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SCOD: Uglúk coming at ya! O.O

Xanaseb Tol Eressea Oct 3 2012, 2:53pm Views: 1312 SCOD: Uglúk coming at ya! O.O Bigger version -here- Aaaaaa!!! Doesn't that face put the fear of death into you? I found this short scene with Uglúk coming after Merry and Pippin probably the scariest in the trilogy, and I think that the way that it was filmed contributed greatly (a long with a brilliant acting Orc and voice work). PJ made this part very shifty and used these jerky close-up shots whilst the camera moved back along with Uglúk... 1. Which scene in the trilogy was the scariest in your opinion, and how does it rank with this one? 2. What strikes you about this particular cap? (thinking of colour, lighting and composition) 3. What strikes you about Uglúk? Silly Q: Do you think Merry and Pippin would have survived if it weren't for the timely intervention of Treebeard? Thanks! --I'm a victim of Bifurcation-- __________________________________________ Join us over at Barliman's chat all day, any day! __________________________________________

Magpie Immortal Oct 3 2012, 3:00pm Views: 802 Is that Uglúk or Grishnákh And I have to say, the only reason I would have any hope of knowing that is because the name is attached to some score music that came under study. LOTR soundtrack website ~ magpie avatar gallery TORn History Mathom-house ~ Torn Image Posting Guide (This post was edited by Magpie on Oct 3 2012, 3:00pm)

GoodGuyA Lorien Oct 3 2012, 3:04pm Views: 751 Ah yes, this orc I can get behind 1. Which scene in the trilogy was the scariest in your opinion, and how does it rank with this one? Shelob, definitely. It just nails the horror so right, but I absolutely love the way this one comes about. It's an example of how frantic pace can create some incredibly tense moments, and seeing that creature come out of the glade yelling always gets me good! 2. What strikes you about this particular cap? (thinking of colour, lighting and composition) That moonlight seems awfully bright for and overgrown place like Fangorn. Could have toned that down a little. Otherwise, I like Fangorn and its atmosphere. It works for me, and the prop department did a spectacular job making it feel real. 3. What strikes you about Uglúk? His ferocity, his swiftness, and his music! Also love the long faced look of him which gives him that desirably hateable quality! Silly Q: Do you think Merry and Pippin would have survived if it weren't for the timely intervention of Treebeard? Unfortunately, they didn't have their knives, so I think we'd have to say goodbye to our little hobbit friends...

Shelob'sAppetite Valinor Oct 3 2012, 4:13pm Views: 776 Ugluk is an Uruk This is an orc. Grishnakh, I believe.

Xanaseb Tol Eressea Oct 3 2012, 4:44pm Views: 740 Whoopsy Daisy... big fail then .. replace all 'Uglúk's with 'Grishnakh's :¬) // --I'm a victim of Bifurcation-- __________________________________________ Join us over at Barliman's chat all day, any day! __________________________________________

Xanaseb Tol Eressea Oct 3 2012, 4:56pm Views: 690 hehe Quote 3. What strikes you about Uglúk? That it isn't Uglúk ... ... ... --I'm a victim of Bifurcation-- __________________________________________ Join us over at Barliman's chat all day, any day! __________________________________________

elevorn Lorien Oct 3 2012, 4:59pm Views: 733 Run Hobbit Run 1. Which scene in the trilogy was the scariest in your opinion, and how does it rank with this one? The path's of the dead freaked me out, and so did Shelob far more than any of the orcs, but the passion and hatred in this scene made it one of the great parts of the movie for me. 2. What strikes you about this particular cap? (thinking of colour, lighting and composition) So much angst and hatred for such small sweet creatures. Love the blue closeness of Fangorn. 3. What strikes you about Grishnak? He is one of the more human orcs in the face. but I suppose it was needed as he had a good bit of talking to do in a close confined space. I actually really preferred his look to a lot of the other orcs who seemed to have a lot of trouble opening their mouths to speak or make noise. Silly Q: Do you think Merry and Pippin would have survived if it weren't for the timely intervention of Treebeard? If there were enough stones of size about their feet then I think they would have made it out alive and old Grishnak would have a caved in face ala' David versus Goliath in Hobbit form. "clever hobbits to climb so high!" Check out my writing www.jdstudios.wordpress.com

Magpie Immortal Oct 3 2012, 5:34pm Views: 719 is this a matter of reading flat and ignoring subject lines? ... just saying. ;-p (points to the reply I made 7 minutes after your first post) LOTR soundtrack website ~ magpie avatar gallery TORn History Mathom-house ~ Torn Image Posting Guide

Xanaseb Tol Eressea Oct 4 2012, 10:58am Views: 695 nah, Shelob's right, it's Grishnákh. ... and yes I read flat, but that's besides the point --I'm a victim of Bifurcation-- __________________________________________ Join us over at Barliman's chat all day, any day! __________________________________________

Magpie Immortal Oct 4 2012, 1:42pm Views: 682 sorry.. it's just that I questioned if that was Ugluk (as you said) or Grishnakh (which I thought it was). You didn't respond to that. Then SA said it was Grishnakh and you said, 'yeah, right'. I couldn't figure out why you wouldn't have questioned your use of Ugluk when I posted but then I thought perhaps you missed the question in the subject line. And now you say 'na, Shelob's right' to me... as if I was wrong. I said, essentially, the same thing as SA. I just said it by asking you to confirm or change the name you were using instead of telling you it was wrong. I think it's one of those times when I get really confused by the conversation! :-/ LOTR soundtrack website ~ magpie avatar gallery TORn History Mathom-house ~ Torn Image Posting Guide

Shelob'sAppetite Valinor Oct 4 2012, 2:28pm Views: 702 Magpie's right She suggested that this was Grishnakh before I did! My sincere apologies. I posted too hastily, not having seen your response. I think Xanaseb's response, however, is due to the fact that your post was framed as a question: "Is this Ugluk or Grishnakh?" Xan, it seems, is just responding to that question, and responding to the fact that I seemed to have answered the question with: "It's Grishnakh." Hopefully, the world still turns! (This post was edited by Shelob'sAppetite on Oct 4 2012, 2:31pm)

elevorn Lorien Oct 4 2012, 3:14pm Views: 672 Don't be Hasty (does best Treebeard imitation)//   "clever hobbits to climb so high!" Check out my writing www.jdstudios.wordpress.com

Magpie Immortal Oct 4 2012, 8:01pm Views: 671 I think I'm working it out I wasn't upset. Just immensely puzzled and sometimes, I just can't walk past a puzzle without solving it. I think what was missing were subtle nuances of voice that put different meanings on things. It reminds me of a story an ESL (English as Second Language) teacher I worked with told about a new student she had who didn't speak English. The other children were trying to pronounce the new student's name for her. They'd say it (and it wasn't that difficult) and she'd repeat it back. But every time she repeated it back, they'd all giggle as if she'd made a silly mistake. This went on for awhile till she worked out that, when she repeated the name back, she was giving her voice a rise at the end as she was essentially asking a question (implied: this is the way you say it?). When she gave the name a rise at the end, it turned the name from masculine to feminine (or vise versa) into a name for someone of the opposite gender as the new student. The kids thought that was funny - and probably a little dense for the teacher! I think reading 'nah' and even my original question with different nuances of voice change the meaning of the sentences. And I really did think that perhaps my subject line had been overlooked which made me question my habit of using the subject line to start my train of thought. LOTR soundtrack website ~ magpie avatar gallery TORn History Mathom-house ~ Torn Image Posting Guide

Shelob'sAppetite Valinor Oct 5 2012, 4:55am Views: 672 A perfect example Of how imperfect, and sometimes unfortunately impersonal, internet communications can still be.

Xanaseb Tol Eressea Oct 11 2012, 3:39am Views: 993 yes Shelob, I saw these posts rather late, so I responded to yours rather than Magpie's.... sorry Magpie!! :¬( I did see your's though // --I'm a victim of Bifurcation-- __________________________________________ Join us over at Barliman's chat all day, any day! __________________________________________