The Hobbit: Stuff of Dreams

Of all the Behind the Scenes vids I've seen, the ones for Lord of the Rings were phenomenal. I actually wanted to have been there, despite not yet having discovered my love for filmmaking. The update vlogs coming from Peter Jackson are no different.

I love fantasy film, I love Lord of the Rings, and I love epic adventures. From what it sounds like, the Hobbit is all of them. Filmmaking, even on the scale I have done, is pretty adventurous. Toss in 254 days of shooting, some helicopter rides around New Zealand just to scout locations, and 14 principal characters and you've got some pretty promising adventure in store:



I would love to be there in some capacity. As a third year film student, this is the stuff of dreams. I mean come on; they've got 48 RED Epics!



Peter Jackson is one of the guys that makes me dream. I dream of one day working on a project like this. I dream of one day directing a project like this. The only tarnish to those dreams is that there will never be another Lord of the Rings project. Unless Jackson decides to one day shoot segments of the Silmarillion, or some of The Book of Lost Tales. One can dream.

~Tommy

Advice: Always

Always write down your ideas and do your best to keep track of them. You will one day regret it if you do not.

~Tommy

Brief Update

Wow...it's amazing how time gets away from you. No blog posts in ages. Unfortunately, I have a research paper and a programming assignment to work on. But I'll share with you some cool gear I picked up this past week:

This shoulder support is a nifty device that allows hands free camera support, and can also be used as a semi-steady cam rig when the situation requires. I use it with my Canon 7D, which is probably a little too big for this rig, but the price can't be beat for what you get.

This is a 5 in 1 reflector/flag/diffusion device for photography/movie making. It's 32 inches in diameter, has silver and gold reflector surfaces, white and black surfaces, and at its core a translucent surface for diffusion. And it all folds down to 15 inches for easy transport. A very useful piece of equipment.

Well, I will hopefully see you all soon.

~Tommy