Barrie M Osborne, the legendary producer of Hollywood blockbusters like The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix is set to co-found a visual effects studio in India which will cater to the global feature film industry. Osborne will partnering N Madhusudhanan, another visual effects veteran in the Indian movie industry for the studio. The studio will be on the lines of the famous Weta Digital in New Zealand which recently shot to fame for its path-breaking work for The Lord of the Rings. [More]
Month: April 2005
Debbie writes: Calling all Elves, Wizards, Rangers, and Hobbits: Do you have a great-looking LOTR costume & love wearing it? The City of Hope is a cancer research and treatment hospital, and on SaturdayJune 4th they are throwing their large annual private party for their pediatric cancer patients and their families. Last year over 1500 people attended! [More]
Debbie writes:
Calling all Elves, Wizards, Rangers, and Hobbits: Do you have a great-looking LOTR costume & love wearing it?
The City of Hope is a cancer research and treatment hospital, and on SaturdayJune 4th they are throwing their large annual private party for their pediatric cancer patients and their families. Last year over 1500 people attended!
This year’s theme is “Hooray for Hollywood”, and the City of Hope is asking forpeople with great-looking LOTR costumes to appear at the event to the delight and amazement of these little kids. I was told that there will be many costumed folks there representing films from many genres and eras, but that this group of kids is particularly crazy about LOTR. (shows excellent taste, sez I.)
Although the exact location hasn’t been announced yet, I was told it will be in the general area of Burbank, California. Costumer check-in is 9AM, and the event lasts from 10AM-2PM. Lunch and refreshments will be provided to volunteers.
The City of Hope asks that all volunteers undergo a background check well in advance of the event. I am compiling a list of volunteers and each person is asked to submit:
their full legal name
their date of birth: m/d/yr
and their California Driver’s License number.
You also need to state the character you will be costumed as, and list any weapons the costume requires. My deadline to turn in this list of volunteers is Friday April 15th (tax day!)
So, if this sounds like something you’d like to participate in, please contact me by e-mail and give me your info, and I’ll add you to the list. I’ll keep volunteers updated with any new information as it is received.
Just who would hatch the idea of Vacaville’s first-ever Middle Earth Festival? Just who would think of celebrating the life and writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, the British author who gave us the elves, dwarfs and other small humanlike creatures in “The Hobbit” and in his epic trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings”? [More]
Barrie Osborne, producer of the Oscar Winning movie series, ‘The Lord of the Rings’, has said that an exaggerated use of special effects in cinema could turn out be a danger for the content of the movie. Speaking to News Today, Osborne said that unless special effects complement the story or the subject of the film to the maximum, its usage as a part of the script can not be justified.’ [More]
linuxelf writes: International Concert Attractions in Association with Andrew Kay and Associates by arrangement with Anketell Theatrical Productions adapted and produced by permission under license from The Saul Zaentz Company, Berkeley, CA, USA. Based on the book by J.R.R Tolkien. [More]