Movies are typically shot out of sequence, with all scenes in one location shot together. Shooting three movies that way made it difficult for Jackson and the actors to keep their place in the story straight, but this was obviously much cheaper than setting up and shooting these scenes three times. And on the positive side, being in a remote location made the veil of secrecy around the production much easier to enforce. The scene is action-packed, suspenseful and on a grand scale, reminiscent of such blockbusters as Star Wars or Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. A day later, out at the chateau, the press are invited to meet the actors.
Giant gargoyles look over the green lawn and terrace.
A shirtless man is using a power drill to apply a thatched roof to a newly built cottage, part of the set being created for a Lord of the Rings party. Publicists in headsets mill about. Liv Tyler, who plays the Elf princess Arwen, is walking around barefoot, smoking cigarettes. She says how scary the scene was. You'll have to see the movie.