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He is the Lord of the Nazgul - the greatest of the nine. And Minas Morgul is his lair.
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The fell beasts in lotr have a cute design. Fight me.
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Faramir Teahces Eowyn How to Read
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We’re so lucky they filmed Lord of the Rings when they did. Twenty years later, they would’ve had Viggo Mortensen riding a green bike that they CGI into a horse because that’s better for some reason.
This simple feeling… is beyond Disney’s comprehension.
Kids, kids. Are you telling me you think they didn’t use CGI in Lord of the Rings? One of the characters is entirely mo-cap and CGI! It has dragons and mammoths, and I promise they didn’t really build gigantic statues to sail boats through.
no, people are not saying they didn’t cgi the dragons they’re saying lotr used real horses unlike the above example of editing in a dog where they might have held an actual dog.
Exactly. LOTR was a masterpiece in balancing CG and practical effects, they didn’t overuse CG. That didn’t mean they didn’t use it, it means that when practical was better, they used practical. When LOTR used CG, it was because it could not be done at the time with practical effects; you just can’t make someone look like Gollum without making their suit and prosthetics impossible to act in. This was before motion capture, they had to animate Gollum BY HAND using Andy Serkis as a reference. Four tusked elephants with tiny people walking around on them aren’t exactly on sale, nor are fell beasts.
Isengard and Orthanc? Bigature (miniature but like, the size of a tennis court). Minas Tirith? Bigature. Helm’s Deep, the Black Gate, Barad-dur, Minas Morgul, Osgiliath, even elements of Lothlorien, Moria, and the Grey Havens? BIGATURES. Hobbits and Gandalf in one shot? Almost always tricks of perspective with, for example, a table set that was made in 3 pieces to move and make you think Tiny Elijah Wood™ was sitting at the same table as Giant Ian McKellan™, not greenscreen. They literally went so far as to make the Hobbits’ clothes (on the taller actors, not their little stunt doubles) with thicker thread to make their smallness look real.
Those statues, the Gates of Argonath? CG. The gorge and the boats? Real.
But the thing about the top example with the dog? They’re doing it because CG is less expensive because animal handlers have unions, while CG artists don’t and work in sweatshop conditions.
Regarding the “giant statues to sail boats through” especially, it was such a clever work of blending bigatures and real river exteriors filmed near Queenstown with actors/stunt doubles/scale doubles in the boats.
This is Richard Taylor with the bigature for a sense of scale from the behind the scenes special features (ngl, I want them to frame my front door) :
And this is what it looked like with all the lighting and framing put in place, with bluescreens to add background and foreground digitally:
And the gorge they transposed it over:
And the final result with the transposed river and sky and matched up colour-grading:
There is so much detail on the bigatures as well, that they incorporated the concept that the statues were only carved out of the cliffsides to a point, but that they constructed a quarry and cut the rock to build the rest. The bigatures actually include the worn down and aged remains of the quarry.
Definitely not the same as pasting on a dog for budget reasons.
This is why I am so sad the Hobbit trilogy was made in a limited time frame, they did not have the time to make all the stuff they did for LotR.
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tentacion2099
A character you would not date: Aragon and Boromir
Give me a character and I will describe why I would NOT date them - Taking More Asks!
Hmmm. Okay, let's tackle Aragorn first.
He tells me he knows the place and it is a short while away. I join. We have been walking for three hours. The weather is getting worse and we are out of the suburbs and into a forest.
We have been walking for six hours, I think I have lost the will to live. Aragorn exclaims that he knows a shortcut. Shortcut consists of surfing down the river on the back of yelling Nazgul.
I quit.
Now as for Boromir?
I seriously feel like I just won't be able to jive well with his father. And being able to feel comfortable with so relatives is a rather important element, I would say.
Otherwise he is a pretty swell guy, to be honest.
crysdrawsthings reblogged
In the ideal modern lotr au, all locations should have an eery, abandoned vibe (like they do in the books). The kind of locations you stumble over on a road trip and are haunted by for the rest of your life.
Tom Bombadil’s house as an old tourist trap that hasn’t been altered since the 70s run by a too-friendly owner and his suspiciously beautiful wife.
Weathertop as a giant factory that became redundant decades ago and was left to rot.
Rivendell as a breathtakingly beautiful hotel that was fully booked every night in its heydey, but now is lucky to have more than two guests at a time.
Moria as an abandoned subway system… but is it abandoned?
Lothlórien as a fairytale themed amusement park built in the 50s that went out of business and was reclaimed by nature.
…I could go on.
Anonymous asked:
Marfa at the battle of Helm's Deep.
A little sketch. She is slaying some orks, probably.Sadly just a little sketch, but I hope it looks nice still.
Tag for enablers - @sleepyysalamiri @aearyn
crysdrawsthings reblogged
Legolas always loved riding the end of his father’s robes as a little elfing~
Thranduil never minded and always felt quite amused by it…
…even when Legolas was older and drunk. ;’3
Based off this post and the comments pffff >w<
Anonymous asked:
Idk how familiar you are with the elf races in LotR, but what would Nox be? Or is she more of a human?
Well, Nonnie, I would say, that the generic version of a Nox is more of a human, then of anything else. To be an elf, she is… Not quite “elven” and not quite some sort of “ethereal” to me to count as an elf. Not sure how to say it properly.
The closest thing I would pick for her I think would be a Ringwraith. Neither living or dead, slowly fading away until nothing left aside from a husk, bound by a greater force, just not the Ring in that case, but by the Flame and her Dark Sigil.
Feel free to discuss, of course, I maybe missing something :)
Anonymous asked:
Holy shit, 4 shit heads anon here but I didn't know you liked Tolkien! I''ve just started reading The Lord of the Rings and it was such a nice surprise to realise you are a fan of that particular world!
Nonnie!
I am a really big fan of Tolkien world, yes! And I wish you to have a great time reading LotR.Also feel free to drop in with anything Tolkien related, Nonnie Always glad to found another person interested in the world!
Anonymous asked:
Have you played Shadow of Mordor?
Yes, Nonnie! Played and reeeally loved it. Sadly wasn’t able to finish due to some unlucky things that happened, but I love it so much. Very excited for the second one!
Also, little doodle I made back then, in a 2015. Celebrimbor (in flesh, because why not) and their with Talion pet caragor, who monched lunch along with the plate. I really loved them.
And this thiiiiiing. I mean. It was the moment when I understood, that I and this game will have a long and meaningful relationship. Pls, Take my money, take my soul and give me IRL version of this. To put on table and love it.
Anonymous asked:
Eee, you're into the Silmarillion? Awesome.
Yeah! Really, really into.Tolkien works truly have special place in my heart and Silmarillion/HOME especially.It also some sort of a constant in my fandom migrations and first fandom ever I was sorta active in, even if it was a part of a russian part.But yeah, I am REALLY into the Silmarillion.Not really active with that at the moment, but into.
Garrus from Mass and Saroun from Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion
First of all, sorry that this one will go without drawings :(
Garrus
- First impression
Honestly, ME1 happened with me sorta long ago and in the times, when my English was much worse, so my understanding of the game events was rather… hazy. But anyway, I can honestly say, that he gave me that awesome cinnamon roll vibes. And I really love turian design. So I can say, that my first impression was like a “quality friendo material
- Impression now
THERE IS NO SHEPARD WITHOUT VAKARIAN*ugly sobbing*
- Favorite moment
Can’t pick one. Garrus is honestly one big awesome moment. A lot of ME characters are big awesome moments, honestly.
- Idea for a story
Meeting at the bar. After all this struggle and Shit Happened™ they can finally have some time for themselves and finally at peace.
- Unpopular opinion
As usual, missing this one.
- Favorite relationship
THERE IS NO SHEPARD WITHOUT VAKARIAN*sobs more*
Honestly, I really like how he and Shepard and developing relationship and all that. How it starts in the second one, dat dance, shooting competition, all the memes and feels. All that. I am not much of a shipper, but this was real.
They will meet again and drink in a bar.
- Favorite headcanon
As I said earlier about Miranda, I don’t really have any headcanons for Mass Effect characters, sadly.
Sauron
- First impression
I for the first time met the boi in the movies, not book, but okay. Kickass armor. Really kickass. And that kickass vjooooh-ing with mace.I still one mace and gloves from that armor.Still. Want.*does grabby hands*
- Impression now
Part-time lieutenant, full-time baby-sitter.Eternally done, externally screaming.Lord of Adorable Fluffballs.Bitty kitty.Still kicks asses.
- Favorite moment
The whole Numenor story, I guess.
- Idea for a story
Sauron and Melkor, daily stuff.Like. Domestic humor, but on an Angband scale.
- Unpopular opinion
As usual, missing this one.But, well, I do not ship Angbang?
- Favorite relationship
I am low-key shit Sauron with Thuringwethil. Also OTP of all Ages: Sauron/One Ring.Such love. Much passion. Rawr.
- Favorite headcanon
Cat-like Sauron. Both in actions and in appearance.And yes, I thought this shit up before I learned about Tevildo.True story.I even remember, that reason behind was something related to a mentioning “claws of Sauron\Mordor” or something like that and it somehow ended up bringing into my mind the image of cat.
crysdrawsthings reblogged
the thing about lotr that the movies don’t convey so fully is how the story is set in an age heavily overshadowed by all the ages before. they’re constantly traveling through ruins, discussing the glory of days gone by, the empires of men are much diminished, the elves (especially galadriel) are described as seeming incongruent, frozen in time….some of the imagery is even near-apocalyptic, like the ruins of moria and of course the landscape surrounding mordor
this is a strange thought to me, somehow: that the archetypal “high fantasy” story is set at the point where the…fantasy…used to be much higher? this is not the golden age; this is a remnant
karstaag-reborn
LotR is Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome of the elves.
i want to emphasize that people have added excerpts of their theses in reply to this post but this is still my favorite reblog
top 5 green characters
Thanks for asking! Let’s see…
Legolas GREEN-leaf.Gamora from the Guardians of the Galaxy.Trazyn the Infinite is nicely green. Partly.Yoda is a nice little green bean.Ninja-Turtles, because they are important green part of my childhood.
Top 5 CANON pairings, any property.
Thanks for asking!So, let’s see. I will try to be serious. Can hardly give a particular order, so in order of remembering.1. Manwe and Varda from Silmarillion. Especially in earlier drafts with more god-like then angel-like Ainur. 2. Han and Leya from Star Wars. 3. Kanan and Hera from SW: Rebels.4. Beren and Luthien, but I honestly more like earlier drafts here too.5. Can Fem!SI/Andronikos Revel count as canon? If not - Earendil/Elwing.
Honorable mentions: Thrawn/ART™, Orson Krennic/Death Star, Samwise\Rosie and probably some more I can’t remember now, because I am terribly bad with pairing :(