I was reading Slog just now and Paul posted a preview for a new Lord of the Rings movie. A bunch of fans got together in the UK and made a movie based on the appendices in the LotRs books. It takes place before Fellowship, and it's basically the Rangers trying to hunt down Gollum and get him before the enemy does. You can watch the (amazingly well-produced) film here: The Hunt for Gollum.
I'm not even really that into Lord of the Rings - my brother is screaming a silent scream of dismay just hearing me type that - but this looks pretty sweet. I quite enjoy the Peter Jackson movies (watched all three this weekend while working on the Bleeding Heart Raglan) but haven't ever been able to finish reading Return of the King, despite what I would call a great effort, if not a Herculean one. This 40-minute movie could convince me to try again though, even if part of it is just that I'm impressed with the people who banded together to make it.
This is what I love about the internet - it gives creative people a voice and a way to do their own thing: all you have to do is be cool enough and the people will come. To cite some recent high profile examples, The Guild and Dr. Horrible. Both of those are things that could never have come to pass in a traditional format and they are amazing. It's inspiring, and it's one of the things that keeps me from despair over my own hopeful knitting career - if you are passionate and awesome and willing to work hard, you have a real chance to reach people. Based on the examples I cite, it also helps if you are a big geek.
Fortunately for me, I've got that geek part covered.
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