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News from Bree
spymaster@theonering.net
Feb 26 2011, 7:30am
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Exclusive: Barrel-Riding Test Photos at Aratiatia Rapids
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A few weeks back, we posted a story from the NZ Post about how the Aratiatia Rapids, a popular tourist destination, would be shut down for four days during peak tourist season for The Hobbit filming. Adding further credit to that report are these images from Ringer Spy Hobbitwatch. In the photos, you can see a crew performing some kind of tests with pink barrels at the Falls. Here is the full report from Ringer Spy Hobbitwatch:
Just sending you a few pics of the activity going on at the Aratiatia Rapids where they have started filming for the barrell scenes in The Hobbit, they had heaps of safety people there as pretty dangerous stuff, mostly all wound up when I took the pics, but shows the barrels they were using for when the Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves, rode the rapids in barrels to get away from the orcs I think it was. the barrels are pink so as to allow for them being digitalized apparently. the hyab truck was in place to maybe film up the rapids, anyway, they used both ends of the rapids to do the job, as you will see. there are big barrels on the truck, plus a small one, I guess for scaling for Hobbit size?? A couple of pics also of the crew, both safty and filming by the looks of it having smoko. Dont' forget to see all the photos after the break!
(This post was edited by calisuri on Feb 26 2011, 1:14pm)
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Feb 26 2011, 7:30am
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COOL!
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Pipe Dream
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Feb 26 2011, 1:39pm
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Is this a clue where the movies divide?
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Auraran
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Feb 26 2011, 5:06pm
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I know
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rings7
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Feb 26 2011, 7:00pm
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The don't film a movie(s) in chronological order...
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Captain Salt
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Feb 26 2011, 8:02pm
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"ON the Eagles"
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Captain Salt
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Feb 26 2011, 8:20pm
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Yeah I bet the dwarves would rather fight wolves and gobblins than listen to Eagles ;D //
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Vellamo
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Feb 27 2011, 2:11pm
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I will take that bet
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 26 2011, 11:55pm
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Awesome...
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Bound
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Feb 26 2011, 1:49pm
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Yay! Thanks for the pics! //
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Faenoriel
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Feb 26 2011, 1:53pm
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The last picture is awesome //
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macfalk
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Feb 26 2011, 1:53pm
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Agree
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Snulle
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Feb 26 2011, 2:01pm
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very, very, very
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smokerings
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Feb 26 2011, 3:09pm
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Yeah
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Crunchable Birdses
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Feb 26 2011, 3:44pm
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I wonder what the real barrels are there for? //
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Vellamo
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Feb 26 2011, 4:32pm
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The thought i had about the pink barrels
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DrDeath153
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Feb 26 2011, 9:33pm
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one concern
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Anteor
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Feb 26 2011, 9:57pm
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The "insider" guy on Reddit...
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Captain Salt
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Feb 26 2011, 10:07pm
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No way!
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Hermoor
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Feb 26 2011, 10:22pm
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Why, other than it's different from the book...
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Captain Salt
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Feb 26 2011, 11:28pm
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Elves
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pandoraziki
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Feb 26 2011, 11:54pm
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I hope not.
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Carne
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Feb 26 2011, 10:32pm
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I will take a bet on the capture by Elves...
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 27 2011, 12:00am
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One possibility
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Flagg
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Feb 27 2011, 3:05pm
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Flagg, I think your goblin-attack theory is spot on. //
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macfalk
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Feb 27 2011, 3:15pm
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Attacked by orcs
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bookgirl13
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Feb 27 2011, 3:17pm
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No!
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Hermoor
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Feb 27 2011, 3:26pm
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No...no Goblins here.
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 27 2011, 3:57pm
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A goblin attack does not preclude Bilbo-centricism.
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Flagg
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Feb 27 2011, 4:09pm
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Dude...
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Hermoor
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Feb 27 2011, 4:29pm
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How about spiders instead of goblins?
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Flagg
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Feb 27 2011, 4:52pm
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Thranduil's motivations for helping to fight against the goblins at the Battle of Five Armies
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 27 2011, 4:26pm
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My Guess...
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Kiwi
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Feb 27 2011, 3:21am
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I'm confused
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rings7
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Feb 26 2011, 3:37pm
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Lets hope they don't put Bilbo in a barrel.
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 26 2011, 3:50pm
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Riding a barrel
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macfalk
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Feb 26 2011, 4:01pm
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Well It could be dangerous
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Kangi Ska
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Feb 26 2011, 4:21pm
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Yes, you are right, of course...
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mwirkk
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Feb 26 2011, 8:45pm
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*frantic geeky hand-clapping* OMG! Here we go!
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 26 2011, 3:44pm
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Bilbo and barrels
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Carne
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Feb 26 2011, 4:00pm
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Why not both?
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Flagg
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Feb 26 2011, 4:04pm
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Woohoo
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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Feb 26 2011, 4:47pm
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WHEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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Earl
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Feb 26 2011, 5:25pm
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Pink Barrels?
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Daisy Gold
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Feb 26 2011, 5:37pm
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Mmm, rose Elvish wine.
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Ataahua
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Feb 26 2011, 8:35pm
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Ditto!
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Vellamo
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Feb 27 2011, 1:19pm
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Just glad to see work starting!
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Eruonen
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Feb 26 2011, 5:39pm
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I looks like...
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Captain Salt
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Feb 26 2011, 5:54pm
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I hope you are right -- I don't much like the look...
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mwirkk
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Feb 26 2011, 9:09pm
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The Forest River
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bookgirl13
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Feb 27 2011, 2:04pm
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Brillliant
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pandoraziki
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Feb 26 2011, 9:28pm
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cool!!!
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KAOS82
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Feb 27 2011, 2:43am
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Interesting
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sphdle1
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Feb 27 2011, 6:23pm
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