Journey of Kong

Alas, the journey has come to an end. Kong has come and gone.

For me, it has been an insightful and instructional travel over the past several months since I discovered the production diaries.

Since the first day of filming, Peter Jackson, the director of King Kong and Lord of the Rings, has been publishing online video diaries detailing the creation of this cinematical marvel. Every 3-7 days, a free video would be posted, where Peter himself talked about each aspect of production, and answered questions that were posted on the Kong is King fansite.

Everything from the types of cameras and a day in the life of a film reel, to the filming of "bigatures" and the 3D modelling of Kong. The diaries have been a fantastic film study and essential in showing a true behind-the-scenes look on exactly how a movie is made. Sadly, they are not completely available for free anymore, so you'll have to buy the DVD set.

Viewing the original 1933 production of King Kong, in all it's colorized glory, brings you even farther into the mind of a director. Seeing how they've redone the scenes and various elements from the original film, as well as which are new, and which were left out.

And finally, the 2005 film itself. Awesome from beginning to end. Sure to be a winner of countless Oscars. Really, you have to see it for yourself, and on the big silver screen.