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Old 09-08-2000, 03:36 PM   #2
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<BR><br><br> Let's look at this mathematically. A typical blockbuster movie nowadays is about 2hrs 15 mins long. That's 135 minutes. The Fellowship of the Ring has 22 chapters (not including the prologue). That gives us only an average of 6:08 per chapter.<br> <br> Chapter 1 contains these main scenes:<br> 1) The Party<br> 2) Bilbo and Gandalf<br> 3) Frodo gives away gifts and chases off curious visitors<br> <br> Wow! That's a lot to fit into 6:08. And MisterHobbit is so right about Chapter 1 assuming a lot of knowledge from The Hobbit. Where would all of the pre-info fit in? There are many examples of this dilema that PJ will have to battle.<br> <br> Just for math's sake, let's say only 10% of the filmtime will be used for such educational recollections. That's 37 seconds, which leaves us with only 5:31 per chapter. Ack! Something's gotta go! But not something from this chapter. Everything is neccesary IMO. The additional time needed here will have to come from later chapters that involve lots of described travel. But that's another chapter.<br> <br> <p>The Barrow-Wight (RKittle)<br> I usually haunt <a href="http://www.barrowdowns.com">The Barrow-Downs</a> and The Barrow-Downs <a href="http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi">Middle-Earth Discussion Board</a>.</p>
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