does anyone know people who worked on lotr? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

01-15-2005, 04:06 AM

i do. the person i speak of trained all the horses for the movies. what of yourselves?

Encaitare · 01-15-2005, 09:07 AM

If we're allowed to do a "six degrees of separation" sort of thing, then I "know" Sir James Galway. My flute teacher and the guy who did all the wallpaper in my house both know him, and my dad says maybe I could get to meet him sometime, which would be quite amazing.

Morquen · 01-15-2005, 02:15 PM

I do!!! not.. i wish i did tho... I could have met some one but i didnt. then the movies started being filmed and i was majorly p.o. at myself... i cant remember who it was tho... i will go look it up...if i can find it...

Gil-Galad · 01-15-2005, 03:17 PM

Well my friend said his uncle helped make some of the weapons they used...

Selmo · 01-18-2005, 05:29 AM

I have worked with someone who's late husband had been a friend of Professor Tolkien when he was writing LoTR. Both she and her husband had worked at Oxford as lecturers in modern languages and had met Tolkien, socially and professionally, on many occasions. I didn't find out until after she retired and moved away.

Sapphire_Flame · 01-18-2005, 10:27 AM

I have met Andy Serkis, Sala Baker, and Alan Lee.

~ Saphy ~

AbercrombieOfRohan · 01-18-2005, 02:28 PM

I've met Sean Astin at his book signing. I don't know if this technically counts as "knowing" him, but I'll pretend and live in my own little fantasy.

Nimrodel_9 · 01-18-2005, 09:35 PM

Did you meet Andy Serkis at his book signing, Saphy? I did! So exciting! He actually spoke to me, unlike the people who I was standing in line with.

I didn't know him, but there was a guy that went to a college here in Utah who helped with a lot of the special effects. I know, not very exciting, but considering the college he went to it is exciting! Well, for me anyway...

Also, one of my friend's cousins was an Uruk hai at Helm's Deep.

Nimmy

Bêthberry · 01-19-2005, 03:39 AM

What! People, real people, worked on the movies? And here I thought they were put together by a bunch of orcs and uruks.

Lalaith · 01-19-2005, 05:14 AM

My sister-in-law has a funny tale - one of her son's friends was over on a playdate, and said "oh I was playing playstation at my house with Legolas, and then Boromir came over and he had a go with us as well."

She obviously thought it was his childlike imagination overworking. But then it turned out that Orlando Bloom was really good mates with his aunt, and that coincidentally, Sean Bean's kid was in his class at school, so it was in fact quite true....

Elennar Starfire · 01-19-2005, 09:15 PM

I can do 'six degrees of separation' (or less), anyway. Two ways!

~My friend's brother-in-law worked on the chainmaille.

~My dad went to school with the fellow who plays the ghost on the subway in Ghost, who also was in an episode of Star Trek TNG with Patrick Stewart, who was in X-Men with Ian McKellan.

Alas, my dad could've been a stuntman! If only he hadn't dislocated his shoulder so badly! Now he can't do much of anything, or it comes out again. But, he has promised to teach me to fall down stairs.

THE Ka · 01-19-2005, 09:48 PM

I know someone who played in the Goonies... Does that count? (LOTR Movie relation: Sean Astin... Chunk...)

My uncle said that no childhood is complete without watching the Goonies at least once, so when I was a wee girl, almost pre-teen, my uncle sat me down (My brother disappeared for the day... When anything good [for me...] happens, my parents found some way to do this. Did he go to Grandmama's for the day? It's likely.*) and we spent the day watching the Goonies. I then learned from my uncle soon after that he had a close friend who played in the movie, I met them once but I didn't know this about them

. Made me sort of upset.

* Don't worry! My brother was always spoiled at my grandmother's (Grandma's do this of course...) and fed very well.

Seriously, I'm telling the truth.

~Memories Ka~

Sapphire_Flame · 01-20-2005, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Nimrodel_9

Did you meet Andy Serkis at his book signing, Saphy? I did! So exciting! He actually spoke to me, unlike the people who I was standing in line with.

Yep, that's where I met him.

It was loads of fun, he is such a cool guy. Where were you in line?

And I met Alan Lee at a booksigning too. He was there (same bookstore) just a few months ago. Did you get to go, Nimmy?

~ Saphy ~

02-07-2005, 03:40 AM

i'm glad so many of you know people from lotr. I personally have met lots of people who have met the actors, and been like, "whatever."

. i think those people have something to worry about... LOTR was a great production.

Finwe-89 · 02-07-2005, 05:39 AM

Well I don't really know them, but there are two Dutch people who took care of the make-up and faces of the Orcs and stuff, and I'm Dutch too! But I don't really know them

Legolas · 02-07-2005, 11:49 AM

Moving to Movies.

Nimrodel_9 · 02-08-2005, 05:23 PM

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Yep, that's where I met him.

It was loads of fun, he is such a cool guy. Where were you in line?

And I met Alan Lee at a booksigning too. He was there (same bookstore) just a few months ago. Did you get to go, Nimmy?

Well, I got there at about 8:00 and was in line for a little more than 3 hours. When were you there? No, I did not get to meet Alan Lee. I was quite put out when I found out he had been there.

My friend's friend was at a mall once and a guy came up to her and said, "Will you say yes for me? These guys aren't agreeing with me." She turned around and it was Sean Astin! Elijah, Dom, and Billy were standing behind him! How exciting would that be?!

01-15-2005, 04:06 AM	#1
orlandoscowgal Guest Posts: n/a	does anyone know people who worked on lotr? i do. the person i speak of trained all the horses for the movies. what of yourselves? Last edited by orlandoscowgal; 01-15-2005 at 05:06 AM.

01-15-2005, 03:17 PM	#4
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	Well my friend said his uncle helped make some of the weapons they used... __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

01-18-2005, 05:29 AM	#5
Selmo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom Posts: 273	I have worked with someone who's late husband had been a friend of Professor Tolkien when he was writing LoTR. Both she and her husband had worked at Oxford as lecturers in modern languages and had met Tolkien, socially and professionally, on many occasions. I didn't find out until after she retired and moved away. Last edited by Selmo; 01-18-2005 at 05:35 AM.

01-18-2005, 10:27 AM	#6
Sapphire_Flame Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The World That Never Was Posts: 1,312	I have met Andy Serkis, Sala Baker, and Alan Lee. ~ Saphy ~ __________________ The Hitchhiking Ghost

01-18-2005, 09:35 PM	#8
Nimrodel_9 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 786	Did you meet Andy Serkis at his book signing, Saphy? I did! So exciting! He actually spoke to me, unlike the people who I was standing in line with. I didn't know him, but there was a guy that went to a college here in Utah who helped with a lot of the special effects. I know, not very exciting, but considering the college he went to it is exciting! Well, for me anyway... Also, one of my friend's cousins was an Uruk hai at Helm's Deep. Nimmy __________________ .:A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart:.

01-15-2005, 09:07 AM	#2
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 2,033	If we're allowed to do a "six degrees of separation" sort of thing, then I "know" Sir James Galway. My flute teacher and the guy who did all the wallpaper in my house both know him, and my dad says maybe I could get to meet him sometime, which would be quite amazing.

01-15-2005, 02:15 PM	#3
Morquen Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in Mordor... my wraith boy friend pushed me off his flying steed while flying over our home land... curse him!! Posts: 11	I do!!! not.. i wish i did tho... I could have met some one but i didnt. then the movies started being filmed and i was majorly p.o. at myself... i cant remember who it was tho... i will go look it up...if i can find it...

01-18-2005, 02:28 PM	#7
AbercrombieOfRohan Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 386	I've met Sean Astin at his book signing. I don't know if this technically counts as "knowing" him, but I'll pretend and live in my own little fantasy.

01-19-2005, 03:39 AM	#9
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,165	What! People, real people, worked on the movies? And here I thought they were put together by a bunch of orcs and uruks. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

01-19-2005, 05:14 AM	#10
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,876	My sister-in-law has a funny tale - one of her son's friends was over on a playdate, and said "oh I was playing playstation at my house with Legolas, and then Boromir came over and he had a go with us as well." She obviously thought it was his childlike imagination overworking. But then it turned out that Orlando Bloom was really good mates with his aunt, and that coincidentally, Sean Bean's kid was in his class at school, so it was in fact quite true....

01-19-2005, 09:15 PM	#11
Elennar Starfire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nowhere...now here Posts: 1,049	I can do 'six degrees of separation' (or less), anyway. Two ways! ~My friend's brother-in-law worked on the chainmaille. ~My dad went to school with the fellow who plays the ghost on the subway in Ghost, who also was in an episode of Star Trek TNG with Patrick Stewart, who was in X-Men with Ian McKellan. Alas, my dad could've been a stuntman! If only he hadn't dislocated his shoulder so badly! Now he can't do much of anything, or it comes out again. But, he has promised to teach me to fall down stairs. __________________ Don't let me die!

01-19-2005, 09:48 PM	#12
THE Ka Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: As with the flygja Posts: 1,612	Ahh...Goonies... I know someone who played in the Goonies... Does that count? (LOTR Movie relation: Sean Astin... Chunk...) My uncle said that no childhood is complete without watching the Goonies at least once, so when I was a wee girl, almost pre-teen, my uncle sat me down (My brother disappeared for the day... When anything good [for me...] happens, my parents found some way to do this. Did he go to Grandmama's for the day? It's likely.) and we spent the day watching the Goonies. I then learned from my uncle soon after that he had a close friend who played in the movie, I met them once but I didn't know this about them . Made me sort of upset. Don't worry! My brother was always spoiled at my grandmother's (Grandma's do this of course...) and fed very well. Seriously, I'm telling the truth. ~Memories Ka~ __________________ Vinur, vinur skilur tú meg? Veitst tú ongan loyniveg? Hevur tú reikað líka sum eg, í endaleysu tokuni? Last edited by THE Ka; 01-19-2005 at 09:52 PM.

02-07-2005, 03:40 AM	#14
orlandoscowgal Guest Posts: n/a	i'm glad so many of you know people from lotr. I personally have met lots of people who have met the actors, and been like, "whatever." . i think those people have something to worry about... LOTR was a great production.

02-07-2005, 05:39 AM	#15
Finwe-89 Wight Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In Lotholorien, looking in the mirror that shows that there is still hope for life... Posts: 104	Well I don't really know them, but there are two Dutch people who took care of the make-up and faces of the Orcs and stuff, and I'm Dutch too! But I don't really know them __________________ Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum- ishi krimpatul... Beware: Don't speak this loud when you're alone in the dark... Unless you really want it... But don't say I didn't warn you...

02-07-2005, 11:49 AM	#16
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,850	Moving to Movies. __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.