oakentoon_logo_by_peckishowl-d6ljafpWelcome to this weeks episodes of the Oakentoons 🙂

Don’t forget to check out the Oakenstills and Oakencrossovers while you’re there and to say hi to Peckish Owl.

As always, just click the images to go to Peckish Owls site to see the full size images (you’ll also need to click on the longer ones once you’re on her site to see them in full size).

Continue reading “Oakentoon #79 – Even More Blades of Gondolin; Oakentoon #80 – 1,000,000 Views; Oakentoon #81 – They’re Over 100 Years Old”

Costume-ParadeThere is a lot of very important info. Please take note of the following:

-To join the TORn Cosplay group, simply email me at Garfeimao@TheOneRing.net to RSVP for everyone in your group, and then follow the below instructions on when and where to meet up. You can also stop by our booth #519/521 to sign up on Thursday.

-The parade is on July 4th at 8:30 am.

-Fantasycon goers get free parking at Gateway Center

– We will start staging at 7:30 am. Please arrive as close to 7:30 am as possible. I will be dressed as Bilbo after the spider fight (think cobwebs), so find me to check with me, and then I will check in for the whole group.

– If you are a walking group, you MUST be in the staging area by 8:10 am. *If you are not in the staging area by the allotted time, you will NOT be able to participate in the parade!

– You will only be allowed to drive up/down 50 North until 8:00 am.

– The staging will take place in the North-West corner of the parking lot on the corner of 50 North and 500 West.

  • Check-in will be at the staging area. Please send ONE person to check-in as soon as every member of your group has arrived in the staging area. Again, find me in this staging area (look for other denizens of Middle-earth) and then I will check in for the group at 8am sharp. Our group number is 27 and there will be roller skaters behind us.

– Every member who participates in the parade will be receiving one (1) free one-day pass for Friday, July 4th. You will receive them at the parade check-in.

**When marching, please keep 2 – 3 car lengths between your group and the group in front of you. Please also be aware that we have many varying groups that will be on roller blades, bicycles, motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, etc. that many need additional space to do tricks or performances.

Please see the FantasyCon parade webpage for a map of the location.

If you are confused, or need any help the day of the parade, find someone in a FantasyCon volunteer t-shirt. They will be more than happy to provide any needed assistance.

 

The parade line-up is as follows:

 

Police Car

Royd Tolkien

Bagpipes & Drummers

1 – Volunteers w/ Banner & Dragons

2 – FantasyCon Performers

3 – LARPERS

4 – Utah Film Commissioner

5 – Fear Factory

6 – Umbrella Corp.

7 – Mandalorians

8 – Jabba da Hutt

9 – Rouge Base Rebel Legion

10 – Ghostbuster

12 – Castle of Chaos

13 – Midvale Main Street Theatre

14 – NUAD

15 – VIP Limo & Voodoo Productions

16 – Fairy Cosplayers

17 – Loop & Hook

18 – Rose Court Guild

19 – Winter Faire

20 – Atomic Hype

21 – Rocky Mountain Muggles

22 – DrumBus

23 – MASK Costume

24 – Out of Shadows Theater Group & Salty Horror Film Fest/Convention/Productions

26 – Nihon Matsuri

27 – LOTR Cosplay Group

28 – Red Rockettes Roller Derby

29 – United Furry Fandom

30 – Steampunk Cosplay Group

31 – Nightmare on 13th

33 – ****Cosplay Chaos Group All solo cosplayers or small groups

 

****All solo or small group cosplayers, that are not listed above, will be in the “Cosplay Chaos Group”, which will be ending the parade.*** *

 

1965546_430746457061313_8365414039015644152_o Our friends at El Anillo Único have just published an interview with Nye Green, writer and director of Tolkien’s Road.

Tolkien’s Road is a short film about the life of JRR Tolkien.

Tolkien’s Road is a student film project about J.R.R. Tolkien’s journey to beginning his first book The Hobbit. But before he can bring the world of Middle-earth to life he must overcome the trauma of fighting in WWI and find his voice again.

Continue reading “Nye Green talks about his short film Tolkien’s Road”

ThorinReadingWelcome to The Great Hall of Poets, our regular monthly feature showcasing the talent of Middle-earth fans. Each month we will feature a small selection of the poems submitted, but we hope you will read all of the poems that we have received here in our Great Hall of Poets.

So come and join us by the hearth and enjoy!

If you have a Tolkien/Middle-earth inspired poem you’d like to share, then send it to poetry@theonering.net
One poem per person may be submitted each month. Please make sure to proofread your work before sending it in. TheOneRing.net is not responsible for poems posting with spelling or grammatical errors.

Continue reading “The Great Hall of Poets”

oakentoon_logo_by_peckishowl-d6ljafpWelcome to this weeks episodes of the Oakentoons 🙂

Don’t forget to check out the Oakenstills and Oakencrossovers while you’re there and to say hi to Peckish Owl.

As always, just click the images to go to Peckish Owls site to see the full size images (you’ll also need to click on the longer ones once you’re on her site to see them in full size).

Continue reading “Oakentoon #76 – Who Are They?; Oakentoon #77 – Thorin O. Superstar; Oakentoon #78 – The Dark Days”

Ring Cycle by John Cockshaw (2014).
Ring Cycle (2014) by John Cockshaw.
TheOneRing.net has previously chatted with British artist John Cockshaw, and profiled the his evocative Middle-earth landscapes.

In addition to being a Tolkien enthusiast and an artist, Cockshaw is also a film score geek. In this article he draws on the analysis of musicologist Doug Adams to reflect on how Shore deftly employs musical constructs to bring Middle-earth to our ears.
Continue reading “The Ring resounds in Middle-earth”

If you have a Tolkien/Middle-earth inspired poem you’d like to share, then send it to poetry@theonering.net. One poem per person may be submitted each month. Please make sure to proofread your work before sending it in. TheOneRing.net is not responsible for poems posting with spelling or grammatical errors.