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Thinlómien · 04-18-2008, 05:51 AM

Has anybody counted how many actors we have? That might affect the choice...

And as no one seems to be willing to guess, I'm going to reveal the cast of our audio clip before it's totally forgotten.

Nogrod is Gandalf.

Brinn is the narrator and Sam.

Aganzir is Frodo.

Volo is Gimli and Pippin.

A Little Green is Legolas and Merry.

I'm Boromir and Bill the Pony.

And by the way, you can't understand the brilliance of Greenie's performance unless you've heard Swedish.

MatthewM · 04-18-2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Has anybody counted how many actors we have? That might affect the choice...

Well there's me, Nogrod, you, Gwath, Legate, Rikae (I think), Mac (I think), Brinn, Aganzir, Volo, A Little Green, and the KA(I think)? Am I missing anybody? If so I apologize.

With a cast this large, we could easily have each actor play one character. In "Farewell to Lorien" (I have to read through it again) but I think the whole Fellowship has lines along with Celeborn, Galadriel, and Haldir. But I am not completely sure if that's correct. I would like "The Ring Goes South", but let's see how many definite actors we have first, so we can include everybody.

As far as the casting goes, I would like to Boromir, as has been said. Does anybody else have a preference for who they play?

Macalaure · 04-18-2008, 12:07 PM

So... who wants to play what role. Who thinks who has a fitting voice for which role?

Matthew: Boromir
Nogrod: I would prefer him to play Gimli over Gandalf, because I missed some of Gandalf's grouchiness.
Legate: I rather liked his Aragorn.

Nogrod told me I would fit Legolas.

What do we do with our actresses? I love A Little Green's Gollum and Brinn's Sam. I wonder why nobody yet gave a sample of Galadriel or Éowyn.

(Matt, you missed Odd- and Nerwen

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Which chapter to do.... I would be for The Ring goes South or A Journey in the Dark - exciting chapters, lot's of dialogue. The Council of Elrond would be nice, but would probably require too many different voices for now. Lothlórien would also be interesting. If we had a really good Frodo, we could pick The Breaking of the Fellowship: His dialogue with Boromir is, in my opinion, one of the best dialogues of the whole LotR.

I'd also like to add my name on the list of people to applaud Nogrod and his crew for their amazing sound effects.

MatthewM · 04-18-2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Macalaure

Matthew: Boromir
Nogrod: I would prefer him to play Gimli over Gandalf, because I missed some of Gandalf's grouchiness.
Legate: I rather liked his Aragorn.

Nogrod told me I would fit Legolas.

Sounds great to me! I too really, really like Nogrod's Gimli, but whoever he wants to play is fine with me.

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What do we do with our actresses? I love A Little Green's Gollum and Brinn's Sam.

Yeah, the female voices sounded good with hobbits, and I'm sure they could do great Elves too. Also the narrator could be female, like in the clip Brinn does.

Oh, and I sincerely apologize for leaving anybody out in my list of participants!

Nogrod · 04-18-2008, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Macalaure

Nogrod told me I would fit Legolas.

Then again the roles of the elves should probably go for the ladies in the end if we look at the gender-ratio here. As goes to the roles of the hobbits as well (even if you made just a wonderful Frodo!)

If we'd have a chapter with baddies Mac should definitively be one. His Grima is just a celebration of acting!

I've sent the clips of Gwath and Mac to my xanga-account. Check them here.

Thinlómien · 04-18-2008, 03:40 PM

Mac is a convincing baddie indeed: I love his Gríma!

Gwath has a nice voice which could serve almost any role.

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I wonder why nobody yet gave a sample of Galadriel or Éowyn.

We are too modest (or then we just don't have fitting voices).

Macalaure · 04-18-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nogrod

Then again the roles of the elves should probably go for the ladies in the end if we look at the gender-ratio here. As goes to the roles of the hobbits as well (even if you made just a wonderful Frodo!)

I agree, but I also hope it won't make the hobbits appear too young and the elves too feminine.

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If we'd have a chapter with baddies Mac should definitively be one. His Grima is just a celebration of acting!

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Mac is a convincing baddie indeed: I love his Gríma!

Thanks a lot!

Gwathagor · 04-18-2008, 08:05 PM

Nogrod: Gimli (and/or Gandalf?)
Macalaure: ...somebody BAD...
MatthewM: Boromir
I'll need to listen to the Journey in the Dark clip again to decide regarding the others.

Rikae · 04-21-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Macalaure

I wonder why nobody yet gave a sample of Galadriel or Éowyn.

You know my microphone hasn't been working lately.

I just wanted to add my vote for, at the very least, the following:
MatthewM as Boromir
Nogrod as Gimli
Macalaure as Legolas
Also, somebody did a great Gollum, but I can't remember at the moment who it was (and I'm away from my own computer, so I can't find out right now.)

I'll have to listen to the clips again before giving more opinions, but those are the ones that definately stuck out in my mind so far.

McCaber - sounds great! You go ahead (I just wanted music, I don't really have the equipment on hand to create it.)

04-18-2008, 05:51 AM	#1
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Has anybody counted how many actors we have? That might affect the choice... And as no one seems to be willing to guess, I'm going to reveal the cast of our audio clip before it's totally forgotten. Nogrod is Gandalf. Brinn is the narrator and Sam. Aganzir is Frodo. Volo is Gimli and Pippin. A Little Green is Legolas and Merry. I'm Boromir and Bill the Pony. And by the way, you can't understand the brilliance of Greenie's performance unless you've heard Swedish. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

04-18-2008, 08:05 PM	#8
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	Nogrod: Gimli (and/or Gandalf?) Macalaure: ...somebody BAD... MatthewM: Boromir I'll need to listen to the Journey in the Dark clip again to decide regarding the others. __________________ Stories and songs.

04-18-2008, 12:07 PM	#3
Macalaure Fading Fëanorion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: into the flood again Posts: 2,911	So... who wants to play what role. Who thinks who has a fitting voice for which role? Matthew: Boromir Nogrod: I would prefer him to play Gimli over Gandalf, because I missed some of Gandalf's grouchiness. Legate: I rather liked his Aragorn. Nogrod told me I would fit Legolas. What do we do with our actresses? I love A Little Green's Gollum and Brinn's Sam. I wonder why nobody yet gave a sample of Galadriel or Éowyn. (Matt, you missed Odd- and Nerwen ) Which chapter to do.... I would be for The Ring goes South or A Journey in the Dark - exciting chapters, lot's of dialogue. The Council of Elrond would be nice, but would probably require too many different voices for now. Lothlórien would also be interesting. If we had a really good Frodo, we could pick The Breaking of the Fellowship: His dialogue with Boromir is, in my opinion, one of the best dialogues of the whole LotR. I'd also like to add my name on the list of people to applaud Nogrod and his crew for their amazing sound effects.