Director Peter Jackson has released his first video blog from the New Zealand set of The Hobbit. Jackson’s ten minute video takes us into Hobbiton and Rivendell, and shows some very cool, behind-the-scenes footage of costume creation, set construction and a peek at some cast members including Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Martin Freeman.

Check it out below!

The Hobbit: Start of Production

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As always, we will bring you all the cool stuff on The Hobbit that we can get our hands on, right here on SciFiMafia. I also suggest you also keep an eye on Peter Jackson’s Facebook page for more goodies from the film.

The Hobbit: Part 1 is currently slated to hit theaters December 2012.

The Hobbit: Part 2 is currently slated to hit theaters December 2013.

The films star Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchette, Elijah Wood, Sylvester McCoy, Aidan Turner, Rob Kazinsky, Graham McTavish, John Callen, Ken Stott, Mikael Persbrandt, Ryan Gage, Jed Brophy, William Kircher and Stephen Hunter.