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Rick Porras

Rick Porras

Production

Biography

Known for Producing the Lord of the Ring series

Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.5

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.​

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.4

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.4

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002
Forrest Gump
8.5

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

Forrest Gump

1994
Contact
7.4

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

Contact

1997
The Frighteners
6.9

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

The Frighteners

1996
The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 1: From Book to Vision
10.0

6 documentaries chronicling the adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work and the creation of Middle-earth.

The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 1: From Book to Vision

2002
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A hate-crime has been committed in a the small city of Braxton, N.Y. Five migrant laborers have been beaten, shot, then ditched. This will upset the delicate balance of an ethnically diverse populace.

Mi America

2015
The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 2: From Vision to Reality
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Eleven documentaries offering an inside look at the making of the film, from the casting process to digital color grading, revealing the secrets of the shoot and the various stages of post-production leading up to the film's release.

The Lord of the Rings - The Appendices Part 2: From Vision to Reality

2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
N/A

Recounting of the long process of adapting the text of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring for film, a project that had begun in 1997. This involved countless adjustments of scenes, about a hundred screenplay revisions, and constant reordering of key moments from the story to fit the brevity of a film.

The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script

2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop
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This documentary introduces Wētā Workshop (and its design crew of sculptors and set-designers), renowned artists Alan Lee and John Howe who were brought on to join them in conceptual design, and costume designer Ngila Dickson. Topics covered include the design of Middle-earth cultures portrayed in the film, the making of props and settings for Hobbiton, Rivendell, the Orthanc interior, and Caras Galadhon, and the complexity of prosthetics.

The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop

2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
N/A

Documentary directed about the scene rehearsals, set locations, and camera logistics in the production of the Peter Jackson's 2002 film The Fellowship of the Ring.

The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth

2002
New Zealand as Middle Earth
8.0

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New Zealand as Middle Earth

2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
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Behind the scenes documentary of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale

2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Visualizing the Story
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This documentary covers the early storyboard, pre-visualization, and screening processes in the production. Christian Rivers, a Wētā Workshop art director in the production team, drew most of the storyboards of the plot of the movie. After scene design was finalized, Peter Jackson used toy-sized miniatures of setting and characters, to review and decide on camera movements for each scene. The computer graphics program PreViz was then used to visualize the scenes with basic 3D models.

The Fellowship of the Ring: Visualizing the Story

2002