Peter Jackson directed three films that are part of The Hobbit trilogy. The films are called An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and There and Back Again. It is an adaptation of JRR Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit. Jackson also directed the prequel to the Hobbit films called The Lord of the Rings (film series). They filmed both trilogies in New Zealand. The Hobbit series is produced over three consecutive years. The first film An Unexpected Journey was released on December 14, 2012, followed by The Desolation of Smaug in December 2013 and the last film in the series, There and Back Again on December 17, 2014. The films distributed by Warner Bros. The studios and studios used for the films are New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and WingNut Films. Originally, Peter Jackson wanted to produce only two films, but later stated that he would "tell the story more" and thus announced that "two films will become three". One of the most important and revolutionary technologies in cinema is the use of motion capture. Motion capture technology has the ability to capture more realistic eye movements. Special reflective markers are placed on the actors, who wear skin-tight jumpsuits. The cameras recognize these markers and can therefore record the actor's movements. The captured data that was recorded is transformed into a digital model and transferred to 3D software that would show the characters moving exactly as the actors did when they were performing for the scene. The data is cleaned and animators will bring the character to life, with movements, textures, a skeleton and muscles. An advantage offered by motion capture is that it is faster and produces the animation...... middle of paper ...... shape of the tongue, lips and jaw and precise control of his nostrils, his eyes, his eyebrows and his throat. .Referring to the concept art, the model team began sculpting the beast and gave it a skeleton and muscular system. Smaug is centuries old, so the texture on him is scars, peeling skin, broken scales, and chipped horns. Since Smaug's eyes glow, the effect makes him more dramatic and each of his millions of scales is unique. David Clayton explains: “As animators, we had to translate elements of Benedict's performance that were essential to filming, such as head nuances and facial expressions. We then constructed the majority of his movement with keyframe animation. There were also some motion captures of Benedict Cumberbatch moving his body like the dragon, however these were not fully integrated into the film but were instead used as references for Smaug's body movements..