The Hunt for Gollum

[pegkerr]

Wow. This looks like it will be simply amazing. Watch it over at YouTube directly, in high definition.

Chris Bouchard writes: Just wanted to give you advanced notice that The Hunt For Gollum will be released on May 3rd 2009 for online free streaming in HD. Thanks for supporting this ambitious fan film!

Press Release: 30th January 2009
Independent Online Cinema presents: ‘THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM’
Coming soon FREE on the 3RD MAY 2009
Exclusive World Premiere on DAILYMOTION.COM and THE LONDON SCI-FI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.

‘The Hunt For Gollum’ is a ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Fan Film made by fans for fans. Inspired by notes in the appendices from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ book, ‘The Hunt For Gollum’ follows Aragon as he sets out to find the creature Gollum and discover the truth about the Ring…

‘The Hunt For Gollum’ will achieve a notable milestone for Fan Films when it becomes the first Fan Film to be simultaneously released online at Dailymotion.com and screened at the Sci-Fi London Film Festival on May 3rd this year. The first ever LOTR Fan Film with serious production values, Independent Online Cinema aims to bring a unique high quality HD cinema experience to the internet. The film is 40 minutes and a purely non-profit venture, with the download and festival screening being free for new and old fans alike.

The website is www.thehuntforgollum.com.

The soundtrack will be free for download, too. Two of the cuts are already available for free download, here. Click on "soundtrack" up at the top.

Comments

[alabastard.livejournal.com]

Colour me impressed.

[brigidsblest.livejournal.com]

Wow...that's stunning.

[emerdavid.livejournal.com]

There has already been speculation on the Mythopoeic Society list about whether the people making this film are going to be sued by the Tolkien estate and/or New Line and/or Saul Zaentz for using JRRT's works without permission. The filmmakers seem to feel that because they're not making money off of it, they aren't liable. We shall see.

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

It looks like a work inspired by Tolkein, but not drawn directly from his work. Didn't LOTR only mention this hunt in passing?

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

The production values look great! It would be a shame if the Tolkein family interferes.

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

I've been watching a lot of fan produces stuff lately--stuff like Star Trek Phase 2 and it's pretty amazing the stuff they're able to pull off. Sometimes the acting isn't the best, but...

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

Here's the link to STP2:

http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/