The Fellowship
Who is the owner of the Ring?
Sauron
Who is the main Antagonist in this film?
Saruman
Who created the world of Arda, and with what did they create Arda?
Eru Iluvatar created Arda with the Music of the Ainur
What creature does Frodo get captured by and that Sam fights near Cirith Ungol?
Shelob, a giant spider, a spawn of Ungoliant.
What is is called when you shift between two different scene in two different locations that are supposed to be happening at the same time?
Parallel editing/Shots
What is the relationship between Bilbo and Frodo?
Cousin/Uncle and Nephew
What was Grima Wormtongue doing in Rohan?
He was poisoning the king's mind/ influencing him to destroy and weaken Rohan.
How many wizards came to middle earth? And what were their colors?
There were 5 wizards that came to Middle-earth, one white, one grey, one brown, and the two blue wizards.
The beacons were lit!
What is is called when you move between multiple characters in shots, seeing their reactions to what is being said of who is speaking?
Crosscutting
What was the password the Fellowship needed to use to get into Moria?
Mellon, the elvish word for "friend"
Whom do Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli meet in Fangorn? And who did they believe it to be?
They met Gandalf, but believed it to be Saruman
In The Lord of the Rings, and Rings of Power, we come across a creature called a “Balrog:” beasts of flame and shadow. Have they always been these terrifying creatures? If not, what were they before, if so, who created them?
Balrogs were not always creatures of evil, but were once Maiar, lesser gods, like angels, who served the Valar. Balrogs came into being when some were corrupted, not created, by Melkor (Morgoth).
How does Aragorn tempt Sauron to met the at the Black Gates and empty Mordor?
He uses a Palantir to show that he is alive, has the reforged sword of Elendil, and that he is coming for him.
When taking shots from below or above, left, or right, you show power and powerlessness, height and length differences. These are BLANK shots.
Angled Shots
What did the dwarves awake in the depths of Moria?
A Balrog of Morgoth
Who does Saruman recruit to destroy Rohan? (Hint: They swear a blood oath to serve him)
The hill people, the ones who originally attacked Helm's Deep in War of the Rohirrim.
Elrond’s full name is Elrond Half-elven. Why is this his name? (story) What did his brother pick?/What group of people are his descendants.
His mother was an elf and his father was human. Because of this Elrond and his brother Elros were given a choice between immortality and mortality. Elrond chose to become an elf, ie. immortality, and Elros chose mortality. He became the father of the Numenoreans.
Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli go searching for allies to fight Sauron and defend Gondor. Where do they go to find allies?
The Paths/Doors of the dead.
A major cinematic techniques used to show the differences between good and evil. Typically they use BLANK to show hope or despair, as the forces of evil march forward and the forces of good ride in with this technique.
Hint: It is a visual technique
Lighting
How did Legolas react to the loss of Gandalf?
He was shocked, as an elf he is not used to death, especially seeing a Maiar, a mini-god dying.
What is the name of the path Frodo, Sam, and Smeagol are going to take to get to Mordor? What lives in the mountains around it?
The Path of Cirith Ungol, where Shelob lives.
Some beings in Middle-earth glow and shine. Some examples of this are the Ring Wraiths, glowing when Frodo puts on the Ring, Glorfindel, a resurrected Elf, and Galadriel. Why do they glow/shine?
These people shine because they have a greater presence in the Unseen World. For those who are good, they are shining with the light of Valinor, the grace given to them from the Valar, which fades as evil corrupts and takes over the world. For those who are evil, you see them because they completely dwell in the Unseen world, having no bodies.
How many thousands did Théoden gather before riding for Gondor?
6,000
What is the goal of anime's cinematic techniques, such as still frames, dynamic action affects, and exaggerated expressions?
To highlight emotion