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As a heads up, there are a few criteria an actor must meet in order to be cast in the Silmarillion Film Project. The actor needs to be: 1) alive 2) have an imdb page 3) not have been previously cast on Silm Film At this point, approximately 150 actors have been cast in this project over the...

We've had several suggestions for our Istari over the years. The most important aspect of Saruman's portrayal should be his mellifluous voice - sonorous, honeyed, smooth, could listen to him read the phone book. And one of his most important personality traits is his self-importance - he...

Session 7-12 will be held on Thursday April 11th at 10 PM Eastern Time. We will be discussing the Casting Criteria for our new characters. So, some things to consider: Which characters will we need to cast in Season 7? For characters on our list, what age range are we looking for in our...

Our next session will be held on Thursday March 28th at 10 PM Eastern time. We will be coming up with the 13 episode points for the Season 7 frame. Our earlier frame discussion is summarized here...

We will hold the session on March 14th at 10 PM Eastern time.

I will try to alert people to changes in the schedule in a timely manner. But updating these calendars is very much a manual process, and our plans do change at times. Please ask if there is ever any uncertainty about a scheduled date or time! Updated 3/7/24

Edit: Our next session will be held on Thursday March 14th at 10 PM Eastern Time. Our topic will be planning the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the war that will take place over the final 4 episodes of season 7. We need to come up with the plan that the Union of Maedhros has - what do they think and...

This thread is for resources like maps, timelines, character ages/relationships, season plans, etc. Essentially, reference materials that can be referred to while planning the episodes of the season. To begin, here are two human family trees that will be relevant to this season, and can be...

Most are familiar with the understanding that a gun that appears on stage in a play in the first act, will be fired in the final act. Because otherwise why did they bother putting a gun in the scene? Props in visual storytelling are important for many reasons. But...consider these...

Our next session will be on Thursday February 15th at 10PM Eastern time. We will be discussing the outline for the 13 episodes of Season 7. We will begin with a young Húrin, Huor, and Handir entering Gondolin, and we will end with Húrin dragged away captive after the Nirnaeth. What will...

Our next session will be held on Thursday January 18th at 10 PM. We will begin working through the remaining storylines and more 'minor' characters who still have arcs and roles this season. We may not be able to talk about all of these in the next session, but over the next two we should be...

Silm Film Session 7-06, originally scheduled for Thursday November 30th, will instead be held on Thursday December 7th due to a scheduling conflict.

Edit: Our next session will be on Thursday January 4th at 10 PM Eastern Time, and we will be discussing the Union of Maedhros. Note the change in date from what was originally announced. We are going to lead up to the war of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad this season, and we are going to need to...

Our next session will be on Thursday November 16th at 10 PM Eastern Time. (Note: For those outside this timezone, we just went through the daylight savings time change, so double-check the time for the next one). We will be discussing the story of Húrin and Huor for the season - we need to...

The Bree we know in the late Third Age has been there for a very long time. But we are introducing a very different kingdom of Bree in the First Age. This civilization will later be decimated by Numenorean colonialism in the Second Age. So...what was it originally called? "Bree" sounds like...

Our next session will be held on Thursday November 2nd at 10 PM Eastern time. We will be choosing the Frame Story for this season. A few things to consider when suggesting frame story ideas: 1) The theme for Season 7 is HOPE, specifically amdir --> estel. The frame story for Season 6 ended...

Our next session will be on Thursday October 19th at 10 PM Eastern Time. We will be discussing the storylines of Sauron, Galadriel, and the Easterlings. Sauron's story has to take us through the end of the First Age. Galadriel's story can be gleaned from Unfinished Tales and/or invented...

We will begin discussing Season 7 during our next session of Silm Film. It is currently tentatively scheduled for Thursday October 5th at 10 PM Eastern. We have already made some decisions about the beginning and end of the season. The beginning will tell the story of Húrin and Huor in...

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We will take a brief hiatus and return to Silm Film for Season 7 after a two month break. The next session is tentatively scheduled for Thursday September 21st, but an announcement will be made when we get closer. Our first session will be focused on discussing the scope of Season 7, but...