From: Faie I saw (TheOneRing.net’s) presentation. I thought it was cool, but I was disappointed that the exhibit…
Continue ReadingFrom: Faie
I saw (TheOneRing.net’s) presentation. I thought it was cool, but I was disappointed that the exhibit floor closed right when it ended and I didn’t get to see anything else (I had to come in after work). But I heard all sorts of good things about it, and there seems to be a lot of LOTR-related stuff. I think this is great because it is all positive publicity. I wish I had seen Elijah Wood though!
From Ringer Spy Gilgameth
I just came from a 4th Qtr meeting with (snip) last night and they took us through their shpeal…then they showed trailers.
The last ‘trailer’ they showed was actually a ten minute making-of about Lord of the Rings. Needless to say I was happy and my goosebumps rose. It was really interesting and I got to see scenes I haven’t seen in any of the trailers. You guys have probably seen this too. Anyway, my real reason for writing about this was one thing that stuck out to me…I know that Arwen has a larger role in the story however…from the footage I saw, it looks like she carries Frodo across the ford! Bakshi made it Legolas who meets them instead of Glorfindel after they leave Weathertop – is maybe Arwen meeting them now after Weathertop?
I just rewatched that old Making-of that came out before the teaser trailer and what I saw last night is like an extended version of that. A lot of the same scenes but Sean Bean holding the ring on the chain actually has a line about all the trouble for this small item. And the extended Arwen scene with the Hobbit on her horse – she definitely is making a break from the edge of a forest towards something and the nine riders (in the big heavy cloaks – so it’s before they take the stolen bodies of kings) are right behind her and reaching for her. That was why I was pretty sure she is crossing the ford like you guys conjectured on the site as I look at the shot by shot break down. Anyway, passing it along. You guys have probably seen it but if not, it was pretty wicked.
There was one more part where the digital animator talks about the orcs (vs Faramir’s men I think – they looked human not elven and they were carrying huge two-handed blades with odd split grips) and how none of the movements are animated. All of them are just programmed with hit, run, back off, charge, etc and then each of the 3D constructs just interacts with those around it! That’s some HEAVY duty programming but the fight looked AMAZING!
They also showed Aragorn in that ‘morning after Helm’s Deep’ By the gods, he kicked ass! Looked great.
Ringer Spy J Mintz sends along these great pics of Sean Bean (Boromir) and Hugo Weaving (Elrond). These high quality pics really give you the chance to take a look at the detail and quality of the costumes, I smell Oscar!
Ringer Fan Rod sent us this scan and observation the other day:
“Judging by the recent interview with Ralph Bakshi he is somewhat embittered, to say the least. However he said he had heard that New Line had looked at his animated version of LOTR many times and extracted any good bits (not many I guess!). But look at the attached scan from the Film of the Book version published in 1979 and compare it with the still from the FOTR teaser trailer.
![[ Click for Larger Version ]](http://img-www.theonering.net/images/071801_bakshi_sm.jpg)
![[ Click for larger version ]](http://img-www.theonering.net/images/071801_hobbits_sm.jpg)
If you put the two main images together from Bakshi’s book it is spookily simliar to the trailer still. Could just be coincidence of course.“
Unfortunately the interview is more then likely a spoof (The Onion is a satirical newspaper), but the observation is right on!
Update
There is also a rendering by John Howe that mirrors this scene too. Check it out from Rolozo Tolkien. Thanks to Ringer Derek for the tip! [More]
I’m pretty sure, after receiving a few emails from fans of The Onion that the AV section is in fact legit and the interviews contained therein are also legit. Thanks to everyone who emailed me. Check the interview out for yourself. [More]
From: ellafunnt
I live in vancouver, b.c. and in this saturday’s edition of the vancouver sun (in the ‘mix’ section) there was an entire page devoted to lord of the rings, titled “The Language of the Elves.” it goes on to talk about tolkien, scholars who study elvish, and a history of the book’s conception. i thought it was very fascinating because until now i haven’t seen many articles discussing the linguistics of lord of the rings, and that’s probably the most important thing!
It also discusses the role of linguists in hollywood and how quenya differs from so many made up hollywood languages out there. and here’s a nicely put take on the whole ‘geek’ factor:
“And you would keep in mind that the humans who study Elvish do no resemble those you might expect to speak Klingon. They will not wear prosthetic foreheads and salute William Shatner. They are more likely to know Native American words for orange juice and read Beowulf in the original Old English. They are, like the professor who started it all, serious people.”
There is also a fairly large picture of elijah wood and sean astin in character at the top third of the page, and on the bottom there is a brief glossary of quenya words–variations on the words ‘air,’ ‘dragon,’ ‘drink,’ and ‘sea’ for example. there’s also a link from where this sample was taken from (www.dragondesign.com/TheLair/elf.html).
We’ve had further confirmation that Lurtz is indeed played by rising Maori actor Lawrence Makoare. He’s acting next to Temuera Morrison in ‘Crooked Earth” and he’s also appearing in a Maori-language version of “A Merchant of Venice,” so he’s a busy boy.
In “Crooked Earth” Makaore plays Kahu, a charismatic firebrand who has turned his village into a lawless dope-growing wasteland. Seems like he’s getting typecast in the orc-leader roles….”
Read more about Makoare here. [More]
