{"id":97295,"date":"2015-03-01T00:19:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T05:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=97295"},"modified":"2015-03-01T00:19:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T05:19:05","slug":"watch-this-new-fan-film-based-on-leaf-by-niggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/03\/01\/97295-watch-this-new-fan-film-based-on-leaf-by-niggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch this new fan-film based on Leaf by Niggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/treeandleaf-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"treeandleaf\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-97299 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/treeandleaf-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/treeandleaf-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/treeandleaf-600x335.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/treeandleaf.jpg 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s short story <i>Leaf by Niggle<\/i> is one of my favourite of his works.  Written in 1938-39, and first published in the <i>Dublin Review<\/i> in January 1945, the piece is often considered an allegory of Tolkien&#8217;s own creative process (respected Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey argues in his book <i>The Author of the Century<\/i> that it functions as an autobiographical allegory).<\/p>\n<p>Adam Dens and his friends have adapted this work into a short, 17-minute film. There are some sound issues here and there, but it&#8217;s worth a watch in my opinion. Go check it out. Adam writes:<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>My friends and I have made a non-profit short film based on Tolkien&#8217;s Leaf by Niggle. It was a new challenge, both in adaptation and the usage of miniatures, and while it did not come together as I expected, we are very proud of the result, and the work we put into it. <\/p>\n<p><i>Tree &#038; Leaf<\/i> tells the story of a painter, who fails to put the images in his head on canvas. A short film about creative work, and the fear of never finishing it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hB0f9M6tVLI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s short story Leaf by Niggle is one of my favourite of his works. 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