Did u notice that Legolas's eye colour changes in the movie! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lyta_Underhill · 10-30-2003, 09:58 AM

On the "lighting" side, I must add something I observed when watching the Extended Fellowship of the Ring many times, but have not seen fit to mention before now. The scenes at Rivendell appear to have been shot with an amber filter. This has the effect of "browning" not only Orli's, but everyone's eyes. Elijah's eyes are a sort of clear light amber in these scenes, and I attribute it to the amber filter. Of course, it could be a digital coloring effect; I just like to call it a "filter," having used one in photography many times.Cheers, LytaP.S. I know the effect of which you speak, Silmiel, since I have sort of hazel/brown eyes and own blue contacts because I like the way they look. They leave a ring along the inner part of the iris near the pupil that is still the natural color, and you can see it close up.

10-30-2003, 09:58 AM	#31
Lyta_Underhill Haunted Halfling Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: an uncounted length of steps--floating between air molecules Posts: 841	On the "lighting" side, I must add something I observed when watching the Extended Fellowship of the Ring many times, but have not seen fit to mention before now. The scenes at Rivendell appear to have been shot with an amber filter. This has the effect of "browning" not only Orli's, but everyone's eyes. Elijah's eyes are a sort of clear light amber in these scenes, and I attribute it to the amber filter. Of course, it could be a digital coloring effect; I just like to call it a "filter," having used one in photography many times.<P>Cheers,<BR>Lyta<P>P.S. I know the effect of which you speak, <B>Silmiel</B>, since I have sort of hazel/brown eyes and own blue contacts because I like the way they look. They leave a ring along the inner part of the iris near the pupil that is still the natural color, and you can see it close up. __________________ “…she laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth; and there is her green grave, until the world is changed, and all the days of her life are utterly forgotten by men that come after, and elanor and niphredil bloom no more east of the Sea.”