[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net and Galatia Films Come Together to Produce Unique Online Experience with 'Hobbit in 5'

[Michael Regina]

http://www.youtube.com/hobbitin5

*TheOneRing.net and Galatia Films Come Together to Produce Unique Online
Experience with 'Hobbit in 5'*

*All the news of TheOneRing.net condensed into 5 minute video segmets
available on all platforms.*

January 24th, 2011 - TheOneRing.net and Galatia films have joined forces to
produce 'Hobbit in 5', a weekly video series of Hobbit movie news.

"The staff at TheOneRing.net have been eager to get news out to as many
people as possible, producing original online videos and hosting them on
YouTube is the best way of going about it" says Michael Regina,
editor-in-chief and co-founder of TheOneRing.net. "The video format provides
a unique experience to our fan base, while new viewers can easily catch up
with the latest news about The Hobbit Movie".  Galatia Films spokesman and
Reclaiming the Blade director Daniel McNicoll co-produces the series with
Regina.

"I'm excited to be working with Michael Regina and everyone over at
TheOneRing.net, it's a fantastic website and a great group of individuals
who really know their stuff." Reclaiming the Blade, a top documentary on
iTunes and Netflix, was narrated by John Rhys-Davies and featured Viggo
Mortensen, Karl Urban, Richard Taylor and Weta Workshop.

Hosted by Rebekah Platt 'Hobbit in 5' covers all the latest news from
TheOneRing.net including casting, production, behind the scenes information
news and rumors. "Discovering our host Rebekah Platt was quite a process. We
worked with everyone, from the former head of casting for CBS prime-time, to
small local casting directors. Eventually we met Rebekah and knew she was
just right for the job. She is a very good presenter and a big
Tolkien/Hobbit fan."

'Hobbit in 5' segments are set to air every Friday on the custom YouTube
Channel 'hobbitin5' (http://www.youtube.com/hobbitin5), episodes are
available to be embedded on any website and across all platforms.

'Hobbit in 5' is a co-production between TheOneRing.net and Galatia Films

*About TheOneRing.net*

Founded in 1999 by a group of like-minded Tolkien fans so anxious for the
coming Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings films that they were gathering up
every scrap of production information to be found, TheOneRing.net continues
today in bringing fans the latest news on the beloved figures involved in
the making of the wildly popular Lord of the Rings movies as well as the
newest information available on upcoming productions, Tolkien-centered
events, new publications, and fan gatherings.

Founders Michael Regina and Erica Challis started a small website publishing
all the movie information they could get their hands on, including exclusive
“spy” reports from Erica’s visits to the New Zealand set—activity that got
her first escorted off the set, then graciously invited back to take an
official look around and to meet Peter Jackson. Designer/coder Chris
Pirrotta came across the site and asked if they would like some technical
help to grow the site and make it a central web location for other fans
eagerly awaiting word from the Jackson sets. He and William Thomas used
their skill to do just that. With the addition of staff to explore the facts
and themes of Tolkien’s written world, follow gaming developments, publish
fan art and fan fiction, and answer fans’ questions, the site lived up in
every way to its motto: Forged by and for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien.

In the years that followed, the site thrived and so did its unique
relationship with Jackson’s production team—a relationship that enabled TORn
to bring its readers some exclusive news and night-of-a-lifetime experiences
including the famous Oscar parties that hosted the cast and crew after each
Oscar-night victory, culminating in an incredible eleven-Oscar sweep for The
Return of the King. Looking to the future with the support of its phenomenal
community of fans, TheOneRing.net continues to be the most comprehensive
Tolkien fan site on the web.

*About Galatia Films*

Galatia Films produces adventure documentaries, feature length movies and
now web TV shows. The east coast based company includes writers, producers
and technical people that have worked for various Hollywood studios and TV
production companies including Warner Bros., BBC, The History Channel, ESPN,
Sony, Disney and ABC. Galatia Films' scope includes both history and fantasy
bringing legends from the past vividly into the forefront of audience
imaginations.

*About Michael Regina*

Michael Regina has spent the better part of a decade deep within the
internet fan boy zeitgeist. Directors such as Peter Jackson (The Lord of the
Rings trilogy, King Kong) and Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labrynth, Hellboy)
rely on him to reach out to their fan base and be their mouthpiece in order
to relay news and quash rumors. The fans flock to his scoop filled websites
(TheOneRing.net, KongisKing.net) for behind the scenes goodies and spoiler
filled stories. Straddling the line between ultimate geek and Hollywood
insider, Michael has effectively brought A-List access to everyone's
computer screen.


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Sincerely,

Michael Regina
Editor in Chief - TheOneRing.net
PH: 514.947.5221

www.facebook.com/michael.regina
www.twitter.com/mikereginatorn
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