Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic

Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic is a behind-the-scenes book by Andy Serkis, who performed the challenging role of Gollum in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films. It was written in 2003, the year the trilogy was finished, and published by HarperCollins.
== Summary ==
The book examines the unprecedented use of performance-capture animation required for Serkis' portrayal of Gollum in The Two Towers and The Return of the King, with commentary by many animators and designers of Weta Digital who were involved, such as Bay Raitt and Adam Valdez. 
The efforts of animating Gollum are also examined in the appendices to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Special Extended Edition, "Part Three: The Journey Continues".
===Interviewees===
*Gino Acevedo
*Philippa Boyens
*Randall William Cook (animation design supervisor)
*Melanie Cordan (digital creature designer)
*Ngila Dickson
*Daniel Falconer (designer/sculptor)
*John Howe
*Peter Jackson
*Alan Lee
*Warren Mahy (designer/sculptor)
*Bay Raitt (creature facial lead designer)
*Christian Rivers (digital designer)
*Many others
==See also==
*The Taming of Sméagol (Extended Edition feature)
==External links==
*Amazon.com page
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