Watch our DragonCon Hobbit Panel LIVE! 1pm ET/10am PT

September 2nd, 2011 by newsfrombree | Discuss | | 3 Comments »

Our fellowship of travelers have made it Atlanta, GA and as you can see by the black screen on the feed, they are sleeping soundly, catching a few winks before the madness of DragonCon begins! We have a few exciting events taking place on our LIVE stream today. First, you can tune in LIVE as we present the latest news and information about The Hobbit Movies at our panel presentation. Like the one from Comic-Con, we will LIVE stream the entire panel, including any questions and audience participation. The panel begins at 1pm ET/10am PT and you can view it all in our TheOneRing.net LIVE section. [Here] The second scheduled event on our LIVE feed is the ever popular Evening at Bree! That will start at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT and feature our good friends Emerald Rose performing with lots of fun and frivolity! And of course, today is the anniversary of JRR Tolkien’s passing, so we’ll take some time to honor the Professor. We will most likely be streaming other events during the day, so we encourage you to stay tuned and participate in the LIVE stream area. [TheOneRing.net LIVE] [DragonCon.org]

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The Hobbit Filming resumes

August 23rd, 2011 by linuxelf | 6 Comments »

In relation to the post below “Evangeline Lilly, precious son in Wellington for ‘The Hobbit’,  the [Stuff] website also reported this juicy and exciting tidbit

“Jackson’s spokesman would not reveal which celebrities were currently in Wellington, but said filming had resumed last week and would continue until December. “

Join us LIVE from Comic-Con 2011

July 20th, 2011 by newsfrombree | Discuss | | 3 Comments »

TheOneRing.net will be streaming LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con 2011 and we hope you will join us! Starting at 10AM PT on Thursday, we’ll broadcast (or attempt to!) our entire ‘The Hobbit’ panel live from San Diego. Staffers MrCere and Quickbeam will be taking us behind the scenes of the latest news and information about Peter Jackson’s upcoming films and you’ll get to react along with the audience at the convention. Then, throughout the rest of the weekend, TORn staffers will be showing up on the stream live with special guests, other panels, interviews and more! If its Tolkien related and it’s at Comic-Con 2011, we’ll have it covered! Visit the following link for the complete experience all in one place: Barlimans Chat, the LIVE stream, and a giveaway opportunity. And, if you are feeling like you want to support our efforts, you can purchase a Lake town Archery Club t-shirt! [LIVE at Comic-Con] [Facebook Event Page - Invite your Friends!]

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Local News Coverage – Peter Jackson’s Video Blog Update

July 10th, 2011 by linuxelf | Source: 3News.co.nz | 1 Comment »

Check out this clip from local coverage of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit new video blog posted on Peter Jackson’s Facebook page. [TV3 News]

Official Titles For The Hobbit- Local News Clip

June 1st, 2011 by linuxelf | Source: TVNZ | No Comments »

Check out this local news clip from TVNZ about The Hobbit titles and release dates:

Jackson confirms White Council and Attack on Dol Guldur!

May 29th, 2011 by newsfrombree | Source: | Discuss | | 3 Comments »

Peter Jackson has started answering fan-submitted questions on his official Facebook page, and the first answer is a big one! Since learning there would be two films, most of us here at TheOneRing.net were dreaming we’d get to see The White Council and the attack on Dol Guldur. Well, as it turns out, we will! Not to take anything away from PJ’s official post, we won’t reveal more here in this article. (including the exclusive picture of The White Council). You’ll have to jump over to Facebook and see it for yourself. And don’t forget to ‘like’ TheOneRing.net on Facebook to get all the latest Hobbit updates! [PJ's Answer] [TheOneRing.net on Facebook]

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TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – May 29, 2011

May 29th, 2011 by Kelvarhin | 1 Comment »

Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past week. If you’ve fallen behind on what’s happening on the Message Boards, here’s a great way to catch the highlights. Or if you’re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun!

TV3: The Hobbit – Filming at double the frame rate

April 28th, 2011 by linuxelf | Source: TV3.co.nz | 2 Comments »

In Peter Jacksons first article posted on his blog [Facebook] he talked about shooting The Hobbit at 48 fps double that of the normal 24 fps.

In this interview with Kevin Riley from NZ Cinematographers Society [NZCS] explains what filming at 48f ps is all about. [Youtube] [TV 3]

Peter Jackson Posts ‘Easter Break’

April 21st, 2011 by newsfrombree | Source: Peter Jackson | Discuss | | 1 Comment »

Peter Jackson has posted another note on his official Facebook wall. In it he talks about the three phases of filming, a few stories from FOTR filming and a hint at what will be filming next:

Just arrived at our four-day Easter break, which will be a nice time to recharge batteries and do a few script tweaks for future scenes.

We always find there are three distinct phases in the life of a film script. First, it exists before the film starts shooting. In this period, which can last from months to years, the script is a theoretical docum…

[Read on]

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Happy Birthday Andy Serkis!

April 20th, 2011 by newsfrombree | Discuss | | 5 Comments »

TheOneRing.net would like to wish a very healthy and happy Birthday to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings actor/director Andy Serkis!

Andy is 47 and was born on this day in Ruislip, Middlesex, England. We all know him as Gollum/Smeagol in the LOTR films, and he will return in that role for the upcoming The Hobbit films. Andy has recently been named the second unit director The Hobbit!

Happy Birthday Andy!!

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NZ News reports on PJ Facebook Video

April 18th, 2011 by linuxelf | 1 Comment »

Check out these two video clips from the local coverage of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit video blog on his Facebook page. [TV 3] [TVOne]

TV 3

Will Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit change cinema for ever?

April 13th, 2011 by newsfrombree | Source: The Guardian | Discuss | | 3 Comments »

Peter Bradshaw at The Guardian has an interesting article today about what the future holds now that Peter Jackson is filming in 48fps:

The cinema, said Jean-Luc Godard, is truth, 24 times per second. That’s not truthful enough for some people. This week, Peter Jacksonannounced that he is shooting his new version of The Hobbit at 48 frames per second, a massively more expensive process that captures movement and detail with far greater accuracy. In his blog, Jackson says that we have tolerated the sprockety old 24fps speed for far too long, and this is like “the moment when vinyl records were supplanted by digital CDs”. Jackson calls for cinemas worldwide to switch over to 48fps projection speeds to show his Hobbit, which is of course in 3D; he dismisses “purists” unhappy at the consequent textural loss of blur and strobing – comparable, perhaps, to art historians who lament the cleaning of an Old Master canvas, which removes its grainy, characterful darkness.

Are we witnessing that most unreliable phenomenon: the game-changer?

[Read More] (Thanks to Ringer Irfon and QuackingTroll for the tip!)

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