 Surprising the makers of the film, the simple act of kneeling down was used to great effect.Some actors also wore oversized costumes to make average-sized actors look small, and there were numerous scale doubles who were disguised with costumes (and even latex faces for the hobbit doubles) and an avoidance of close-ups and numerous back shots.Weta coined the term "bigature" for the 72 large miniatures produced for the film, in reference to their extreme size.