"It never rains but it pours". Yes, despite yesterday's late website of the month post, I'm already posting again. This is the first post in the "film" category - not because I've suddenly decided to start reviewing all of the films I see, but because there is really no other category this post could go in, and it really is worth posting about.

Born of Hope is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Unlike the trilogy, it had a budget of only £25,000, and can be seen for free on the internet (as a fan film, there aren't many other distribution methods available). Personally, I am not a fan of The Lord of the Rings though the trilogy is in my DVD collection. Born of Hope is, in my opinion, well worth seeing - especially considering the price (free), ease (online) and length (just over an hour - nowhere near as long as the trilogy). The budget barely seems to harm the film in any way - a good story, locations, props, costumes and acting combine to make the film enjoyable to an extent that I never thought was possible. The soundtrack is very nice too, although they're still working on getting that into a releasable format. They say that pictures say a thousand words and, at 25 frames per second, this trailer should be able to say far more than I ever can:


The website is here - it has some extra stuff such as video podcasts about how this project happened (it took six years). Feel free to donate too, if you enjoy it.
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:43 GMT | Category: Film
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