It took the dwarves one day to get from laketown to the mountain and find the secret entrance. Well, a fan who goes by tolkieneditor has gone and cut the hobbit down to a single, fourhour movie hes dubbed the hobbit. Obviously there are things i enjoy about pjs hobbit films, but i simply. The 6part book cut fan edit can be free to go hog wild. One day he wondered how the red book of westmarch really must have looked like, three years later he had the result in front of him. Here you can find download links for the digital copy of the fan edit, dvdbluray iso files, along with custom disc and box art. Jan 29, 2015 the tolkien edit takes the hobbit film trilogy from warner brothers on an unexpected journey. In the movie it took the dwarves over a week from when they left laketown until they found the secret entrance to the lonely mountain. The purist edit is a fan edit of the movie the lord of the rings. Tolkien book going only by thetolkieneditor shaved down. Lord of the rings trilogy the red book of westmarch replica.
Collection of hobbit trilogy fanedits and adaptations. Is the red book just source material for a later writer to author the other books. Mar 02, 2015 the lord of the rings and the hobbit films are filled with so many beautiful and tiny details and we thought it would be nice to look back on them. The spirit of this fan edit is to be more in line with the tolkien book, which is to say that all the scenes in the film follow the book as close as i possibly could, with little to no. A fifth volume containing hobbit genealogical tables and commentaries is composed and added at an unknown date by unknown hands in westmarch.
I suppose its just gandalf saying they need to be warned of more. For this article we are going to be concentrating on the red book of westmarch which, as we all know, is a very special part of tolkiens legendarium. The tolkien edit defy this rule by being based on material that is not commercially available to the public. Tolkiens the hobbit a fan edit by dustin lee on vimeo. The tolkien edit, with the original book as his guide. The hobbit fanedit takes you on an unextended journey. At least two fan edits of peter jacksons hobbit trilogy. So i made a hobbit fan edit called the chapter edit that utilizes the books episodic structure instead of trying to piece together a single, cohesive film. The real fun will begin when all three hobbit films are out, and we try to pair them. Thirty extra minutes is, quite frankly, a lot of extra footage.
I was a fan of the book as a child, and it was my first introduction to the amazing world of fantasy stories, but i swore id never step foot in a. In a little over pages, the whole story is laid in comic book storyboard, with vibrant artwork and a good capture of all the essentials of the original. Jun 14, 2015 i cannot wait to see what you did and as a filmmakerfan of the hobbit book, i wholeheartedly agree that the films needed to be cut down. Direct download links available for the main fan edit and durins folk. This channel is dedicated to my ongoing fanedit project for the hobbit trilogy, titled j. Sep 19, 2017 first of all, the book itself is beautiful and has lovely illustrations. The tolkien edit the first 4hour fan edit of the trilogy available via torrent s. This is my reproduction of the red book of westmarch, as seen in. I wanted to buy an illustrated copy to read out loud to my grand daughter and i thought this one would be perfect.
Tolkien to explain the source of his fantasy writings. When the dwarves leave rivendell, there is a nice transition, but no explanation for. The tolkien edit, which whittles all those extra scenes. Their goal was to make the film hew more closely to the book, put the focus back on bilbo as the main character, and to quicken the pace of the narrative. Clever fan edits all 3 hobbit films into a single 3hour epic. Much of it is based on daniel reeves prop made for the film, but expanded with the help of fellow fans. This is reminiscent of the first fan edit of the lord of the rings film series, the two towers. Red book of westmarch book of mazarbul old words and names in the. Collection of hobbit trilogy fan edits and adaptations since there are a growing number of fan edits out there and it can be a little overwhelming which one to view, or even how to locate some of the older ones, i thought itd be wise to get them all under one page and add new ones accordingly.
Read the hobbit absolutely for free at readanybook. The first red book was written as a diary by the hobbit bilbo baggins and recounted his quest for erebor, which he called there and back again. The red book of westmarch sometimes red book of the periannath is the book in which the legendarium of middleearth was written. A month late but not forgotten, billy batsons the hobbit won aprils favorite edit of the month. This is the main database collection for fan edits online. One little note, the extended edition will be coming out soon, as im sure you are very aware of. Does anyone know where to get a copy of kerrs fanedit, the red book of westmarch. This fan edit cuts it down to a much more manageable. The red book of westmarch bilbos journal replica by. One new hobbit fan edit has shorn the series of hours of footage, leaving a roughly fourhour story that omits. The cover can be customized with the initials of the newlyweds instead of bb. The hobbit fan edit cuts the whole epic down to four hours.
I have read it so many times and i always enjoy it as if it were the first time i was reading it. Is there a connection between the red book of westmarch, the. The hobbit is, in fact, canonically a part of the red book of westmarch. Or, is there no connection at all, the red book existing inside the world, the hobbit and lord of the rings outside it. Aug 20, 2015 ideally the film version of the book should have been an actionpacked. The hobbit red book of westmarch kindle ipad ereader. It is a manuscript written by the hobbit bilbo baggins the lord of the rings. New hd version in the works sharkeys lord of the rings purist. Red book of westmarch the one wiki to rule them all fandom. The red book of westmarch was a redleather bound book written by the hobbit bilbo baggins and his householdheir frodo baggins, with supplemental information later added by samwise gamgee which chronicled both their adventures, as well as background information which the bagginses had collected. Interview with hari istvan who created the real red book of westmarch a handwritten the hobbit 27. The first red book was written as a diary by the hobbit bilbo baggins and recounted his quest for erebor, which he called there. Jan 20, 2015 i admit it, i havent seen the hobbit trilogy.
I also dont like that they made him so coldhearted in the film, as compared to the book. Want to watch the hobbit trilogy but think peter jacksons fanfic is way too long. Ive spent many weeks carefully recrafting the work into what im calling there and back again. The hobbit tolkien fan gives trilogy a muchneeded edit. Take a trip to hobbitten and learn how to make bilbo baggins journal, also known as the red book of westmarch. A hobbits cut after the title of bilbo baggins own autobiographical book within the story.
This was an issue in the book as well, but here is is more prevalent. Click the title of the chapter for an indepth analysis of the booktofilm translation. Maple films jrr tolkiens the hobbit 4hour fan cut with extended edition. Oct 03, 2016 after a slightly contentious month for favorite edit of the month, eldusto84 took home the favorite edit of the month for august 2016 with his j. Jun 28, 2015 the westmarch of the shire was land that lay between the far downs and the tower hills in eriador, west of and originally outside of the shire. Inuniverse, the text of the beloved book we all read and adored was written by bilbo, recounting his adventures. Originally written by bilbo baggins and expanded by his nephew frodo, the red book then passed into the hands of samwise gamgee who finally entrusted it to his eldest.
The hobbit fan edit takes you on an unextended journey. The secret entrance was hidden and a barely recognizable trail led to it. Billy batson combined all three hobbit films into a single film that remained closer to the book. Ideally the film version of the book should have been an actionpacked. I watched all six hobbit and lord of the rings films back to back to back. Tolkiens the hobbit is officially listed on the internet fan edit database. Just in case a fourhour version of an eighthour trilogy was still too long for you, professional video editor david killstein has now gone and made an even more drastic cut of peter jacksons. I really dont think the changes need to be that drastic to save these movies. I have been a fan of the hobbit since i was a child. The seller had completely translated the hobbit into elvish and hand written it into a black leather bound book with a white simplistic picture of smaug on the front. Limited middle earth 6 film collectors edition unboxing and. This was a busy month for voters with a total of 43 people participating. This page is dedicated to my ongoing fanedit project for the hobbit trilogy, titled j.
Tolkiens lore, the entire tale of the hobbit and the lord of the rings was translated from a collection of journals entitled the red book of westmarch. In the first edition of the fellowship of the ring, tolkiens foreword claimed. The fanedit is not exactly a new thing in filmculture, but with the rise of the internet, the digital revolution, and the distribution and democratization of powerful editing tools like final cut 7 and adobe premiere pro, fan remixes and alterations of mainstream movies have become as prolific as george lucas ridiculed star wars 1977. Someone called tolkieneditor has cut the three peter jackson the hobbit movies down into a single 4hour film and put the result up on bittorrent. Using the book as a guide, a fan edited the hobbit down. Tolkien says the original red book of westmarch was not preserved. The hobbit the bilbo edition 4 hour fan cut of the peter. It is a condensed, firstperson retelling of the hobbit and the lord of. Tolkiens the hobbit by dustin lee, and, judging by the fact that some of your qualifiers are most professional and most enjoyable, i think that you may agree with me.
Does anyone know where to get a copy of kerrs fanedit. We had eight contenders but bilbo baggins came out on top. The only known town in this new district was undertowers. Fan proves the hobbit only needed to be one movie after all. Remember, this fanedit will not be totally finished until the extended edition. Within it, he compiled elven lore while he retired to rivendell translations from the elvish where he gave it to frodo. There and back again a hobbits cut the hobbit in 3 hours. Red book of westmarch the one wiki to rule them all. Shop more products from geekify on storenvy, the home of independent small businesses all over the world. Jrr tolkiens the hobbit a fanedit by dustin lee home. In origin the diary and commentaries of bilbo baggins, with additions by his heir frodo and by samwise gamgee, the red book was the original source for the tales we know as the silmarillion, the hobbit and the lord of the rings. In the hobbit, tolkien writes of the protagonist and title character bilbo baggins composing his memoirs. Jan 29, 2017 there were numerous firsts for me on this edit in terms of approach and scope, but ultimately it is defined by what has become my basic approach or philosophy in edits.
The hobbit or there and back again is written in bilbos own hand, who continues with some notes from the libraries of rivendell. Big magic book inspired to the red book of westmarch also known as the downfall of the lord of the rings or the thains book. This collection of writings is collectively called the red book of westmarch. Michelle jaworski is a staff writer and the resident game of thrones. A good case can be made that the hobbit is a better and more satisfying read than its gargantuan successor, the lord of the rings.
The red book of westmarch sometimes red book of the periannath, and the downfall of the lord of the rings, also known as the thains book after its principal version is a fictional manuscript written by hobbits, a conceit of author j. One obvious candidate for active reappraisal is peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy. The hobbit diy red book of westmarch sea lemon youtube. This keeps this fan edit distinct from others in a way that i think is respectful to tolkiens own intentions. The red book of westmarch was a redleather bound book written by the hobbit. The purist edit 2003, which was also based on a leaked dvd screener. It was hastily assembled and had very poor audiovisual quality, especially since the editor used a pirated dvd screener copy of battle of five armies as his source. Lord of the rings trilogy, the red book of westmarch replica movie prop replicated here as the original volume begun by bilbo and continued by frodo, this leather bound book is divided into several sections. Interview with hari istvan who created the real red book of. Originally written by bilbo baggins and expanded by his nephew frodo, the red book then passed into the hands of samwise gamgee who finally entrusted it to his eldest daughter eleanor. Tolkiens classic fantasy the hobbit makes the translation to graphic novel, thanks to adapter charles dixon and illustrator david wenzel. Is there a connection between the red book of westmarch, the hobbit, and lord of the rings. Anyway i have recently watched and loved kerrs red book of westmarch edit.
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