MOVIEThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Movie Trailer
SCENEBoromir
FILM FORMAT35mm
YEAR2001
CERTIFICATE IDNFV-000001811
FILM NOTES
New Line Cinema released The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in December 2001, the first installment of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's trilogy. Shot entirely in New Zealand and marketed with an unusually ambitious trailer campaign, the film reintroduced epic fantasy to mainstream audiences and set new standards for effects driven blockbusters. Its marketing materials, including theatrical trailers distributed on 35mm alongside the feature presentation, are now sought after artifacts from the early days of the franchise's rollout, predating the film's eventual awards sweep and cultural dominance.
This cell preserves a frame of Boromir from that promotional trailer, a character whose arc of loyalty, temptation, and sacrifice made him one of the Fellowship's most debated figures among readers and viewers alike. Trailer cells like this one offer a glimpse of how New Line chose to introduce its characters before release, capturing early impressions distinct from the finished film's context. For collectors, Boromir material holds particular interest given his complex reputation and the brevity of his screen time relative to his significance in the story.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring trailer (2001)
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame visible on both edges; the strip holds three frames
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced; punched edges appear clean with no visible tearing
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along one edge beside the picture area, consistent with a mono or stereo optical print; Dolby Digital data blocks appear present in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge
Edge print
Partial text readable as '00-OD' visible along the upper edge; remaining edge print is not fully legible in this capture
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight blue-tinted surround from the light panel; the dye image reads as neutral to slightly warm with no obvious red shift or fading
Projection history
Light horizontal abrasion lines are visible across the frame area, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with a release trailer print for the film on record
Era check
The combination of a variable-area optical track with apparent Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks is consistent with a 2001-era 35mm theatrical release print, when that dual-format soundtrack configuration was standard
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000063671
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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