Le Hobbit || Peter Jackson

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Just arrived at our four-day Easter break, which will be a nice time to recharge batteries and do a few script tweaks for future scenes.



We always find there are three distinct phases in the life of a film script. First, it exists before the film starts shooting. In this period, which can last from months to years, the script is a theoretical document—an imaginative version of the movie.



Then you start shooting and things come much more into focus—usually in a very positive way. We now have actors who bring their skill to the roles and suddenly we see the characters in a more vivid and tangible way. This is both fun and satisfying, and always inspires us to embark on constant script revisions to meet the renewed potential these characters now have. I feel that much of the best writing happens during this period, but it does make a very busy time—very, very busy! Sometimes we have gotten these revisions to the actors a little late. We constantly joke to Ian McKellen that tomorrow's script pages will be slid under his door sometime the night before... and sometimes that has been true.



The worst case of this came during The Fellowship of the Ring, when we revised Boromir's long speech about Mordor at the last minute and only got it to Sean Bean on the day it was being shot. Sean handled it very cleverly—if you look at the movie, you'll see he occasionally has his head bowed, as if dealing with the emotional weight of the horrors of Mordor. In actual fact, the new script page had been taped to his knee! By the time we were done with several takes and a few different camera angles, Sean had the speech down pat, and it was mainly those takes that were used in the final cut.



The final writing phase comes in post-production, when you edit the movie. No matter what you were imagining when you wrote the script, and what you imagined during the shoot, nothing now matters beyond the actual cut film. We often find that script work continues during post, including writing and shooting new scenes, reorganising the order of scenes, or recording additional dialogue to slip into shots. We do all of these things, and the writing only stops when the film is finally finished.



Many thanks for all the comments about the first posts. A few common questions have come up and I'll answer some of those over the break. Now to get back to the script for those Rivendell scenes we have coming up...



Cheers,

Peter J

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La voix qu'on entend a la fin du making of, je croyais que c'était Ian Holm
C'est Martin Freeman Et on entend pas la différence

One comment that came up from the recent video blog was the Bilbo voice at the end—many of you assumed it was Sir Ian Holm. Whilst Ian will be returning as the older Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, that recording was actually Martin Freeman's voice, taken from a script read through we recorded when the cast first arrived. I have to admit, I wasn't sure who it was when I first heard it, either.

Cheers, Peter J

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L'acteur qui joue Fili quitte le tournage

I am sad to report that Rob Kazinsky, who was cast in the role of Fili, is having to leave The Hobbit and return home, for personal reasons.  Rob has been terrific to work with and his enthusiasm and infectious sense of humour will be missed by all of us. I should say that Rob's departure will not affect ongoing filming of The Hobbit, nor will it impact work done to date, as we had yet to film much of Fili's storyline. At the moment we are shooting scenes featuring Bilbo without the Dwarves, which will give us time to find a new Fili. I'll keep everyone posted with updates as they come. 
Cheers,
Peter J

[loval]

Hier j'ai rencontré un sieur anglais qui connait les types de Weta (il est allé deux fois là-bas, dans les studios).
Il m'a dit qu'il allait y retourner en octobre. Autant dire que je lui ai demandé une carte, qu'il m'a d'ailleurs donné.

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La vieille technique de drague des vieux geeks gay... et loval qui tombe dans le panneau, pffff

[loval]

Gnagnagna.

Le type en question a écrit le chapitre sur les armes du Seigneur des Anneaux dans Picturing Tolkien, livre d'essais qui sortira courant juin.

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The news about us filming The Hobbit at 48 frames per second generated a lot of comments. Of course, it's impossible to show you what 48 fps actually looks like outside of a movie cinema, but there were several interesting and insightful questions raised.

We will be completing a "normal" 24 frames per second version—in both digital and 35mm film prints. If we are able to get the Hobbit projected at 48 fps in selected cinemas, there will still be normal-looking 24 fps versions available in cinemas everywhere.

Converting a film shot at 48 fps down to 24 fps is not a hugely difficult process, but it requires testing to achieve the best results. Some of this involves digital processes during post-production. We are also shooting the film a slightly different way, which is a question several of you asked. Normally you shoot a movie with a 180-degree shutter angle. Changing the shutter angle affects the amount of motion blur captured during movement. Reducing the shutter angle gives you the stroby (or jerky) "Saving Private Ryan" look.

However, we're going the other way, shooting at 48 fps with a 270 degree shutter angle. This gives the 48 fps a lovely silky look, and creates a very pleasing look at 24 fps as well. In fact, our DP, Andrew Lesnie, and I prefer the look of 24 fps when it comes from a 48 fps master.

More soon ....


Cheers,

Peter J

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Lee Pace, vu dans The Fall, sera Thranduil - le roi des Elfes de Mirkwood et père de Legolas

I'm very pleased to be welcoming two new cast members to our team.

Dean O'Gorman will be playing Fili. Dean's a terrific Kiwi actor, who I am thrilled to be working with. He's recently been in an excellent TV series down here called "The Almighty Johnsons", and I should let fans of that show know that our shooting schedule allows Dean to continue with a second series next year. Dean will be joining us next week.

I'm also pleased to announce that Lee Pace will be playing the Elven King Thranduil. Casting these Tolkien stories is very difficult, especially the Elven characters, and Lee has always been our first choice for Thranduil. He's going to be great. We loved his performance in a movie called "The Fall" a few years ago, and have been hoping to work with him since. When we were first discussing who would be right for Thranduil, Lee came into mind almost immediately.

It's been a great week, and I'm looking forward to the next few. It's going to be interesting...
More soon.

Cheers,

Peter J

[Xidius]

Don't mess with the Gandalf.

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Ca devait être confidentiel mais Martin Freeman a vendu la mèche : l'excellent Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) aura un rôle important dans le Hobbit.
Sans doute Bard l'Archer.

[Luciole]

C'est chouette mais ça retarde d'autant plus une éventuelle saison 2 de Sherlock

[Xidius]

Il faudrait vraiment qu'elle revoie l'ordre de ses priorités !

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C'est chouette mais ça retarde d'autant plus une éventuelle saison 2 de Sherlock

Si tu lisais ce que j'écris, tu saurais que Martin Freeman a quitté le tournage du Hobbit pour tourner la saison2 de Sherlock.
Pendant ce temps, Peter Jackson tourne plein de trucs dans lequel il n'apparait pas.

Tout va bien donc

[Luciole]

Et je lis ce que tu écris. Mais les longues citations sont loooongues.