{"id":27806,"date":"2000-12-25T17:22:34","date_gmt":"2000-12-25T23:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2000\/12\/25\/the-mirror-of-galadriel-8\/"},"modified":"2000-12-25T17:22:34","modified_gmt":"2000-12-25T23:22:34","slug":"the-mirror-of-galadriel-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2000\/12\/25\/27806-the-mirror-of-galadriel-8\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mirror of Galadriel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mirror of Galadriel<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n

Oh annoying one \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

This is Galadriel of the Koga Ninja clan.<\/p>\n

I am writing regarding these films you keep making me talk to you about. Here is my story this time.<\/p>\n

I was running around the forest practicing my dragon stance and approach techniques when I felt a grumble in my stomach.<\/p>\n

I had a feeling for sushi. I wondered why this was possible because I had eaten an hour previously. I could almost smell the wasabi… in fact I could<\/i> smell wasabi; using my heightened sense of smell I went in search.<\/p>\n

Once again I came across the ‘The Lord of the Rings’ set of Helms Deep. Today they were filming scenes of Rohan horsmen chasing Uruks with body doubles of Gandalf, Legolas , Theoden, Eomer and Aragorn on horses also.<\/p>\n

I noticed that there was a blue screen up that day, 5 meters in height and 15 meters across to be exact. At this point I was suspicious so I went in for a closer look. Thankfully the Riders of Rohan came close to where I was so I grabbed one and dressed in his costume. Complete with helmet with blonde hair glued onto the back, I rode closer to the director’s tent to take a look.<\/p>\n

I jumped off the horse and looked at the LCD screen showing test shots of the previous take. And this they would never know: that their security is no match for a Koga Ninja.<\/p>\n

I had noticed that there were a lot of PNS, or Provisional Stunts (Fighter), but still that did not explain the extremely large blue screen. Hunting around for more information I watched as Uruk Hai extras lined up in formation: pikesmen, swordsmen, and crossbowmen, all who have distinctly different armor.<\/p>\n

I waited a while longer until one of the assistant directors started yelling things at the Uruk Hai. What he said would interest you.<\/p>\n

‘Ok all, Gandalf has arrived! You are very scared; we need you to run towards the blue screen, because you have just noticed a forest appear behind you in the last five minutes so you are running for shelter!’<\/p>\n

He shouted across the quarry. What I was more interested in at this time was the ear pieces most of the assistant directors and heads of each division had.<\/p>\n

But then I thought, “These are Ents coming at the end of the Battle.” The Ents had arrived!! Obviously they will be in the movie, so all can rest their Tolkien hearts.<\/p>\n

I left my horse which I called ‘POOKY’ and made my way for the female toilets. Grabbing a lady who appeared to me as an a.d. I tied her with toilet paper and took her ear piece. Over it I heard a lot.<\/p>\n

*Due to weather conditions the new Helms Deep sets will be filmed in studio along with the retreat to the Glittering Caves.<\/p>\n

*Minas Tirith will be erected in the same quarry and will be in production around spring.<\/p>\n

*From Wednesday-Friday this week, Elves will be used in studio for the Helms Deep studio sets.<\/p>\n

*Torrential rain has slowed down the production at Haywards Hill and they are missing vital shots which they can only do at the outdoor sets.<\/p>\n

*Ents are completely CGI with the help of WETA<\/a> visuals, apparently they look more tree-like than human-being-like but somewhat transform from tree into walking being.<\/p>\n

*Other scenes included huge battles between Uruk Hai and Rohan warriors in front of the 3 scale miniature of Helms Deep castle; using lighting and camera trickery it looks like the battle field is dense with fighters and the castle will look like it is in the distant background.<\/p>\n

This concluded my day at the Helms Deep set. I headed back to the Dunharrow set because I had dropped one of my favorite Vials of Poison and it was the last I had so I needed it desperately.<\/p>\n

Dunharrow consisted of many tents with Rohan and Dunedain warriors, Viggo Mortensen was doing a small scene where he walked from one tent to another with many background Rohirrim behind him. This was interesting because not only have I seen him speak Elvish on screen at Helms Deep, but I also admired his acting skills.<\/p>\n

I managed to slip off the set using my Ninja skills of invisibility and deception. Moments later I was back in the forest practicing my dragon stance again.<\/p>\n

What happened next is between me and my gods… and maybe you.<\/p>\n

Until next time,<\/p>\n

Keep an eye open,<\/p>\n

Galadriel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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