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Is "The Hobbit" missing a landscape teaser poster?



TheHutt
Gondor


Oct 4 2012, 9:23pm


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Is "The Hobbit" missing a landscape teaser poster?
Remember the great teaser poster motives used for the LOTR trilogy (okay, not for ROTK)?



and the unused Barad-Dur concept for ROTK (abandoned in favour of Aragorn with Anduril teaser):




Anyway, these were great posters because they didn't feature anybody from the cast, and as such, found great usage as covers for the Limited Editions DVDs (and now, for separate Extended BluRay Editions).

For my part, I think that The Hobbit (at least, AUJ) lacks such a great poster featuring just a signature landscape of Middle-Earth. The one with Gandalf is great, but... it features Gandalf.

What do you think?
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DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 4 2012, 9:28pm


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What landscape would you suggest?
I think we will get plenty more posters in the coming months, and I'm still waiting for an "official" one that blends in the with the LOTR trilogy posters.

A landscape teaser poster for AUJ would need to say "adventure". So one of Hobbiton is no good. How about the eagles flying over the Misty Mountains?

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Ardamírë
Valinor


Oct 4 2012, 9:33pm


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I'm trying to think of a good landscape
And can't come up with anything that says "wow!"

The Lonely Mountain might work for film 2 or 3, but I can't think of anything else.
"...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales


DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 4 2012, 9:36pm


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The Lonely Mountain would be great for TABA
And Mirkwood and the Forest River might be good for DOS (or even perhaps Laketown, or part of the desolation).

Nothing really sticks out in my mind apart from the Misty Mountains. Rivendell is too obvious, and we've all seen it before. But then again, any (generic) NZ landscape would look stunning! Sly

Edit: Unless it isn't of Rivendell itself. Perhaps one of the waterfalls?

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(This post was edited by DanielLB on Oct 4 2012, 9:41pm)


There&ThereAgain
Rohan


Oct 4 2012, 9:56pm


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imagine a poster combing all six films
in the vein of this Star Wars one:

http://media.filmschoolrejects.com/images/star-wars-series.jpg

summer 2014!
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien

"Thanks for the money!" -George Lucas


DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 4 2012, 10:01pm


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Just as long as this trilogy is better than the SW pile of *ahem*
Wink

We will definitely be getting this, once all the films have been released. The super-uber combined blu-ray slightly extended no new features Middle-earth hexology DVD release *will* be advertised like this!

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There&ThereAgain
Rohan


Oct 4 2012, 10:11pm


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aw
personally I think all the Star Wars bashing is excessive to the point of parody here, it's unfortunate Lucas himself has exacerbated the weird cinematic history and legacy those films occupy.

Crazy

also you are making me drool at the thought of a six film uber bluray EE boxset.
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"Thanks for the money!" -George Lucas


Bombadil
Half-elven


Oct 4 2012, 10:12pm


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The most inviting Landscape in UEJ..Rivendale///
 


Ardamírë
Valinor


Oct 4 2012, 10:40pm


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I guess it could be Rivendell
There doesn't seem to be anything else Unsure

A waterfall could work, I'm sure. It just doesn't seem to be the defining structure of the film, if you know what I mean.
"...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales


Sinister71
Tol Eressea


Oct 4 2012, 11:06pm


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if there needs to be a landscape...
How about a hill side looking back on Hobbiton in the distance, since that is the very beginning of Bilbo's adventure and represents the path he followed for the rest of his days... Just a thought Wink


There&ThereAgain
Rohan


Oct 5 2012, 12:12am


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good choice
he was grumbling the whole time about wanting to go home anyway! Angelic
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."-J.R.R. Tolkien

"Thanks for the money!" -George Lucas


Shelob'sAppetite
Valinor

Oct 5 2012, 1:08am


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Plenty
The Shire

The Lonely Mountain/Dale from a flashback (with shadow of Smaug?)

Rivendell valley

The Lonelands/ Trollshaws (perhaps with stone trolls?)

The majestic Misty Mountains (perhaps with stone giant tossing a stone in the background?)

A cavernous shot of Goblin Town, with the Goblin King seated at the bottom?

Almost any landscape in New Zealand looks gorgeous, so it wouldn't take much.


Ardamírë
Valinor


Oct 5 2012, 1:28am


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Well I did mention the Lonely Mountain
And I had actually thought about the stone giants & the Misty Mountains, but I'm not sure I like that idea. It could be cool, though. Not sure.

I'm not sure about any of your other options. I guess I'd need to see some of them as posters before I could decide. Smile
"...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales


Shelob'sAppetite
Valinor

Oct 5 2012, 1:33am


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No need to see
Just use your imagination! Smile


Ardamírë
Valinor


Oct 5 2012, 2:26am


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I'm not good at visualizing
Im more abstract. When I'm reading, especially, I don't form images so much as an impression. So, yes, I'd have to see said posters before judging them.
"...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales


Eleniel
Tol Eressea


Oct 5 2012, 6:55am


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Shire Poster
I guess we have had a Hobbiton poster already...I know it has Gandalf on it, but he doesn't dominate the image, so it could fit the pattern...

http://media.sfx.co.uk/...ey-poster-070712.jpg

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¯ Victoria Monfort






DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 5 2012, 6:57am


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It could be the waterfall that Gandriel stand above
So it has some exposure in the films, and people would recognise where it takes place?

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DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 5 2012, 6:59am


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Trollshaws or Goblin Town don't scream epic though
Like the Argonath poster. We need something big, bold and in your face. It needs to say: "unexpected journey". It needs to be colourful, eye-catching and mesmerizing.

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Fardragon
Rohan

Oct 5 2012, 7:17am


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The sad thing is,
The Argonath sequence couldn't have been done in the same way with the 3D technology used for The Hobbit.

It would have to be completely CGI.
A Far Dragon is the best kind...

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Xanaseb
Tol Eressea


Oct 5 2012, 8:19am


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Carrock would possibly too late in the game wouldn't it?
... and anyway we don't know if they even will include it
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Eleniel
Tol Eressea


Oct 5 2012, 9:14am


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Neat...
I thought about The Carrock as a possibility, too, (maybe with a bear in the far distance!) - or the Eagles' eyries...

"Choosing Trust over Doubt gets me burned once in a while, but I'd rather be singed than hardened."
¯ Victoria Monfort






DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 5 2012, 9:21am


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The new WETA maps label Carrock.
I know it doesn't mean anything, but ... I think in the annual it also has the Middle-earth map, with the journey the company take. And if I remember rightly, it does go over Carrock.

On a separate note, the WETA map also labels "Woodmen" on the eaves of Mirkwood. I wonder if we'll be seeing them?

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Bombadil
Half-elven


Oct 5 2012, 11:44am


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Landscape Shot..okay how about the one on our Home Page?
This view of Rivendale Valley by the Brothers
Hildabrant (I think?)
It one of the Most
iconic moments...
to little ol' me.

Many reasons I love it.

1. Tolkiens version of Shangri-la
2. Safe haven from any harm
3. Immortals live there (Mount Olympus Anyone?)
4. Most precious place to really rest.
5. The Goal at the end of anyone's. ..Life Journey
6. One of Tolkien's most beautiful creations
7. The reason to save MiddlEarth
8. The only Seat of the Highest learning ( Oxford imagined?)
9. A pillow for your dreams

10. You get to go there!

Sweetness&light from your pal
Bomby


Fàfnir
Rohan


Oct 5 2012, 2:46pm


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Maybe Gollum's cave ! //
 


Mudshovel
The Shire

Oct 5 2012, 3:14pm


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What about Bag End
I always saw that Bilbo looking out the door poster as one of this series of teasers. It's rotk that's missing one


Bumblingidiot
Rohan

Oct 5 2012, 5:40pm


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Bigger is not better.
It's not an epic. To make it into one would be to ignore the fundamental nature of the book.


DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 5 2012, 5:48pm


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I don't think having an epic backdrop for a poster would go against the book? /
 

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Bumblingidiot
Rohan

Oct 6 2012, 1:25am


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Epicurean rather than epic.
(See what I did there?) What I meant was that, although I agree there's nothing wrong with having an epic type scene on the poster, it isn't necessary for the Hobbit, as that's not it's flavour - it's as much concerned with the homely comforts of food and drink and a warm fire than it is with large scale drama. The fun of the tale stems from the discomfort of Mr Baggins, and of not knowing what is lurking around the next corner/over the next hill/behind the trees or down the tunnel - it's more akin to a (mild) horror film, fright-wise, than a war epic. So, a picture of something dark and mysterious - such as Mirkwood, or a mountain cave with a little group of figures sheltering in it would suit it better than spectacular towers or mountains or armies.


Ardamírë
Valinor


Oct 6 2012, 2:20am


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I hope they include Carrock!//
 
"...and his first memory of Middle-earth was the green stone above her breast as she sang above his cradle while Gondolin was still in flower." -Unfinished Tales


Shelob'sAppetite
Valinor

Oct 6 2012, 5:02am


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Just FYI
It's Rivendell, not dale. Common mistake, though.


DanielLB
Immortal


Oct 6 2012, 8:18am


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Understood, and agreed. :-) /
 

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