08x02 - Durin's Folk: Creating the Dwarves | Hobbit Behind the Scenes

[@fencsakbetti]

My late husband and I used to watch these appendices before sleeping/napping together for hours, many-many times. Since I lost him, I haven't watch these for 3 years now. (Don't worry I'm OK! :) ) Last night I found this playlist and I had the most wonderful sleep at night! So, thank you very much for the best quality sleeping experience in years :)

[@thatonetech5511]

Sounds like you and your husband had great taste in films. Especially these appendices. Only select people enjoy the behind the scenes. May he rest in paradise. I hope he enjoyed his earthly life. I know he's enjoying his time with god right now till the end of time.

[@fencsakbetti]

@@thatonetech5511 What a sweet reply, thank you!

[@thatonetech5511]

@@fencsakbetti ofc. I hope you still find enjoyment in these absolute awesome videos through the years.

[@Tubesmaney]

Sorry you lost your husband, it happy that you found some peace watching these vids. They are very relaxing for me and I have them on when I'm doing some chore and it makes the time so much more enjoyable.

[@itsatrap1017]

He sounds wonderful and he was lucky to enjoy these with you.

[@thanos_karagiannhs5320]

My general impression of graham mctavish is that despite the fact hes this distinguished looking serious elderly hard gentleman, he is also a big nerd whos got more passion for a great story and the little personal details he injects in all of his role in everything he does than more than most people out there. The grasper and keeper part and the insult and injury knuckleduster is just a chef's kiss in my eyes. Gotta love actors like him.

[@ewjiml]

I don’t care what anyone says…..I love The Hobbit movies. They have such a happy-go-lucky, different tone compared to LOTR. I love it.

[@TaurusWitch29]

Everyone hates on them, but I rewatch them as much as I watch lotr. I watch all 6 extended versions in timeline order all the time, once a month or so lol. I watch them to fall asleep to them too lol. Those, and the Star wars movies, and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and Harry Potter. I love them all.

[@Tubesmaney]

Nor should you care. I loved the Hobbit as well and enjoyed it very much. I think some people feel the need to criticize things, I'd rather go with them and extract the joy out of some of them.

[@DPCEL]

Their attention to detail is phenomenal, its like an engineering project.

[@StylusPanda]

Disney can’t pull this quality of dwarfs

[@melkuen5223]

I absolutely love this. You can really see how much work they put into these movies. I really hope Peter Jackson gets the opportunity to return to middle earth again. I really hope he does. It certainly will be better than Rings of Power...I'm excited for the Rohirim movie aswell, consiering it also takes place in Jackson's interpretation of the universe.

[@AniwayasSong]

As someone who has hiked, camped, hunted, and enjoyed TWO Tours in the Marine Corps, fully kitted-out and humping @sixty-plus pounds of gear all over God's creation?... HOW these Actors managed to don all that gear/costume/weaponry, and those BOOTS, and *THEN RAN/MOVED QUICKLY?!* Truly one of the most incredible things I've ever witnessed! (And they did it so well, too!) :-)

[@tymencarrillo5109]

You're amazing for uploading these videos, you're much appreciated and I hope life is going well for you thank you

[@Maedelrosen]

56:31 That is brilliant what he said; as nowdays its the exact opposite with actors trying to insert their modern views and themselves to an overbearing degree in film.

[@Tubesmaney]

I used to see actors who would talk about how grueling makeup can be - I think I understand it better now having seen this. Imagine sitting there for 2 or 3 hours before you can even start working. And the folks that have to install the appliances have to be so detailed and exacting. I mean, I know they're just sitting there...for hours, but after 2 weeks it might get old.

[@Ragitsu]

For the amount they were paid? I'll put up with discomfort and waiting.

[@remyazharyyosef1811]

Aww! They're so adorable. I know they're not to be trifled with but....awww!

[@Jon-k8v]

Unbelievable, the attention to detail and hard work that went into making the Dwarves. Very cool

[@desertsniper23]

Absolutely incredible the amount of work and detail that went into making these characters feel real

[@markcruz359]

Richard Taylor is the go to man when you want to bring life to your world building

[@tobiasblackmoar]

thank you for these.

[@pajasek99]

You're welcome. I hope you like this video.

[@claraflyy]

4:16 choose your Gimli: I'm only either 2 or 13 and no one else

[@sitinurdinieahmadhatta8752]

52:40 dwalin milk AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

[@TheDude673]

First Kili is for me the best .

[@alex_is_out]

I'm always so shocked when people say they don't like the Hobbit movies. I know it's close to blasphemous but I MUCH prefer the Hobbit films to LOTR

[@samgeorgewhitler]

Did anybody else imagined Richard Armitatge in full on thorin oakenshield costume with flip flops and the noice they would make while walking like damn i nearly weed myself laughing

[@TheChadPad]

After seeing all the work that went into these, I can’t criticize them, at all. I love The Hobbit movies almost just as much as TLOR

[@stevenhibbert7512]

The goblin cleaver

[@SandraPujari-Harrian]

Magnificent work!

[@oscarstainton]

The final look of the Dwarves were not always to everyone’s liking. For me, Thorin, Fili and Kili NEEDED to have longer, more prominent beards. The brothers should have both been blonde, and the early grey bearded looks for Thorin were magnificent.

[@ewjiml]

They didn’t do that because all the dwarves would start to mold together. They wanted distinct looks for each dwarf and I think they nailed it.

[@markcruz359]

@oscarstainton they're aim was to give each dwarf a distinct silhoutte and to be easily told apart from one another. Sure they could have given us 13 Gimlis but that would have been difficult to keep track of with body doubles, stunt doubles, cgi doubles etc. Etc.

[@PDoonan]

Filing and Kili are younger dwarves. Maybe it takes a long time for their beards to grow??

[@mosesjones4853]

Some of the concept designs would have worked better than some of the ones they went with. The axe in the head drives me freaking crazy...

[@EIDMOVIES]

I think its such a shame that they eventually decided to scrap the battle armors that the dwarves were supposed to have for the big battle in the final movie and instead went for the traveller outfit, imagine if Aragorn had still worn his ranger clothing at the black gate, it just wouldnt have been the same. Its especially unfortunate since they put so much effort in making all of these characters distinct from eachother.

[@johanfogby5788]

hi, can you tell me how to get hold of all this content like this, for example, which blu ray disk should I buy and that.

[@pajasek99]

Look for the Extended Edition of "The Hobbit" movies. These sets include multiple discs with the main film and the appendices.

[@patriciaceleste6189]

53:10 LOL

[@davidkglevi]

This is so sad to watch when you know the result 🥺

[@Ragitsu]

When you can scrap/omit half the runtime and end with a far superior film.

[@TheChadPad]

I loved the result. Many people do. The loud minority doesn’t speak for the silent majority.

[@van8ryan]

I often explain Elves and Dwarves much like STAR TREK races for people that know nothing about THE HOBBIT or LORD OF THE RINS: Elves are basically Vulcans and Dwarves are like short Klingons.

[@AK-yq3cx]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@moviesandpopcorn8117]

16:26 20:40 24:57

[@jonathanlarsson4608]

I do like the thought they put into the design and personalities of the main dwarves. I just didn't like it when they went against the writing.

[@Squisky]

It's so sad that we can't dress like this in our daily lives. I'm a 5'3 man who's fairly stout and muscular. I'm south asian; but I could pull off a dwarf look. I just don't want to make myself into a spectacle at my office. We should all dress like we're in movies. All the time. Screw sweatpants and tshirts and hoodies.

[@Ragitsu]

Dressing like a Dwarf makes sense in a northern/fairly cold environment.

[@jamesreynolds7334]

You know this really makes me think about what went *wrong* with the hobbit... This video shows to me that the fault wasn't in the crazy designs, art work, character choices.... Because it looks like Jackson and the design team's thinking could have led to somewhere very fun, charming and amusing... What's wrong then? Is it the script? Dramaturgy? What is it? Pacing? It just all felt a bit forced

[@sonicfreak04]

it was the extremely short deadlines they had to meet, it was studio influence.

[@Ragitsu]

They wanted another "Lord of the Rings" when _The Hobbit_ is anything but an epic drama.

[@skjaldulfr]

I hate the designs for Thorin & Co. First red flag for those movies was when they released those photos. Short beards, if any, etc.

[@Jon-k8v]

I hated the way they made the Dwarves in the hobbit... Bumbling fools. Comic relief... the Dwarves are supposed to be strong, hard headed, clever, warriors. Plus they were using Bows! And slingshots! The should've had Crossbows and Muskets... That would've been cool... Never really showed how cool and powerful and influential their race is...

[@omarm3015]

Pp

[@GNXXRAY]

I love everything about The Hobbit…but the guy who plays Dori is a bit to feminine for a Dwarf in a Tolkien novel.

[@Ragitsu]

"Gay", perhaps.

[@kevinschultz1966]

One of the best Videos on dwarves. These Films and their take on dwarves made me Fall in Love with Durins Folk and made them my absolut favorite race in Tolkiens Middle Earth Baruk Khazad, Khazad ai menu 🪓❤