The Hobbit trilogy director Peter Jackson spent the late night and early morning hours (United States time) live blogging his final day of filming.
Jackson posted the updates via his official Facebook page. Some of them were very candid, like one of his first updates where he admits that he still feels a lot of pressure every morning. “Not my favourite time of the day,” he wrote with a photo of what it looks like when he arrives on set:
“When I drive to the studio, I usually feel nervous, and the day seems daunting. 100 people are about to look to me to find out what our first shot is, what lens I want to use, and how many set-ups it’s going to take to get the scene finished. Some of the time I have a plan, and some of the time I wing it. It helps to rehearse with the actors, and the ideas (hopefully good ones) start flowing.”
There were also fun updates like one of cast members. In this case, the actors who play Thorin.
Just breaking for lunch, with the first shot on F Stage complete. A daunting number to go. I don’t want to think about it, but it’s probably 7 or 8 set-ups. Splinter Unit have made the move to K Stage and will start shooting after lunch.
Article Continues BelowI asked the various Thorins to pose just before they headed off to lunch. One of these is Richard Armitage, and two of them are not. It’s your guess … The one in the middle is a little psycho.
I am looking forward to making movies with everyone the same height in the future.
Despite being so busy with filming, Jackson used part of his day to speak to Howard Shore via an internet connection because the composer is in New York. The director provided some insight into the score’s progress.
The score for Film 2 is going to be terrific. Last year, we were a little frustrated because we had to revisit so many of the LotR themes – The Shire, Rivendell, Galadriel, Gollum, and the Ring – we did this because I’m wanting these 3 Hobbit movies to have great unity with the Rings films in design, wardrobe, story and music, so it meant “An Unexpected Journey” had to acknowledge what had gone before.
But this time around, apart from a couple of Ring moments, it’s all new: Beorn, Mirkwood, The Woodland Realm, Laketown, Bard and Smaug all give Howard the chance to write brand new themes, and he’s knocking it out of the park!
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