Ringer Spy anonymous sends along this interesting bit of info regarding the use of arrows in LOTR. Want to know how they make Legolas and other Elves move faster than seems possible? !Spoilers! [More]
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Ringer Spy anonymous sends along this interesting bit of info regarding the use of arrows in LOTR:
anonymous quotes Calisuri from our frame-by-frame look at the latest TV tralier:
“Legolas turns to face the attackers as the remaining Fellowship escapes from Moria.
We believe there are some special effects used here to make Legolas’s actions swifter, as is his nature. Notice how fast he draws the arrow and fires.”
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anonymous: The arrow is CG. Use the arrow keys to slow down the footage and you’ll note he doesn’t even pull the arrow from his quiver, but rather from behind his other shoulder. Arrows are often CG on LOTR, because obviously no-one can string a bow that fast and speeding up a shot often looks stupid.
According to Ringer Spy llynn1 the November/December issue of ‘My Generation’ Magazine has a few pages dedicated to LOTR. Anyone with the magazine and a scanner should send some scans along!
From: Jason J
“Frodo Baggins can shred. While shooting the Lord of the Rings trilogy back-to-back-to-back, the men who play Tolkien’s diminutive woodland creatures (from left, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, and Billy Boyd) bought surfboards and took advantage of New Zealands’ raddest natural resource. Studio Execs undoubtedly cringed while the stars of their $270 million project braved thundering waves and coral reefs; Viggo Mortenson suffered a black eye his first time out. But the actors swear their offscreen bonding made their onscreen chemistry work. “Surfing is when the Hobbits really became the Hobbits- its all about the camaraderie and bonding. It was massively keen.” Wood says. “We called ourselves ‘the Black Riders.’ It kind of became official when we made up some t-shirts that said Lord of the Rings Surfing Club.”
From: Sindarin
Here’s something interesting. This is a scan of the cover of this month’s catalog from Quality Paperback Book Review. This month QPB is featuring the Lord of the Rings.
From: Scott D
I’m a computer tech at in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (USA). Probably because Marquette is a Jesuit Catholic institiution we happen to have our own Tolkien collection here. Some of his original manuscripts, sketches, etc.
I’ve never seen it wtih my own eyes but I heard through the grapevine that the university is planning an exhibition of some sort due to the films coming out. If I hear anything more about it I’ll let you guys know so you can tell others. Perhaps there will be a pilgrimage of mid-westerners to MU just to browse the Tolkien goodies!