This behind-the-scenes footage reveals how Weta Workshop brought Isengard to life on an enormous handcrafted scale. The model was built as a towering “bigature,” complete with carved stone textures, layered terrain, winding trenches, and intricate details most viewers would never even notice on screen. Artists worked section by section, shaping the cliffs, painting the tower’s weathered surface, and adding everything from tiny pathways to real flowing water. Motion-control cameras were then used

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Don’t miss our holiday programming on WETA PBS and over the airwaves on WETA Classical! Here are a few of our favorites: ❄️WETA PBS❄️ 🌲Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas (Monday 12/18 at 9p) 🌲A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (Sunday 12/24 at 7p) 🌲Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2023 (Monday 12/25 at 8p) 🌲The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Tuesday 12/26 at 9p) ❄️WETA Classical❄️ This year’s Christmas Eve specials include: 🌲Christmas Eve Carolfest (6a-5p) 🌲A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols fro