From: Ian
The road is open!
The slip on the Queenstown-Frankton road is still on the move – at the impressive speed of 1mm per hour (or about 1 inch per day). This is slow enough for the road to be reopened during the day, but closed at night to allow repair work.
Lake Wakatipu is slowly on the way down, at 1cm per hour (10 inches per day). Queenstown is open for business… sort-of. It may be Christmas before some businesses in the town are up and running again. But at least all frustrated WETA folks are now free to roam.
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Thanks to Calisuri, the Q&A is online now. It’s more of a FAQ, so I hope it clears things up. And as always, if you still have yet more questions or comments, please email me. 🙂
Many, many people have written me letters asking me more questions regarding the scripts. While I cannot answer them all individually, I am going to try and answer some of the ones that I am hearing the most often…
For the rest of the review Q&A click here.
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Producer Tim Sanders said that the film company would be looking at their insurance to see if they could claim for the damage and losses caused by the weather around Queenstown, according to a Radio New Zealand news bulletin.
Several sets were damaged or swept away by flooding and filming has been delayed by snow in Te Anau and blocked roads in the region. Some areas are now accessible but the rivers are still too high and muddy to be filmed. Schedules have been put back while damaged sets are rebuilt.
The weather in the region is far from settled at present.
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The Extras and Sounds section have been updated. Check out the Barliman’s section for some interesting tidbits!
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There’s a brief mention of LOTR in the current issue of USA Today. It’s in the Life Section, in an article about the ratings system and the commercial success of PG-13 movies. View the entire article here.
Here’s an excerpt:
Aware of what’s at stake, studios are making sure that, whenever possible, their most commercial prospects turn out PG-13. For years, filmmakers signed contracts promising their movies would get at least an R rating. The concern was that a film rated NC-17 (the rating that replaced X) could not make money because no one under 17 may be admitted – even with a parent. Now contracts often are written to ensure that a movie comes in with a rating no more restrictive than PG-13.
As part of his deal, director Sam Raimi, for example, had to make sure that For Love of the Game wasn’t going to be R-rated. Filmmaker Peter Jackson, now shooting the three Lord of the Rings films, is obligated to do the same.
Even when there isn’t a binding mandate, industry players aim for PG-13. Filmmakers often pre-emptively cut scenes the MPAA board might find objectionable, and a rating can always be appealed.
Thanks to Krosshair for the tip!
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Well, i’ve finally finished my Script Review Q & A. What took me so long you ask? Well YOU try running a site like this and still have to wait on tables on the week end (hint hint I need a job! anyone? anyone?)
I’ve sent it off to Calisuri to post up, it should be up later today 🙂
Read the initial script review here.
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