Hobbit Production Starts

[racrguy]

I need to read more

[YALE]

I need to read more

Yeah, we know!

[stevo]

Nerds!

Drunk!

Stevo

[idrivea4banger]

The only thing I know about the Hobbit is from the cartoon movie. That picture of the three dwarves reminds me of The Lost Vikings. I never knew Drizzit Do'Urden was from D & D. I got introduced to that series from a friend in Jr High. I liked the character but I stopped reading after the 3rd book. I've tried watching the LOTR trilogy and just couldn't get into it.

[mstng86]

I've tried watching the LOTR trilogy and just couldn't get into it.

Well I guess everyone can't be awesome.

[UserX]

I'm looking forward to this.

[UserX]

Is it December yet?

[mstng86]

Just announced there will be three films.

Apparently jackson is pulling some material from appendices.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/extra-story-drawn-upon-hobbit-trilogy-194114585.html

[32vfromhell]

Plenty of materiel to pull from. I feel it could be 3 films, considering the mountains of source materiel he has to pull from.

Also, they are going to rename the 2nd movie from "There and Back Again" to something else.

[UserX]

Another trailer.

[GSXRK5]

Finished reading the book a few weeks ago. Can't wait to see how well they make the film.

[mstng86]

Anyone making a midnight trek next thursday?

[UserX]

I heard something about this being the first movie shot at twice the fps than the current standard, and that only 1,000 theaters or so are capable at playing it as intended. Anyone have any more details?

[YALE]

I heard something about this being the first movie shot at twice the fps than the current standard, and that only 1,000 theaters or so are capable at playing it as intended. Anyone have any more details?

Peter Jackson released a behind the scenes video a while back, and he's got a ridiculous amount of 3D cameras for this setup, and yes, he's supposedly shooting at twice the frame rate as normal. The upside is, the darker colors will look a lot better than normal 3D, and some of the people that have seen the dailies have reported that they look way better than films that have been converted to 3D, like the Harry Potter films, or the Last Airbender. I'm so ready for this.

EDIT: http://collider.com/peter-jackson-th...n-image/85494/

[Lason]

I heard something about this being the first movie shot at twice the fps than the current standard, and that only 1,000 theaters or so are capable at playing it as intended. Anyone have any more details?

I bet alot of people will complain. My projector has a interpolation setting that will bump up frame rate to 60 fps and makes everything look like a soap opera. Very life like movement but most people who see it dont like it. Just doesnt look "right" to them. I use it alot on video games and sports although it doesnt do much in both those cases because the frame rates are already pretty high.