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DAVID WENHAM
Faramir in Lord of Rings Return of the King and he is starring in the new film "300".

For the past decade Adams has worked alongside composers such as Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings), Elmer Bernstein (The Magnificent Seven), Danny Elfman (Edward Scissorhands), Thomas Newman (The Shawshank Redemption), Elliot Goldenthal (Interview With the Vampire), Quincy Jones (In the Heat of the Night), Don Davis (The Matrix), and many others. Adams is currently completing the book, The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films, the official guide to Howard Shore's 12-hour musical score for Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, which will be released in late 2007. Of the project, Howard Shore states, "I have been reading Mr. Adams' articles and essays on film music for years. His writing on the subject is intelligent, accessible and insightful. His work is tremendously respected within the film community and he is the perfect author for this book."

Adams keeps a busy schedule as a performing musician, a writer, a composer / arranger (having worked extensively in the worlds of concert and theater music) and a public speaker. Recent appearances include Robert DeNiro's Tribeca Film Festival and performances of Howard Shore's The Lord of the Rings: A Symphony in Six Movements, including pre-concert lectures at Chicago's Auditorium Theater and the Cleveland Symphony.

SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS PANEL EVENTS

DOUG ADAMS -- Themes in Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Scores – part 1
Two Oscars and millions in DVD sales later, people are still clamoring for more music and more information about the magical scores Howard Shore created for The Lord of the Rings movies. Join us for an exploration of the major and minor themes in these stirring musical works. There will be a brief Q&A to recap the FOTR box set that was released two holiday seasons ago, and then Doug will dive right into TTT box set. (60 min) FRIDAY

DOUG ADAMS -- Themes in Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Scores – part 2
Two Oscars and millions in DVD sales later, people are still clamoring for more music and more information about the magical scores Howard Shore created for The Lord of the Rings movies. Join us for an exploration of the major and minor themes in these stirring musical works. There will be a brief Q&A to recap the TTT box set from the previous panel discussion and then Doug will discuss the ongoing work for the upcoming ROTK box set. (45 min) SATURDAY

"RINGERS: The Director's Screening" With Carlene Cordova & Cliff Broadway (and maybe Tom DeSanto and Jeff Marchelletta)
Come join a special screening of the award-winning documentary RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS where the film's director & writers will be on hand for a special LIVE running commentary. It's like a "Director's Commentary" you would find on a DVD -- but this is live, uncensored, in real time with the film! Enjoy ribald stories of mischief and globe-trotting mayhem as Carlene Cordova & Cliff Broadway reveal secrets of the little fan movie that could! (100-120 min)

JUDY GRIVICH is an expert costumer and will be doing one costuming panel on armor and another general costuming panel for the various races of Middle Earth.

JUDY GRIVICH - Making Armor in Your Kitchen
Have you ever wanted to create costumes out of resin plastics and fiberglass, but feel intimidated because you don't have a workshop with every tool known to man? Do professional plastics catalogues full of techno-speak bewilder you? This class will cover how to create your own armor out of resin, thermoplastics, and fiberglass in your kitchen with a few simple tools and supplies from Home Depot and the internet. We will cover moldmaking, resin casting, how to build your own vacuform table, vacuforming, and fiberglassing. (60 min)

JUDY GRIVICH - Lord of the Rings Costuming
This panel will cover the basics of making and wearing costumes from Lord of the Rings. We will introduce you to basics such as patterns, fabric choices, and design, as well as tips and tricks for a fun convention experience. (60 min)

GREG WRIGHT is the author of Tolkien in Perspective (VMI, 2003) and Peter Jackson in Perspective (HJ Books, 2004). Writer in Residence at Puget Sound Christian College in Everett, Washington, Greg has reviewed films for a number of websites, including Past the Popcorn and Hollywood Jesus. For the latter, he wrote and edited a vast archive of articles and interviews related to Peter Jackson’s Rings films. He is an internationally-noted lecturer on Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings.

GREG WRIGHT - Why We Should Care About the Children of Hurin
This April will mark the publishing of the first entirely new narrative work from J.R.R. Tolkien since The Return of the King. Sure, it’s pieced together from stories in The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth; but those were just fragments, and the academic tone of those manuscript analyses often got in the way of the literature. In this talk, Greg Wright gives an overview of this tale of Turin Turambar, explains the controversy about it being published under Christopher Tolkien’s name, and delves into the control that the Tolkien Estate has over Tolkien’s manuscripts. (1 hr)

GREG WRIGHT - The Hobbit: More Than a Fuzzy Children’s Tale
Many critics are worried about the prospect of Peter Jackson turning J.R.R. Tolkien’s children’s lit classic into another dark and violent exploration of Middle-earth. Are the critics’ fears justified? To some extent. But in this talk, Greg Wright expands on the thesis of his commentary for TheOneRing.net: that, especially for cinematic fans of Middle-earth, The Hobbit is more about learning to live with the dark corners of Middle-earth than it is about waxing nostalgic for the goodness and light of The Shire. From that perspective, Peter Jackson is the right man for the job. (1 hr)

GREG WRIGHT - The Scouring of the Shire: What We (and Jackson) Missed in Peter Jackson’s Films. In this reprisal of the lecture that he delivered at Notre Dame University’s Center for Ethics and Culture, Greg Wright analyzes in detail the significance of the denouement of Tolkien’s tale—and explains why that vision is wholly incompatible with Peter Jackson’s view of Middle-earth. (1 hr)

Solo or Group Panel:
Greg Wright and Cliff Broadway (and maybe others) - Untold Third-Age Tales We’d Like to Hear. Scuttlebutt has it that New Line Cinema intends to make two films out of The Hobbit, and that the second film will include “new” storylines that will connect it to Peter Jackson’s LoTR films. Is this a good idea at all? If it is, what storylines would you like the screenwriters to consider for inclusion? Join what will likely be a lively, entertaining, and maddening discussion! (1 hr)

ASHLEE & RACHEL SCOTT and CARLENE CORDOVA - Fan-Filmmaking 101
Have you been seeing fan films online or at conventions for years now and wondered how to go about making them? Do you have ambitions to move from the Fan Filmmaking field into a more professional aspect of the industry? Come listen to some stories on how our attending filmmakers got started, what equipment they use or recommend, where they get their ideas from and how they talk all their friends into helping them out. (45 min)

"Tolkien Animated!" (MAIN AUDITORIUM EVENT) Participants: Carlene Cordova & Cliff Broadway
When Ink & Paint mixes with Bilbo & Smaug, the results are bright and animated! Join our high-spirited discussion on a favorite subject: how animated versions of Tolkien’s books have given us delight (and sometimes shame) over the years. Weighing in are Carlene Cordova and Cliff Broadway, co-creators of the hit pop docu RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS. Why are fans so polarized by Ralph Bakshi? What would Pixar or Miyazaki do if they got hold of “The Hobbit?” Tantalizing thoughts! (1 hr)

"The Game's the Thing" Participants: Cliff Broadway & Mike Urban
From the cherished and dusty pages of TORN's cornerstone blog GREEN BOOKS, join both Ostadan (Mike Urban) & Quickbeam (Cliff Broadway) as your hosts to the world of Tolkien-inspired games. Dice, cards, tokens & yellow plastic rings are all you need to enjoy a hobbit’s holiday. Many clever game designs have been produced over the years -- running the gamut from Board Games to Trading Cards to X-Box. Bring a copy of your favorite game -- we’ll play! (1 hr)

SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES PANELS at ORC

Panelists:
Heath Hammond, 3-D Creative Manager
Scott Klauder, Production Manager
Jared Chapman, 3-D Creative Coordinator
Quoc Ha, Graphic Arts Manager

Bringing Sideshow Collectibles to Life:
Designing and Creating Costumed Figures from The Lord of the Rings

A few key members of the Sideshow Collectibles Creative Team are here to fill you in and answer your questions about the creative process behind bringing your favorite LOTR characters to life as Premium Format and 1:6th Scale costumed figures. This is your chance to find out all about the artistic reality of creating high quality, mixed media collectibles - from research and development all the way through manufacturing! (1 hr)

Bringing Sideshow Collectibles to Life:
Designing and Creating Polystone Busts and Dioramas from The Lord of the Rings

A few key members of the Sideshow Collectibles Creative Team are here to fill you in and answer your questions about the creative process behind bringing your favorite LOTR characters to life as Legendary Scale busts and Dioramas. This is your chance to find out all about the artistic reality of creating high quality, polystone collectibles - from research and development all the way through manufacturing! (1 hr)

Sideshow Creative Team - Sideshow Collectibles: The Lord of the Rings Collectibles Showcase and Q&A

Take this unique opportunity to get up close and personal with these collectible works of art and the people who create them! Be sure to stop by today to meet and greet a few key members of the Sideshow Collectibles Creative Team and some of their most popular LOTR collectibles. While visiting, don’t forget to pick up a FREE SideshowCollectibles.com Gift Card and enter the raffle for a chance to win a fantastic Frodo Baggins Premium Format figure!

Friday starting at 9pm. This gala event consists of special performances and awards and The Costume Competition featuring amazing contestants vying for audience applause and prizes! Always a true "fan" highlight of the weekend and not to be missed. The Brobdingnagian Bards will be performing traditional Irish and Scottish folk songs, mixed up with Lord of the Rings music to create a unique brand of Celtic Filk. Complimentary for WIZARD CIRCLE PATRONS (keep your same great seats!). Others can purchase tickets separately for this event.

PREFERRED RESERVED SEAT
(located behind or to the sides of Wizard Circle) $65

GENERAL ADMISSION
(in the rear of the room, non-reserved) for $35

Delicious treats to eat, fans to meet, dancing, hot music, and a cash bar to keep things moving! Taking place at 10pm on Saturday. Complimentary for Wizard Circle Patrons, others can purchase a separate ticket for $55

The amazing band featuring Billy Boyd will be playing a concert during the weekend. Due to long-standing public demand we are flying in the band from Europe to appear! The concert will occur at 8pm on Saturday Evening. The band's concert is NOT part of any ticket packages and must be purchased separately.

RESERVED SEATING
(front rows): $65

GENERAL ADMISSION (non-reserved, behind and to the sides of reserved): $40

Check out Beecake's MySpace page and get a taste of their great music, by visiting www.myspace.com/beecakeband

Documentary by Costa Botes
(109 minute version will be shown that went out with the last limited edition 3 film boxed set)

Imagine if you, a fan, had been allowed to wander about the filmset - all the filmsets - as "The Lord of the Rings" was being filmed. For several years, you were able to watch people working on any task related to the films, ask them any questions about what they were doing, even to linger in doorways and listen to Peter Jackson or Richard Taylor plan what kind of movies they intended to make and discuss the best way to achieve that.

Well, none of us is ever going to have that opportunity. But Costa Botes did, and he distilled the best of his five years of observation.

The wonderful thing about about this documentary is that clearly people trusted Costa Botes and became so used to him that they almost forgot he was there - he and his crew seemed to be part of the furniture of the set, able to candidly observe åwhat went on around them. The result is that you see people laughing, swearing, and working through disasters and triumphs. The whole thing leaves you in awe at the achievement of every last one of them.

BROBDINGNAGIAN BARDS

The Brobdingnagian Bards (pronounced brAHb'ding-näg-EE-en) hail from Austin, Texas. They take traditional Irish and Scottish folk songs, mix it up with Lord of the Rings music to create a unique brand of Celtic Filk.

And when they say "unique", believe it! How many bands do YOU know that play autoharp, recorder, and mandolin... while wearing KILTS?!

The Bards (or if you're from Chicago "Da Bards!") were voted the #1 BEST PERFORMING NOVELTY BAND in the 2004-5 Austin Music Awards. They are the 'Godfathers of Celtic MP3s'. Over FIVE MILLION MP3s have been downloaded by their fans online. Over a million MP3s were from one song, "Tolkien (The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings)". They continue to give away over a dozen free Celtic MP3s from their website at www.thebards.net

In July, they released a NEW CD-BROBDINGNAGIAN FAIRY TALES. This is the eighth album from The Bards, and it features many of their hit songs inspired by contemporary Sci Fi culture from "Star Wars" to "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer", "The Last Unicorn" to "Schoolhouse Rock".

THE HINDI SISTERS DANCE ACTS

WHITE AND NERDY: Ride 'em Dirty? How about gettin' down with Pippin and Frodo in 'White and Nerdy'!

TOO SEXY: Hairy feet, short stature, curly locks?  Are these hobbits too sexy for you?  Be there to decide!

MIDDLE EARTH IDOLS

M.A.R.S. Productions presents Middle Earth Idols, a film parody of American Idol featuring Lord of the Rings characters, with celebrity guest judges Kiran Shah (LOTR), Daniel Reeve (LOTR), Dean Haglund (X-Files), Grant Wilson (Ghost Hunters) and more! Special musical performance by Emerald Rose!

Who will be the next Middle Earth Idol?

This presentation will be two 45 minute segments.

If you have Tolkien inspired artwork to share and sell, we welcome you to enter the 3rd ORC Art Show! Both professional and amateur artwork will be sold and displayed in the Art Show during convention hours Friday through Sunday. If you're an artist interested in learning more, please read through the rules and submit an entry form to reserve space in the show. The entry form is an easy to fill out PDF form. For those interested in buying displayed artwork, please read the rules for bidding. For more information on the art show and any questions you might have, please contact:
alyse@theonering.net

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to your participation!

2007 ORC MUSIC VIDEO CONTEST

Rules: one music video about Lord of the Rings may be submitted on DVD only (please no computer- based media like CD accepted). Only footage from the New Line Rings trilogy or home made video can be used.

Entries are judged on the following criteria: video quality, audio quality, editing quality, inventiveness, song selection, and originality. Humorous submissions are encouraged. Entries can not be returned, and person submitting entry is granting Creation the right to play this entry in perpetuity at Creation events worldwide.

Creation does not sell music videos so your entry will never be sold as a commercial product, just presented at our events. Winners will receive a $100 gift certificate good for Creation products and services worldwide (if both your entries are selected you will still be entitled to only one gift certificate).

Winners will be announced and certificates awarded on site at our Burbank event; if you are not present we will mail the certificate to you so be sure to include your return address, phone number and e mail. You may call our offices to confirm receipt of your entry but we do not announce winners until the event. All entries are due at Creation offices by Feb. 20th with no exceptions.

Please send entries to:

Creation Entertainment
ORC Video Contest
217 South Kenwood
Glendale, CA 91205

Thanks and good luck!

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