Special effects of The Lord of the Rings film series Later on, the scenes were merged using digital effects. Besides Weathertop, many of the other scenes in the Lord of the Rings trilogy were shot in this way, first by filming the scenery or set miniatures, then the actors on a studio set, and merging the two together. An example of this is in the Mines of Moria, when the Fellowship was fighting the Cave-troll in Balin's Tomb, and again when the Fellowship is on the Khazad-Dum stairs and bridge. Gandalf has his own particular scene with computer graphics as he grapples with the Balrog as they fall to their
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest Association in their list of titles to debut at the upcoming E3 event. The ESA write-up for the game stated, ""The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest" is the first "Lord of the Rings" videogame created specifically for kids and their families with accessible gameplay set in a friendly, colorful rendition of Middle-earth. Players assume the role of Strider and embark on his greatest quests from "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The game offers authentic, action-oriented sword fighting, lancing and archery that all ages can play together." The game was officially announced by WB Games in a press release