The Lord of The Rings Trilogy - The Return of the King in particular - is famous in the fantasy film genre for its epic battle scenes. However, the film succeeds not because of its grandeur - but because of its humanity. In this video essay / review / reaction, I break down how the film's editor and trilogy's producer Jamie Selkirk edits for emotion in a way that deservedly won him the Academy Award for Best Editing.

This is my 5th video and my video style is always changing. Subscribe to join me in my learning process! This video was heavily inspired by videos like the Nerdwriter's Lord Of The Rings: How Music Elevates Story and Helm's Deep: How To Film An Epic Battle. However I wanted to do an even deeper dive on a single scene and hopefully this fits the bill! Let me know if focusing on a specific craft - eg. editing - was helpful at all. I was also inspired in ways by Accented Cinema and I really love his work. Check out his latest video Shang-Chi and the Perpetual Foreigners | Video Essay, or How Tony Leung Acts With His Eyes | Video Essay! I'm really inspired by how he balances the personal and analytical in his videos, often mixing the two and providing analysis that is really unique to him as a creator. I aim to do something similar, increasingly in future videos!

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