The Hobbit movies

[Nex]

Upload the raw film to like Rapidshare or something so nothing is lost.

Fantastic idea.
Also, there will be some differences between my footage and The Hobbit. Jackson is using RED Epics to film the Hobbit, and I unfortunately won't be able to get my hands on one of those beauts till next semester. I will still use the best camera I can get, and I'll make sure it's digital,not film.

I do think it's a significant benefit, it keeps panning shots and movement shots in general from being really blurry. If someone was to do a handheld type film like Cloverfield at 48fps it might aleviate some of the motion sickness people feel with it, since it won't just be blurry camera movement all over the place. It will help action scenes be clearer and camera movement in general. I personally feel like it's enough of a change.

The entirety response is not specific to you, but just a general statement.

See, this talk of motion blur is making it sound like it's an actual problem that films have. They don't. Blur is easily remedied by messing with the shutter speed.

Go back and watch all the LotR films. There's no problem with motion blur.

Now, yes, it can definitely help POV films like Cloverfield, but a general film, it's really not necessary.

And now I'm just becoming a broken record, so I'll stop now.

[Sakonosolo]

Well, if it's just a shutter speed problem then that needs to be fixed. But not everyone does that, so this is a kind of workaround I guess.

[Nex]

Well, if it's just a shutter speed problem then that needs to be fixed. But not everyone does that, so this is a kind of workaround I guess.

The thing is, with shutter speed, you can give your movie as much motion blur as you want.

Films like Saving Private Ryan operate on a high shutter speed eliminating a ton of blur. While films like, LotR will operate on a mostly low shutter speed, except for some of the actions sequences, where they might ramp it up a bit.
For example:

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That was done with a very low shutter speed. To get rid of that you just use a normal shutter speed. Though at normal, there might still be blur if you're moving the sparklers, so you might ramp the shutter speed up, and then the subject can wave the sparklers all they won't and there will be no blur.

Now, shutter speed can't do it all of course. If you're whipping the camera around 100 mile an hour, there will of course be blur.

48fps definitely has some benefits, but using motion blur as an argument for the change is really kind of moot.

Especially when camera's like the RED Epic have such amazing shutter speeds.

But yeah, I echo everyone's sentiments. I'm all for a test of 48fps, but I really wish The Hobbit wasn't that test.

[RobbyBevard]

For example:

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You have any other sparkler shots with different quality to compare with? Thats kind of a perfect thing to use as a quality example, since theres thousands of tiny details in there, usually a lot of blur, and the natural contrast makes it easy to see

[RobbyBevard]

New production diary! #7!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151028043926807
http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2012/06/06...orlando-bloom/

[baby-boo]

Loved the end! I also love that they do these blogs. I loved watching the LOTR and King Kong making of's.

Also great to see Orlando Bloom.

[Silverblade]

The decision to recast Legolas this late in production might prove to be the best one.

Spoiler:

[RobbyBevard]

Yeah, I guess after they got Bloom into the makeup, they decided he'd just aged too much to play the role anymore in a prequel. Or maybe his asking price was too high for whats basically a cameo.

[RobbyBevard]

Apparently all initial photography on the movies has now wrapped. Yaaaye. Now its all post production and pickups. We sould have one more final production diary eventually.

Also.

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[CosmicDebris]

There should be a big preview coming out via Comic-Con as well.

[herr_sebbe]

Finished reading the book today. Great stuff is all I can say. I can see how this would work as two movies and the second should be more in style with what I think the fans are expecting.

[CosmicDebris]

omg ze spoilerz http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/07/14/59080-the-hobbitcon-hall-h-presentation-torn-round-up-part-one/#more-59080


have yet to see any general comments on the fps stuff.

Q&A:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HselkQMNXKM&feature=player_embedded

[Nex]

It was presented at the standard 24 fps at comic con, so don't expect any sort of comments on frame rate.

[CosmicDebris]

Ah, ok then.

Would have thought they'd show it in full speed, wonder if they just wanted to avoid any negative reactions that the last showing got.

[RobbyBevard]

Production diary 8-final days of shooting, and a little bit of comicon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1IqqN2yaZw

[CosmicDebris]

Alright...still have some concerns (probably less than I did prior to FOTR, actually), but I am thoroughly excited for this film. :)

Incidentally.....




wtf....lol. Weird animated short from the 60's. Well, I think I'd be exaggerating to say "animated".

The monster lizard Slag?

Best part is when Bilbo makes a magical bow, kills "Slag" and marries the princess....best Hobbit ever!

[Silverblade]

Hobbit production diaries never fail to give me a warm smile after watching them.

And that is how the magic actually works.

[CharmedWard]

I'd like to mention that two have become three: http://www.facebook.com/notes/peter-...51114596546558

[CosmicDebris]

I was hearing rumors about that....guess it's confirmed then. All I can say is that the reason for doing that better be more about "we have so much great footage that when I put it all together, it just felt more like 3 movies" and not "we really want to make money off a third film".

[CharmedWard]

I was hearing rumors about that....guess it's confirmed then. All I can say is that the reason for doing that better be more about "we have so much great footage that when I put it all together, it just felt more like 3 movies" and not "we really want to make money off a third film".

That seems to be their reason, that and the amount that's been cut. So wa-hey! All the better for us ^^ But really, they're guaranteed to make so much already it's almost immaterial.