The Goblin town reminds me of Blighttown from Dark Souls. Instantly scary, just hope the frame rate is better. =p
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The Hobbit - Official Thread of Officially In Production
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The Goblin town reminds me of Blighttown from Dark Souls. Instantly scary, just hope the frame rate is better. =p
No, that's in the film. I heard part of it a while back when those soundtrack clips were released.
It's on the extended soundtrack, I have to think it will be.
WolfForager
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Is there anywhere you can listen to the full "Misty Mountain" song? Anywhere I'm finding on YouTube either seems to be digitally extended from the trailer or a mash of a load of LoTR music. Either that or I am listening to the original track and I just don't know it...
WolfForager
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Your a good man, thanks!
EDIT: Am I missing something or is this song only 1.30 long? :O
maquiladora
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Thats as long as it is on the soundtrack.
There is a longer variation of same tune as the end credits song.
Is anyone just absolutely amazed by the level of technology that goes into this movie? I watch this stuff and its incredible how many talented people are using all this computer wizardry/mo-cap/digital magic equipment. I never really understood why these movies cost as much as they did, but I get it now.
I'm so damn hyped!
Napalm_Frank
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Also the guy swearing to fight for Saruman. Urukhai/orc scenes. Always a delight to see lil more of the villains
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maquiladora
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Press screening tonight. I'm sure there will be reactions on twitter after even if its embargoed.
Interesting. Any clue as to where/when exactly it's taking place?
Dabookerman
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I can't believe this is happening now...
maquiladora
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Wellington. Screening for press tonight, cast & crew screening is tomorrow I think. It's 1pm there now.
Very cool! Crazy to think that within the next couple days we'll start to hear about the film in one form or another (reviews are embargoed, but that never stopped people from giving out strongly worded hints on Twitter).
It's funny to see PJ in the same set up for editing as he was for LOTR as seen in the behind the scenes, lying on the couch directing the editor, only now he's watching a massive HDTV.
The tech has advanced insanely since LOTR, overall.
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Does Samuel L Jackson have a role in the movie this time?
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Edmond Dantès
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The Hobbit's amazing transformations
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10849511
Kili looks more like a Dwarf in real life.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10849511
Kili looks more like a Dwarf in real life.
Am I the only one who isn't terribly excited about movies being shot at 48fps? I understand the advantages (reduced judder and stutter) and technical reasons, but darn, I worry that it'll end up looking like a cheap straight to DVD movie shot on video.
We've all seen what these newer 120Hz TVs do to movies when they use Motion Interpolation to introduce intermediate frames to movies that were shot at 24fps, introducing the infamous Soap-Opera effect.
I suppose Jackson and company know what they are doing, but I'm skeptical myself. Jackson says:
”Nobody is going to stop. This technology is going to keep evolving. At first it’s unusual because you’ve never seen a movie like this before.… It’s literally a new experience, but you know, that doesn’t last the entire experience of the film; not by any stretch, after 10 minutes or so. That’s a different experience than if you see a fast-cutting montage at a technical presentation.… There can only ever be a real reaction, a truthful reaction, when people actually have a chance to see a complete narrative on a particular film.… You settle into it.”
Actially we've seen movies like this before: whenever you walk to a department store and there's a wall of LED displays all playing the Avengers or whatever interpolated to 120Hz. Makes me want to vomit. And as someone who has been forced to sit through entire movies that have been defiled by this abomination at a friend's house, I can say that no, I don't "settle into it" after 10 minutes. You can't ever unsee it.
What do you guys think? Unlike interpolated movies, The Hobbit was actually shot at 48fps, so maybe that makes a difference, actually removing judder and stuttering, without ending up looking like cheap TV. So far opinions have been mixed.. I guess 48fps makes better sense in 3D.
Apologies if this has already been discussed in the thread before.
We've all seen what these newer 120Hz TVs do to movies when they use Motion Interpolation to introduce intermediate frames to movies that were shot at 24fps, introducing the infamous Soap-Opera effect.
I suppose Jackson and company know what they are doing, but I'm skeptical myself. Jackson says:
”Nobody is going to stop. This technology is going to keep evolving. At first it’s unusual because you’ve never seen a movie like this before.… It’s literally a new experience, but you know, that doesn’t last the entire experience of the film; not by any stretch, after 10 minutes or so. That’s a different experience than if you see a fast-cutting montage at a technical presentation.… There can only ever be a real reaction, a truthful reaction, when people actually have a chance to see a complete narrative on a particular film.… You settle into it.”
Actially we've seen movies like this before: whenever you walk to a department store and there's a wall of LED displays all playing the Avengers or whatever interpolated to 120Hz. Makes me want to vomit. And as someone who has been forced to sit through entire movies that have been defiled by this abomination at a friend's house, I can say that no, I don't "settle into it" after 10 minutes. You can't ever unsee it.
What do you guys think? Unlike interpolated movies, The Hobbit was actually shot at 48fps, so maybe that makes a difference, actually removing judder and stuttering, without ending up looking like cheap TV. So far opinions have been mixed.. I guess 48fps makes better sense in 3D.
Apologies if this has already been discussed in the thread before.
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Finally ordered the Extended Editions, only $49.99 at Best Buy.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Karma Kramer
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Lol everyones overlooking 3D + 48fps.. you've never seen this in real life anywhere. Only way to know is to see it for yourself. I'm sure there will be some people who dislike it as it has been described as overwhelming. The soap opera effect was used as the film was still very early so grading of the shots looked unfinished/therefore propish/makeupish/and like a set/stage.
If more people knew about the bolded part, then that entire controversy when that first bit of footage was shown would have been extremely minimized. I think the people reporting on the event really dropped the ball there. Ungraded, unfinished footage looks vastly different from the final product.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I don't think it had much to do with the color timing being unfinished. I think it has more to do with most people seeing something jarringly different and not being willing to accept a change from what they're used to identifying movies as. For many movie-goers I think it is just going to seem 'wrong' and that is as far as their thinking will take them.
ViewtifulJC
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I just hope it get's better. When you change the way you capture an image, you also have to change what's being captured. When you don't, you get that phony soap opera look, where the sets are clearly sets instead of worlds you can get invested in. You're constructing a 24fps world in a 48fps view, and it doesn't work. It's fake. It's phony. It's false. It's wrong.
If the film is finished, that is.
It's in the can as of today.
Ahaha no it's not.
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maquiladora
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First reaction from the screening from a Spanish journalist. Had to use google translate.
edit : he has now deleted the tweets about his thoughts on the film.
Despite the fact he said he couldn't talk about it because he just signed this, lol.
@GonzalodelPrado
edit : he has now deleted the tweets about his thoughts on the film.
Despite the fact he said he couldn't talk about it because he just signed this, lol.
@GonzalodelPrado
or dwarf woman
Edmond Dantès
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An Oscar for aFirst reaction from the screening from a Spanish journalist. Had to use google translate.
Despite the fact he said he couldn't talk about it because he just signed this, lol.
@GonzalodelPrado
miniscule role
maquiladora
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Atmos mix is done. Nowhere even remotely close to me that has Dolby Atmos though.
Edmond Dantès
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HFR 3D Atmos seems like the definitive way to see it.Atmos mix is done. Nowhere even remotely close to me that has Dolby Atmos though.
Not everyone will be able to though, which is shame.
maquiladora
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Edmond Dantès;44756094 said:
I agree, unless
they expand his role to include more screentime
Little Old Man
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I'm still planning to see the film twice- once in 2D 24-fps (maybe 3-D actually) and then a second time in 3D 48-fps. Superior set up for me, since the first viewing gives me the chance to watch the film for its story and characters, with the visuals how I would normally see them, making for an easy comparison with 48-fps.
I'm expecting the CGI to look a lot better in 48, given CGI can often look to lose and fast moving (see the CGI hedgehog in the trailer). We'll see though.
This is all providing Liverpool Odeon is actually showing it in 48fps.
I'm expecting the CGI to look a lot better in 48, given CGI can often look to lose and fast moving (see the CGI hedgehog in the trailer). We'll see though.
This is all providing Liverpool Odeon is actually showing it in 48fps.
How do I figure out which theaters are playing the 48fps version?
Sorry if its been asked many times.
Careful how you interpret that list... while it will let you know which theaters have HFR available, if it says "imax" in the name do not assume they mean HFR imax, they are simply stating the full name of the theater.
You should call the theater for more specific details.
Annoying Old Party Man
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By the way, listen to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xpI_Vt7cUn0#t=49s
Does it remind you of something?
Does it remind you of something?
maquiladora
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Rivendell theme.
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