So I found two unused Matte painting or digital mattes.
https://images.app.goo.gl/8hRpU7v9NtvqGyTG6
Where or what do you think this is? My guess is river Anduin nightfall and gollum on the log but I am not 100% sure on that…
The other matte is clearly labelled and it is Edoras albeit without Edoras on the cliff top.
So I feel I have finished pretty much with the prologue edit and restoring “the prophecy” soundtrack prologue but I am not rushing to put it up just yet I am going to alllow some time to let it gestate it’s quite fan edit orientated rather than simple restoration because the story board and games show some visual and audio differences. Whilst this will never be perfect I am pleased with it and it is good.
Going back to when Gandalf visits Minas Tirith in FOTR… I think I got it figured now. We go from envelope to map (Gondor theme) some dialogue from ROTK game cutscene explaining this is the name of the place and that many questions need answering… When gandalf sees the lightning in mordor after this it is now that we cut to barad-dur but we only go to the point before hearing Gollum cry out cutting this out. Then we cut to the city in sunset and the scene continues as is until the video Splices in upon “the ring is precious to me” gollum and Bilbo.
The clearer audio excised from the barad-dur bigature “Shire…Baggins” is for bag end and explaining gollum torture
Please let me know where you think that matte painting goes 😃