The Tolkien Professor

By The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)

The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures, discussions, and seminars on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, President of Signum University. All are welcome to enter – even those wi... more

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August 04, 2016 316: SilmFilm 2-06: Episode 2 – “Don’t Get in the Van, Elwë!”

In the second episode of Season 2, the Elvish ambassadors take a trip to Valinor.
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2h 12min
July 25, 2016 315: SilmFilm 2-05: Episode 1 – Crisis in Cuivienen

Discussion and outline of the first episode of Season 2, starting with Arwen’s frame story, which leads into the story of the awakening of the elves on the shores of Cuivienen.
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2h 2min
July 11, 2016 314: SilmFilm 2-04: Linguistics, etc.

Discussion about the linguistics of the Silmarillion, the continuing the Big Picture stuff for Season 2, and the sundering of races, as well as material culture and other markers.
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2h 16min
June 27, 2016 313: SilmFilm 2-03: The Elves

Today is the day we talk about the Elves – how they came to be and their divisions.
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1h 54min
June 10, 2016 312: SilmFilm 2-02: Episode Calendar

Deciding on general outline for season 2 – not in detail, as we will map out episode-by-episode plots later.
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2h 12min
May 25, 2016 311: SilmFilm 2-01: Brainstorming

Discussing the big-picture overview of the season, starting with the the awakening of the Elves at Cuivienen (from their point of view) and ending with the Darkening of Valinor.
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2h 4min
May 12, 2016 SilmFilm 1-20: Script Outlines

We bring on some additional panelists this week to discuss script outlines and fill in the holes left in our episodic discussions. Guest panelists include Karita Alexander, Brian Fattorini, Nick Palazzo, and Marie Prosser.
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2h 6min
April 27, 2016 SilmFilm 1-19: Music

Joining us for a discussion of the musical score is John DiBartolo of the Lonely Mountain Band. We also will listen to clips of proposed character themes from composer Philip Menzies.
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2h 4min
April 16, 2016 SilmFilm 1-18: Casting Poll Results and Costuming

We review the results of our casting poll from Session 16 and discuss what we’d like to see our newly cast … uh, cast … wear.
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2h 30min
April 03, 2016 SilmFilm 1-17: Envisioning Arda - Sets/Locations

Following up on our casting conversation, this time we’re talking about how we want things to look. What type of forests should fill Valinor? What architecture styles should we use for the Valar (and the elves who copy them)? What other visual considerations do we need to make?
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2h 9min

FAQs about The Tolkien Professor:

How many episodes does The Tolkien Professor have?

The podcast currently has 730 episodes available.