On Sunday, a special opening of Borough Market will see Andy Serkis – Gollum in the Lord of the Rings triology – talking about his role and signing autographs.
One lucky reader can win the chance to present him with the Guinness World Record he has been awarded for the Most Expressive Digital Character in a film. You could also take home a signed copy of the Guinness World Records 2004 edition, signed Lord of the Rings DVDs and tickets to the opening of The Double Bass directed by Andy Serkis. For your chance to win, log on to www.metro.co.uk and click on competitions.
Month: September 2003
Deborah sends in some information on a Middle-earth themed Ball in Sunnyvale, California in late October. Take a look! [More]
Deborah writes:
Here is some information on a Middle Earth Ball in Sunnyvale on 10/31. We’ll be doing design sets, and hope most will appear in LOTR costume (although any costume will be admired, not required). We can send you details shortly.
We do have a website: www.swdance.com where further details would be located.
Some details:
Date: 10/31
What: Middle Earth Ball (or you can dress as your favorite witch, ghoul, whatever)
Time: 8:00 Beginning/intermediate lesson Salsa
9:00 Ballroom dance party begins
Where: Sunnyvale Community Center, Sunnyvale California
Entry fee: $15
Includes: Lesson, dance party, refreshments (drinks & light snacks…may even offer Frodo’s scones, Gimli’s seed cakes & Smaug’s gems), hall decorated as Middle Earth
Further details: see www.swdance.com
Those following Kiwi actor Bruce Hopkins [Gamling the Old]’s career will enjoy this highly complimentary review he gained for his role as MacBeth. [More] His talent has not gone unnoticed in the world of LOTR, and word is that Gamling the Old will have more to do in ROTK.
Here’s a story that follows on from last week’s The Deal. Ringer 205 uses the LOTR soundtracks in her classes, inspiring them to learn how music works and understand how it is composed. [More]
Ringer 205 sent in this great email which I wanted to share with all of you out there who teach.
“Today I read the story of the father and his deal with his 7 year old son [in The Deal]. I have a similar story.
“I teach music, and while my kids at school and I love the books and the movies, it is the music that has touched our hearts. I have been using the soundtracks from the LOTR movies in class to teach my kids musical concepts. One day last year one of my 5th grade music students (whom I would least expect this from) figured out how to play the melody, “In Dreams” on his recorder! He was so excited you’d think he had won the lottery. I still tear up when I think about him. So the kids and I put the melody in notation and realized it had to be transposed into a different key for our instrument. I was able to teach an entire lesson using this beautiful song.
“I use the soundtracks from both movies in class to teach lessons on the low brass, percussion, or winds. The boys’ choir helps “my guys” see for themselves that singing is cool, and the chanting with the football players in the scenes from moria is inspirational for them, too. My honor choir loves the song, “May It Be” and I have countless listening examples to teach any musical concept. My kids and I just love them.
” As an educator I make it my mission to take a child from where he/she is and send him/her soaring. The classics are still being taught in my music room and the walls are saturated with a world of sounds, but the music from Middle-earth will always have a special place in my heart. “
Thank you, Ringer 205, for this story.