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Mr. Arkenstone (isaac)
Tol Eressea
Jul 27 2014, 7:10pm
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There are gems in the mountain I too desire- Thranduil´s ayes sparkle and glitter when he says "desire"
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I love this detail
check it in HD
The flagon with the dragon has the brew that is true!
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Arannir
Valinor
Jul 27 2014, 7:12pm
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... they did something similar with his eyes than they did with Galadriel in FotR (though I wonder whether they still used christmas lights to do it ;) ).
"I am afraid it is only too likely to be true what you say about the critics and the public. I am dreading the publication for it will be impossible not to mind what is said. I have exposed my heart to be shot at." J.R.R. Tolkien
We all have our hearts and minds one way or another invested in these books and movies. So we all mind and should show the necessary respect.
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Bernhardina
Rohan
Jul 27 2014, 8:07pm
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When I first watched DOS in the theathre my first thought was that those sparkles were CGI and I didn't like it. There's too much CGI already XD but it was a nice detail and hopefully I am wrong and it is not CGI...
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Arannir
Valinor
Jul 27 2014, 8:11pm
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... isn't it irrelvant then whether it is CGI or not? Surely CGI cannot be bad "just because" unless you find it looks bad, right?
"I am afraid it is only too likely to be true what you say about the critics and the public. I am dreading the publication for it will be impossible not to mind what is said. I have exposed my heart to be shot at." J.R.R. Tolkien
We all have our hearts and minds one way or another invested in these books and movies. So we all mind and should show the necessary respect.
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Bernhardina
Rohan
Jul 27 2014, 8:32pm
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My first reaction to it was: Oh, that's CGI! And that's a bad thing IMO  I like the thought of it, just not the execution.
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Rohan
Jul 27 2014, 10:03pm
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Where Galadriel was talking to Aragorn? When she says "rise above" her face glows, and when she says "fall in darkness," her face darkens. Love that little touch. I didn't know it was done with Christmas lights though.
How many Tolkien fans does it take to change a light bulb?
"Change? Oh my god, what do you mean change?! Never, never, never......"
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Loresilme
Valinor
Jul 27 2014, 10:43pm
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I believe the scene referred to is this one
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is this one:
 
When the Fellowship first arrives in Lothlorien and she is speaking to each of them. Note the tiny sparkly lights in her eyes.
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Jul 27 2014, 10:46pm
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Very cool effect!
How many Tolkien fans does it take to change a light bulb?
"Change? Oh my god, what do you mean change?! Never, never, never......"
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Loresilme
Valinor
Jul 27 2014, 11:55pm
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It was :)! A bit more detail here --
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The film team discussed the technique in the FOTR EE Appendices. Below is a snip from one of our LOTR Movie board discussions on the film appendices from a few years ago:
Andrew Lesnie felt that Galadriel was the character most connected with the spiritual world and he wanted to represent that somehow - and took his cue from Tolkien who wrote of "the depth of her eyes" with starlight and memory. Lesnie and chief lighting technician Brian Bansgate came up with the Galadriel light: Christmas tree lights festooned on a rig to reflect into Cate Blanchett's eyes. Lesnie: "A lot of performance is in the eyes, and I wanted her hightlights to be different from everyone else's in the film."
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Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor
Jul 28 2014, 12:51am
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White gems sparkle screenshots
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For ref, initial sparkle to full sparkle. I think it was well-done! It took someone mentioning before I even realise there was really a sparkle in his eyes, not just them appearing unusually twinkly with rapture. From this page of the screencaps page.
Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment. But call me Lurker.
 Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
 Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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 Middle-earth dispatches out of the lurkmirk
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Glassary
Rivendell
Jul 28 2014, 2:47am
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Must go back to watch the sparkle
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Now have a good reason to watch Thranduil in detail, need to see his sparkle!
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Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor
Jul 28 2014, 12:44pm
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Great reason! And it does warrant close analysis...
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... I mean his eyesparkle is so nuanced I'm sure you'll have to scrutinise the frames a few times to fully appreciate both the magnificence of Thranduil and the movie magic employed to create the sparkle so artfully to fit the Elvenking as he speaks. 
Fan of both books and movies; it seems I have severely misnamed myself... for the moment. But call me Lurker.
Appreciating Thranduil, thread by thread: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
(Tis true! More appreciation threads for Thranduil exist than ME movies)
Thrall Wars!: What business do Elves, Dwarves or Men(?) have with drooling thralls, yea, with smartphones in tow, unto the slopes of Erebor? ... oh, yes, the Hobbit's lingering in some shadows, ever ready to swoop to the hairy rescue. Take cover if you dare!
Teh partsies: Prologue (aka the 'tater-mash of whatever came before), Two, Three, Four (new! posted 16 Jul)
"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBofTA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Middle-earth dispatches out of the lurkmirk
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