crew a chance to rest for the next six months of shooting. |
| 25 Jul - ?? Aug 00 | Wellington (studio work) | Cirith Ungol |
| ?? Aug 00 | Closeburn | Amon Hen |
| ?? Aug 00 | Wingate | Orthanc material |
| ?? Aug 00 | Methven | "battle scenes" |
| 1?-9? Aug 00 | Upper Hutt | scenes involving the river Anduin |
| 21?-26? Aug 00 | Central Otago (possibly Poolburn or Maniototo) | "outdoor battle scenes"? |
| 28 Aug - 1? Sep 00 | Golden Bay (Mount Olympus) | ??? |
| 12 Sep - ?? Sep 00 | Mavora Lakes | ??? |
| 15? Sep - 21? Sep 00 | Porirua (Whitirea Park) | pick-up shots for a battle scene |
| 11? Sep - 29 Sep 00 | Mt. Sunday (Mt. Potts Station, Canterbury) | City of Edoras |
| 2? Oct - 13? Oct 00 | Wellington | ??? |
| 5 Oct - 1 Nov 00 | Deer Park Heights | Fellowship material from Two Towers |
| 9? Oct - ?? Oct 00 | Twizel | "huge scenes" w/horses |
| 16? Oct - ?? 00 | South Island | Battle of Pellenor Fields |
| Nov 00 | Dry Creek Quarry | Minas Tirith |
If you have any corrections, or can fill in any blanks on this page, please e-mail me at aaronareed@yahoo.com.
