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SilmFilm 2-01: Brainstorming
Episode 311
Discussing the big-picture overview of the season, starting with the the awakening of the Elves at Cuivienen (from their point of view) and endin…
9 years, 11 months ago
SilmFilm 1-20: Script Outlines
Episode 310
We bring on some additional panelists this week to discuss script outlines and fill in the holes left in our episodic discussions. Guest panelist…
10 years ago
SilmFilm 1-19: Music
Episode 309
Joining us for a discussion of the musical score is John DiBartolo of the Lonely Mountain Band. We also will listen to clips of proposed characte…
10 years ago
SilmFilm 1-18: Casting Poll Results and Costuming
Episode 308
We review the results of our casting poll from Session 16 and discuss what we’d like to see our newly cast … uh, cast … wear.
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10 years, 1 month ago
SilmFilm 1-17: Envisioning Arda - Sets/Locations
Episode 307
Following up on our casting conversation, this time we’re talking about how we want things to look. What type of forests should fill Valinor? Wha…
10 years, 1 month ago
SilmFilm 1-16: Casting
Episode 306
Now that we’ve mapped out the characters, plot and action of the 13-episode first season, we get to decide who we’d like to see play the parts! T…
10 years, 2 months ago
SilmFilm 1-15: Episode 13 - The War to Begin All Wars
Episode 305
In the 2-hour season finale, the culmination of the strife amongst the Valar comes to a head with three councils, two summonings, and an epic bat…
10 years, 2 months ago
SilmFilm 1-14: Episode 12 - Can’t Kick the Orc Can Anymore
Episode 304
We’ve gone too long without discussing the Mûmakil in the room: those darn orcs. In this session, we stop kicking that tin ration packaging down …
10 years, 2 months ago
SilmFilm 1-13: Episode 11 - Aulë and the Dwarves
Episode 303
In this episode, we explore why Aulë does what he does, showing parallels with Melkor and planting the seeds of impatience for the Coming of the …
10 years, 3 months ago
The Last (Really!) RITD Episode -- BotFA EE Review
Episode 302
In the final episode of Riddles in the Dark (really), Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen and co-hosts Dave Kale and Trish Lambert go over the extended edi…
10 years, 3 months ago