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tolkiennerd
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May 26 2011, 3:26pm
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Have you ever met a member of the cast or crew of the LOTR films
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I never have :(
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Alassëa Eruvande
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May 26 2011, 4:03pm
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No, but I have an email romance with Daniel Reeve, calligrapher.
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However, the romance is all on one side.  
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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May 26 2011, 4:20pm
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I have been to a couple of LOTR-conventions where there were a couple of cast members.
I have a picture of myself with Craig Parker and Mark Ferguson (which they also signed) and I do have a picture with Daniel Falconer from Weta. And Howard Shore signed my Music of LOTR-book. I think that is the closest I got to the stars. At the convention there were more stars and I have been to a Beecake concert, Billy Boyd's band.
And I did meet a couple of extra's while traveling in NZ. But I think that you can't get out of NZ without meeting a person who has been involved with the movies some how  .
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Arwen's daughter
Gondolin
May 26 2011, 4:32pm
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I met Sean Astin, Craig Parker, Sala Baker, and Bruce Hopkins at various Dragon*Con's. I also was able to meet Howard Shore after the LOTR Symphony in Chicago, though the poor man was exhausted by the time he signed my program.
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grammaboodawg
Elvenhome
May 26 2011, 5:02pm
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And they were all SO VERY COOL!!
The Hobbits (sans Bilbo)
JRD "Gimli"
Daniel Reeve
Royd Tolkien (great-grandson)
Miranda Otto
Richard Taylor (Weta)
Jamie Selkirk (edited RotK)
John Noble
David Salo (Tolkien interpreter)
Howard Shore
Cliff "Quickbeam" Broadway (played an extra in RotK)
Rick Porras (co-producer/director)
Tanya Roger (Weta)
These are people I saw at conventions, but didn't get to meet face-to-face
Bruce "Gamling" Hopkins
Mark "Gil-galad" Ferguson
Sala "Witch-king" Baker
Craig "Haldir" Parker
Lawrence "Lurtz" Makoare
Daniel Falconer (Weta)
and everyone else at the Oscars Party ;)
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Wraith Buster
Mithlond
May 26 2011, 5:07pm
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I plan on giving every member of the Fellowship a knuckle bump in the future.  . (stupid little goal of mine)
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Patty
Elvenhome
May 26 2011, 5:38pm
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What extra part did Quickbeam play? This is news to me. Good on him. /
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Magpie
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May 26 2011, 6:13pm
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I sat across from him at lunch and he held my hand.
well.. kind of. :-)
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Magpie
Elvenhome
May 26 2011, 6:17pm
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and he's on my list to track down in the movies for my 'bit part/cameo' project. But I haven't yet. So I will pay close attention to gramma's answer as to how to find him in the movies.
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Patty
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May 26 2011, 6:59pm
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This is my second " I'm so jealous" thread today.
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"I've been alerted to a possible extra role in The Hobbit an/or I've met a member of the cast or crew of the LotR films. *sigh*.
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Gimli'sBox
Mithlond
May 26 2011, 7:38pm
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No! But. I. Want. To. So. Bad!!!!
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*sniffles* I'll be SOOO excited if I ever get the chance!
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Darkstone
Elvenhome
May 26 2011, 8:11pm
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I once met C-3P0 but I don't know if Anthony Daniels was actually inside.
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tolkiennerd
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May 26 2011, 10:14pm
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by met I mean you have at least seen them in person
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grammaboodawg
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May 27 2011, 2:58am
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He's a mighty warrior... of course :D
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Hanging out... where the stars are strange :)
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sevilodorf
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May 27 2011, 3:39am
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and all three ORC conventions.. the meet and greet lunches/breakfasts/snacks that occured at those... so all those Gramma listed and a few more. Plus a book signing by Viggo Mortensen and Ian McKellen's A Knight Out in LA. Attended the Newport Film Festival for Ringers and Billy Boyd was there as well as Quickbeam and the TORn PTB.
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Kangi Ska
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May 27 2011, 4:32am
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Yes, Barrie M. Osborne was in town a few years back. //
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Elizabeth
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May 27 2011, 8:14am
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Quite a few, at ORC and other events.
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Sean Astin
Dominic Monaghan
Billy Boyd
Elijah Wood
John Rhys Davies
Miranda Otto
Andy Serkis
Viggo Mortensen
Bernard Hill
Daniel Reeve
Royd Tolkien (great-grandson)
Bruce Hopkins (who kissed me and every other female he could reach at the end of the 3rd Oscar Party)
Also saw live (but at a distance) Peter, Fran, Phillipa, Richard Taylor, Jaimie Selkirk, and the rest of the gang at the 3rd Oscar Party.
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Patty
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May 27 2011, 12:54pm
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Aha! I missed this. I bet he was, as the British say...
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"dead chuffed".
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grammaboodawg
Elvenhome
May 27 2011, 2:41pm
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Here's an excerpt from his journal of the trip to NZ when all the filming was going on... and where experienced more than this incredible time!
http://greenbooks.theonering.net/quickbeam/files/nz_part1.html
http://greenbooks.theonering.net/quickbeam/files/nz_part2.html
http://greenbooks.theonering.net/quickbeam/files/nz_part3.html
http://greenbooks.theonering.net/quickbeam/files/nz_part4.html
http://greenbooks.theonering.net/quickbeam/files/nz_part5.html
From QUICKBEAM'S OUT ON A LIMB: Where the Stars are Strange: Part IV"
…"…Soon the bus pushed off and we left the city limits of Wellington, headed north up into the wilds of the Upper Hutt. A slow daybreak colored the edges of the clouds. My mind was filled with expectant visions of the real Minas Tirith set. Yesterday, I had already seen the most magnificent scale model over at WETA; and I wondered how the details of that glorious piece would translate to the full-size City…
……I was not certain which group was going where, so I just gave them my name and got in line. After awhile I realized I would end up in the back of the scene.
…The WETA armor wranglers were in force this morning, busy as ants on a hill. Their task was to keep the group organized and get them fully armored up in a very short time. There was Sukhita, my wonderful singing partner, busily distributing helmets and breastplates. She greeted me warmly and I watched with amazement as the assembly line rolled on.
…My outfit consisted of warm black leggings, a long-sleeve dark overshirt, shiny gauntlets for legs and forearms over that, topped off with the aforementioned breastplate mail. This felt so strange. The armor of a Gondorian soldier seemed very bulky and heavy but it was just plastic! It sure looked like real metal. The color was like the dark lead of a pencil, the shape of the plate clean and austere.
…The helmet had extensions of black curly hair attached to the underside, giving the impression that every single soldier in Gondor had black hair. This of course was a stylistic choice by Peter Jackson and the artisans to help create a different "cultural look" for Gondor…
……When all was tightened and snug around my torso (with the help of at least two people) I hit the make-up chair. I sat there frightened of the powder-puff soon to come. The young women worked on Minas Tirith civilians and the soldiers in quick succession. They quickly sponged dark powder on all our faces, making us look rugged and unshaven. I didn’t need much because I was wearing my own beard at the time.
…Soon my transformation was complete. There I stood, gazing at dozens of soldiers milling about, and I felt new courage flowing through my soul. If you’ve never worn the armor of Gondor, I highly recommend it…..
……There it was, Minas Tirith, standing stark and mighty against the mountainside. The walls were alabaster white. Towers and parapets circled around the structure, and I could see small people walking great colored banners up to the uttermost spire. Several unique walls and tower pieces zoomed up above our heads. How awesome! It actually was a giant, life-size version of the scale model…
……We marched in file towards a huge holding area outside the first circle of the City. Here the weapons were distributed, according to each soldier’s placement in the crowd scene. Some received tall pikes, some had rubber swords (of course they looked like hard, cold steel) and all of us had a glorious shield strapped to our backs. Now the front design on the shield displayed a large white tree with a stylized root system. I absolutely LOVED this design, as it clearly was drawn from the symbol of Elendil (only without the stars above it).
…In the new sun, a strong breeze blowing down the ridge, the City called to us. And on we marched.
…We entered a small archway and was inside the first circle. What a fantastic place! What an amazing construct! What can I say at this point without sounding redundant? The main walking areas were all made of flat cut stone that matched the masonry of the walls. Fountains and small sitting gardens were tucked along the sides, usually adjacent to lovely arched doorways….
……Up to the wall we went; and a little too fast! I wanted to run off and explore.... there must have been hundreds of rooms, miles of cobbled pathways to investigate. But no! We had to go straight up to the wall to man our posts. We were to look out over the wall, watching events unfold on the Pelennor Fields below.
…I took off my helmet (delighted again at the beautiful wings traced along the sides) and I took her advice. I took that short walk around the outside wall. It was the most life-shattering walk I would ever take.
…There stood the Main Gate of Minas Tirith.
…I was a tiny figure standing mute before its glorious might. It was the most resplendent, awesomely crafted thing I had ever seen. Nay, I could never have dreamed up this. Standing almost 20 meters high (four stories), it was built into a solid wall of bleached white stone. The front of the Gate held carvings and bas relief sculptures of beautifully dressed, terribly handsome Kings of the past. These were surely figures of Númenor. Two of the figures were proportionally large, other smaller ones were inset on the sides. Different hues of grey and white helped contrast the Kingly figures against the heavily drawn designs on the gate itself.
…It made me feel, in an instant, that I had transported completely into a powerful, real history that dwarfed my comprehension.
…My senses locked out all sound, as if volume dial in my mind had been suddenly shut off. This was a moment that pulled me outside of my self. I felt incredibly moved at the glory and ancientry this Gate represented. I knew the history behind this Gate, the many thousands of years of turmoil and strife that was behind this noble structure. I knew what was behind it, and I knew the horror that would soon bring it down. I could feel the weight of it. I was overwhelmed.
…What happened to my heart? Why am I crying?
…Then out of the corner of my eye I noticed someone transparent, a vague figure, standing close. He was a slight, older gentleman, dressed in simple, academic attire and a tweed coat. He seemed very kind as he smiled at me. He chewed a small pipe in his mouth. I recognized this spirit immediately. In his arms he held a little orange cat, who purred softly. A feeling of comfort flowed over me.
…He looked at me and then looked back up at the Gate, and smiled broadly, seeming to say, "They really got it right, didn’t they?"
…I said nothing. I could only stare up at it, the tears for some reason would not stop coming."
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Patty
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May 27 2011, 3:19pm
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That "vision" of the professor...so, so awesome.
Thanks for posting this, gramma.
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aranelthehobbit22
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May 27 2011, 11:00pm
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Sean Astin....went to Dragon*Con but unfortunately he had to leave the day before I got there...: (
However I have written to Mr. Christopher Tolkien and got a reply and have emailed back and forth a few times to Simon Tolkien....not part of cast or crew but it's something....: )
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Starling
Gondolin
May 27 2011, 11:52pm
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by a member of The Hobbit cast. I'm just not quite sure which category of the poll it fits into. 
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Ataahua
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May 28 2011, 2:15am
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Actually Simon Tolkein *is* cast.
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He's an extra in ROTK (a Gondorian soldier who hands out spears when Faramir's setting an ambush in Osgiliath for the orcs crossing the river), so you've got one! :D
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