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The Fellowship of the Ring
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Disc 1-2
-Commentary by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens
-Commentary by the design team
-Commentary by the production/post-production team
-Commentary by 10 actors, including Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen

DISC 3: "From Book to Vision"
- J.J.R. Tolkien - Creator
- Editorial Assembling An Epic
- Designing and building Middle-earth
- Storyboards and pre-visualization - Making World Into Images
- Fellowship of the Cast
- Weta Workshop
- Atlas of Middle-earth: Tracing the journey of the Fellowship
- Road Goes Ever On

DISC 4: "From Vision to Reality"
- A day in the life of a hobbit
- Bag End Set Design
- Weta Digital
- Bigatures
- Costume Design
- Digital Grading
- Music For Middle Earth
- Scale
- Multi-angle - Menu Design
- Soundscapes

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The Two Towers
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DISC 1-2 The Feature :
-A new version of the second installment includes over 40 minutes of never-
before-seen footage incorporated into the film. (approx. 208 minutes)
-Four audio commentaries by the director, writer, the design team, and
production team featuring more than 30 participants including Peter Jackson,
Richard Taylor, Howard Shore, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, and Orlando Bloom.

DISC 3-4 The Appendices
-Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries
and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-
depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

- Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
- Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth
- Storyboards to pre-visualization
- Weta Workshop visit: See sculptors in action as they create weapons,
armor, creatures, and miniatures from the film
- Atlas of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship
- An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting
process
- Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
- Sending the actors into battle: sword fighting
- Principal photography: Stories from the set
- Digital effects including motion capture and the computer program to create
the armies of Orcs
- Bigatures: a close-up look at the miniatures
- Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos
- Post-Production: editing it all together
- Sound design demonstration
- DVD-ROM Content: Includes access to exclusive online features

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Retrun of the King
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Disc 1 & 2
Commentary by The Director and Writers: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh,
Philippa Boyens
Commentary by The Design Team: Grant Major, Ngila Dickson, Richard
Taylor, Alan Lee, John Howe, Dan Hennah, Chris Hennah, Tania Rodger
Commentary by The Production/Post-Production Team: Barrie M. Osborne,
Mark Ordesky, Jamie Selkirk, Annie Collins, Rick Porras, Howard Shore, Jim
Rygiel, Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, Christian Rivers, Alex Funke, Joe
Letteri, Randy Cook, Brian Van't Hul

Commentary by The Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin,
John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic
Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham,
Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Lawrence Makoare, Smeagol & Gollum

Disc 3

Disc 3 Intro
Home of the Horse Lords
Middle Earth Atlas
Weta Workshop
From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter
Costume Design
New Zealand as Middle Earth
Designing Middle Earth
JRR Tolkien : The Legacy of Middle Earth
The Soundscapes of Middle Earth
Design Galleries
Editorial : Completing the Trilogy

Disc 4

Disc 4 Intro
Weta Digital
Music for Middle Earth
Mumakil Battle Demonstration
Filming Return of the King
Big-atures
The Passing of an Age
Cameron Duncan : Inspiration for Into the West

Disc 1~4 The Fellowship of the Ring
Disc 5~8 The Two Towers
Disc 9-12 The Return of the King