You Bow To No One
Galadriel's mic drop, and the two heroic sparrows who bring down a global behemoth. For several hours.
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The Ban of the Valar
In which many scenes are cut, Pharazon gets his steps in, and I nearly get a speaking part - which would have also been cut.
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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
We've moved indoors to the court room and by crikey it's impressive mate. Even the flames look real - ouch - oh they are.
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Well, I’m Back
I'm back! It's been a while. Without further ado, 'tis time to finally introduce you to the City Guard. Or at least those I can...
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Meanwhile, Elsewhere in Middle-earth
In which I make a bad Númenor joke (too soon?), try to find out what the hell is happening on the other sets, and lay...
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There Are Some Who Would Not Deem That Wise
Featuring {cough} the second coming of Dick, too much weed, the first appearance of Isilidur and my biggest moment so far!
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All That is Gold is Glittering
Tolkien's legendary winged helmets make an appearance, and enough gold is on show to impress even the mighty Smaug.
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The Great Tales Never End
Weapons training for the City Guard is non-existent, as nobody is stupid enough to think we might be even halfway competent.
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The Old That is Strong Does Not Whither
The 11 Steps to Successfully Removing a City Guard from Set, and how to crowbar a Tolkien reference in to your title.
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That Was An Eye-Opener And No Mistake
Part two of my first day on set, in which I get in touch with my inner Gimli/Luke Skywalker and come to terms with Galadriel...
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Guard of the Citadel Indeed!
In which I finally discover where I am, and what I'm guarding, and who I'm working for!
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A Conspiracy Unmasked
I'm finally going on set, and this time it's for real! Also Amazon foil my chance to find out what the show is actually called.
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A Short Cut to Favourites
Covering the important stuff: chairs, snacks, and toilets. And finally we go on set. Sort off...
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Of Amdelyn and Its Realms
In which, having not been distressed yet, it is time for me to get distressed. Yeah, it confused me too...
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Second Breakfast
Beards, capes, breakfast, rings, second breakfasts, and a distinct lack of tent expertise.
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What are you doing and where are you going?
In which Iron Man, Elves and Ankh Morpork all come together in one post as I finally get to wear my full City Guard costume!
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A Journey in the Dark
The chief joy of working as an extra is getting up at 2.45am and driving two hours to work in the dark.
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So I imagine this is just a ceremonial position?
My costume is going to be epic, and it looks like I can keep the beard after all! Also, legaloons.
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Not the beard!
In which I'm struck with the hammer blow of learning that I may well have to lose the beard...
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I’m going on an adventure!
Would you be interested in working on the Amazon series based on Lord of the Rings? Oh my god oh my god oh my god!
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The Birth and Impact of Britpop
I recently finished reading Paul Laird’s book, The Birth and Impact of Britpop. It’s a wonderfully engaging memoir – a very personal love letter to…
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Spotify Shenanigans
It’s been a while since I released any music. One of my old bands, active between 2001-2015, had released all sorts of stuff in a…
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Video Shoots & Trespassing
Video clips for unsigned bands are difficult projects. A complete lack of money is of course the major stumbling block, so when the offer came…
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The Best Manager I Ever Had
Booking gigs is a bloody nightmare, and a hugely time-consuming business. Of course, from a fairly young age you’re aware of the concept of managers…
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The Perilous Pitfalls of Self-Publishing: Part 4 – More Postage Predicaments
Readers of Part 3 will recall that we left off with me spending an hour or so entering all the addresses, dimensions, weights etc for…
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The Perilous Pitfalls of Self-Publishing: Part 3 – Postage Predicaments
Well, I’ve got the books, sorted the packaging, so let’s head off to the post office… My initial distribution run is going to be 20…
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The Perilous Pitfalls of Self-Publishing: Part 2 – Packaging Ponderings
More reflections on the process of self-publishing that I’ve been through this year… Well I got the test pressing of my printed book, and very…
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The Perilous Pitfalls of Self-Publishing: Part 1 – Producing the PDF
I’ve been reflecting on the process of self-publishing that I’ve been through this year, and this was where I was at a few months back!Well,…
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The Road To Nowhere – Out Now!
Well, I can’t quite believe it, but The Road to Nowhere is finally out as both print and ebook! It’s taken a while to sort…
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