Update

Hi everyone.

First off I would offer my apologies for the lack of updates. I am going to upload the film very soon. I will be putting it on youtube. I would like to put up to versions of the film up. There will be the original cut then when I get some free time I will be putting up my cut of the film. I can't thank you enough for the support and again sorry that it has taken this long.

The trailer is here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itx_MW6WvQY

check it out here. Hope this wets your appetite. Enjoy

Update

Hey everyone sorry about the lack of updates, I have been on holiday, we are currently in the final stages of getting the trailer complete and ready for youtube. If you have anymore questions feel feel to ask. Thanks again for the support

Trailer for Hope

Hi everyone. We will be making a trailer for Hope soon so that you can get a glimpse of what the film is going to look like. We will not be able to the put the full thing up just yet, as we are recutting it to the full length.

Film Premiere

The film premiere was held at the Odeon in Belfast last night. Hope opened the night and was a huge success. I would like to thank everyone who was present. We will be editing the longer version soon and will keep everyone posted.

Orcs

Ok so you want to see the quality of the orcs in the film. Here is an orc tracker played by James McAnespy taken by the stills photographer Johnny Walker

Production Still

This is a shot of me directing Ciaran Flynn (Estel) and Emmette Dillion (Elros)

Edit

Ok so I have established that Macs and PC's hate each others OS. We had some problems getting the footage to the editor but, he has it now. So I just have to keep checking on the progress. At this moment in time the film is going to be played at the Odeon in Belfast which will be amazing.

Hope

The shooting stage is over. I can honestly say that was the greatest shoot yet. I can't thank everyone enough for their help and support. I just can't believe its shot, 7 months of my life shot in 2 days. Now the editing, I hope everyone will be pleased with the final cut.

Poster

Shoot dates

Everything is shaping up nicely at the moment, we have all the cast and crew sorted, the costumes are nearing completion, we have all the props. Can't wait to start shooting. It will be a huge relief when its done and dusted but I will miss it a lot as well.

Estel

We have currently got the majority of the cast. The actor playing Estel is Ciaran Flynn, he is young actor based in Belfast. He has featured in several films, including Ridley Scotts Robin Hood. He plays a character called Loop, he is a feral child who kidnaps Maid Marion in the film.

Promo shoot

Estels costume

I have nearly completed the first costume. I will either put a youtube video up of it or take some pictures, just need to add the last touches.

The opening poem

The original idea for the opening scenes was to have Aragorns poem from the books,

All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king

But I felt that it did not relate to my story as well as I liked, so I wrote my own poem, please let me know what you think?

Even in the darkest of days

There is always a glimmer of light

Look deep into the darkness with courage

As it is often hidden from ones sight

When the days are shadowed by hate

And a cold mist covers the land

Hope warms the hearts of the weary

And steadies a weakened hand

Two new youtube videos

I have recently uploaded, the tutorial on how I made some of my orc swords. I have also put up a video of all the props that have been completed. Have a look at them, you should be able to click on the youtube video at the top of the screen. Enjoy

Making of a sword

My next youtube video will be posted very soon. It will be showing you how I have made most of my weapons and how to do it yourself. The weapon I was making was an orc sword, so check it out when its up.

The Hunt for Gollum

I have been inspired by with the creator and Director of the 'fan'tastic film The hunt for Gollum Chris Bouchard. If you havent seen the film please check it out on youtube

http://www.thehuntforgollum.com/player_film-youtube.htm

My goal is to make a slightly shorter but just a powerful film as the Hunt for Gollum. I am sure with the support of the fans of the Lord of the Rings.

Props

So far there has been 14 weapons made for the Film, You can check some of them out on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2SQACE3sUw

I am currently finishing off the last 2 weapons for the orcs. I will also be putting up a video of how to make an orc sword. I will post it with in the next couple of days.

From the book to the screen

I am like many people a huge Lord of the Rings fan, I couldn't get enough of Tolkiens world. I fully believed that it was part of history that time has forgotten. This is why I want to make my next film based on Tolkiens work. Like the Hunt for Gollum and Born of Hope, my film will be a non-profit film and will be for private use only.

My film is a short film about the younger years of Aragorn. Aragorn's father Arathorn was killed when Aragorn was just 2 years of age. Aragorn was afterwards fostered in Rivendell by Elrond. At the request of his mother, his lineage was kept secret, as she feared he would be killed like his father and grandfather if his true identity as the descendant of Elendil became known. Aragorn was renamed Estel (Hope in Sindarin) and was not told about his heritage until he came of age (20).

My film will pick up when Estel is 17 years of age. He will be learning how to fight and track with the elves. I am very keen to show his development as the film progresses. He will be out tracking with his mentor elf one day in the forest surrounding Rivendell and they will discover Orc tracks. Worried by this the mentor warns Elrond. Elrond apoints the task of finding the camp to young Estel. So Estel is sent out for the first time to locate the camp then report back. But things dont go a smoothly as Estel hopes.