As everybody has been emailing Spymaster to say, the latest Desolation of Smaug trailer will be launched tomorrow, 1st October! The new trailer will be available online at 9am EST – that’s 2pm in the afternoon in the UK, 6am in the morning on the West coast of the US. Of course, TORn will bring you a link to the trailer as soon as we can – and you can expect our usual thoughts and analysis soon thereafter!
Meanwhile, TORn has been told that in the 24 hours running up to this trailer release, various websites will be revealing new artwork for The Desolation of Smaug. The first piece has already gone up; it was unveiled on MSN, and can also be seen on The Hobbit website. Check it out here – cobwebs and dwarves and hobbits, oh my!
We’ll be keeping our ears to the ground, and will be sure to share the rest of the new artwork as soon as we can! Smaug is drawing near…
UPDATE: And here’s the second new piece of artwork – for all you elf fanciers out there! Check it out. Thanks to spy DanielLB for the heads up!
As promised in this post last week, TORn is delighted to bring you this exclusive Q&A with our favourite specialist in performance capture, Gollum himself, Mr Andy Serkis!
Serkis was giving the press Q&A specifically to talk about The Bone Season, the new book for which he and his team at The Imaginarium have obtained the film rights. This first novel in a new fantasy series is a real page turner, and has great potential for the big screen – and Serkis was clearly excited to tell us about it! He also talks about other upcoming projects, how working with Peter Jackson has influenced his career, and, in response to the questions put to him specifically by TORn, he leaves us with a tantalizing remark about Gollum and The Hobbit…
Over the last week I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with PeckishOwl about her hilarious Oakentoons. We discussed where she gets her inspirations for the various toons and which one she loves the most. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did doing it. So without further ado, over to PeckishOwl 🙂
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 up on 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 enjoy the fun!
Audience reaction to Hollywood’s first high frame rate movie, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was decidedly mixed, but frame rates—along with higher resolution, laser light, immersive sound and second screen experiences were very much on the minds of digital cinema leaders last week at the International Broadcasters Convention.
During the event, this community debated how to respond to the advancements taking place in home entertainment. “TV [technology] is moving faster,” admitted Disney’s vp production technology Howard Lukk during a panel discussion. “What keeps us up at night is how [cinema] stays the premium experience.” Continue reading “IBC wrap-up: ‘We would be fools if we didn’t learn from The Hobbit’”
As everybody has been emailing Spymaster to say, the latest Desolation of Smaug trailer will be launched tomorrow, 1st October! The new trailer will be available online at 9am EST – that’s 2pm in the afternoon in the UK, 6am in the morning on the West coast of the US. Of course, TORn will bring you a link to the trailer as soon as we can – and you can expect our usual thoughts and analysis soon thereafter!
Over the last week I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with PeckishOwl about her hilarious Oakentoons. We discussed where she gets her inspirations for the various toons and which one she loves the most. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did doing it. So without further ado, over to PeckishOwl 🙂
Audience reaction to Hollywood’s first high frame rate movie, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was decidedly mixed, but frame rates—along with higher resolution, laser light, immersive sound and second screen experiences were very much on the minds of digital cinema leaders last week at the International Broadcasters Convention.
to have a look at.