Would There Ever Be a Possibility...?

[Macalaure]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Concerning Aragorn, that's actually what I don't imagine him like: "commanding", as you say. He's just a Ranger, as Frodo said, and especially in this part he seems rather quiet and dark, so to say.

Hmm, maybe "commanding" wasn't the right word. Of course he doesn't order people around (yet). What I rather meant was a kind of natural authority, one that, within the fellowship, nobody except him and Gandalf has. But unlike Gandalf, Aragorn rarely has long monologues or loses his temper. He doesn't have to explain or shout in order to have people listen to him. Yet his authority is always clearly felt when reading, even already at this point, I think. I missed that a little.

As for Gandalf, I think my voice is not "old enough" for him, but then, who of us would be... but mainly the horde of lines Anyway I could try it - but depends on what others think.

Gandalf actually only appears in rather few chapters, but when he does, he's usually hard to silence.

[Volo]

Hmhmm... I liked the way Legate spoke out Gandalf's line. If it's not too hard for you, Leggie, would you do him?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Macalaure

Hmm, maybe "commanding" wasn't the right word. Of course he doesn't order people around (yet). What I rather meant was a kind of natural authority, one that, within the fellowship, nobody except him and Gandalf has. But unlike Gandalf, Aragorn rarely has long monologues or loses his temper. He doesn't have to explain or shout in order to have people listen to him. Yet his authority is always clearly felt when reading, even already at this point, I think. I missed that a little.

Yes, I know what you mean, but I simply have another view on Aragorn: here he seems like a silent and pessimistic person to me And no "natural leadership" is shining through at these moments (maybe when he is a little happy after finishing the wolves, or when says to the others that they should follow a leader when they have one).

Originally Posted by Volo

Hmhmm... I liked the way Legate spoke out Gandalf's line. If it's not too hard for you, Leggie, would you do him?

Well if people agree on it, I could. I would actually find it more interesting to make than the others, as it features some interesting way of acting. But only if others are comfortable with it and my youthlike voice doesn't seem disturbing there.

[MatthewM]

I liked Legate's Elrond as well.

On Gandalf- I'm not sure, let's see what Nogrod thinks. I think Gandalf needs to sound older, like Nogrod's voice.

[MatthewM]

What do you think Nogrod? I love Nogrod's Gimli, very much so, but Gandalf needs to sound in the same tone as Nogrod does...so I think it would be wise, if it came down to it, to cast Nogrod as Gandalf/Bilbo instead of Gimli/Bilbo if we had to. Again, let's see what Nogrod would prefer, and what everyone else thinks.

Also- I had an idea the other day. I'm not sure how many of you know about FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com - but it is a website, kind of like MySpace (although I think it better) where you can sign up and make your own page. Facebook used to be just college networking, but now anybody can join regardless of age. It is spam-free, unlike MySpace, and what I like most about it right now is the ability you have to create a Group. I already have two groups dedicated to two of my other main interests, and I was thinking that once we have a full cast and start the project it would be nice if we created a Facebook Group for our project. Not to sell it, only to share it and it also could be used as a secondary communications device aside from the BD. I was thinking of calling it something like "The Lord of the Rings - The Ring Goes South - A Barrow-downs Production". Don't worry about copyright laws, because there are countless Facebook groups dedicated to LotR and Tolkien already in existence.

Incase you aren't familiar with Facebook Groups, you can assign people in your group certain titles, and those show up on the side. For example, we can list every person involved and under their name display their title (ex: who they play in the production). I already have all of the details for the group worked out so if I get the approval of all involved I can commence, and then I will send you all the link via e-mail.

So, does everyone like this idea? Let me know!

[Gwathagor]

Because Nogrod's Gimli is so good, I think we should exhaust all other possibilities before we decide to cast someone else in the part.

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Gwathagor

Because Nogrod's Gimli is so good, I think we should exhaust all other possibilities before we decide to cast someone else in the part.

Yes, Nogrod is a great Gimli and he likes doing it, so I say he should do it. It's about having fun, after all.

I listened to Legate's voice clip today (in school, and actually was late for a lesson because of that ). I think he makes a very good Aragorn. Really. (Maybe it's because his voice and tone resemble a little those of the actor who played Aragorn in a Finnish miniseries in late 80's or early 90's and who was very good in his role...) He'd make a good Elrond too, and I think he'd not definitely be bad as Gandalf either - although, it's a bit difficult to say because Gandalf doesn't shout all the time after all...