[Kik_announce] KongisKing.net Newsletter (27/08/2005)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

Thomas Blackshear's 'The 8th Wonder of the World' Now on Sale!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1122134766

KONG #41 - 2005: "He says, 'Look at the golden woman.'"

August 27th, 2005

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Post Production Diary - 16 Weeks To Go
Like Photoshopping? Well then this is the PPD for you! PJ introduces us to
the rotoscoping artists working on King Kong. These guys and gals are the
ones who intricately remove all the 'real world' stuff that is in a shot.
They also paint over things that need to disappear to make the movie as
realistic as possible. We get to see some amazing blue and green screen
footage, lots of running and falling shots of Naomi Watts, and a super
close-up of Jack Black's head (no whale for you Jack).
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1125073579

Post Production Diary - 17 Weeks To Go
You didn't think we forgot you did you? With 17 weeks left to go the model
making department is still in full swing recreating skull island at one
twelfth scale. Paul Van Ommen introduces us to his gonzo gang of model
technicians and gives us some insight on what it takes to scale down trees,
plants, dirt, even moss! You'll never look at a garden the same way again!
Take a look!
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1124634694

King Kong: The Stageplay
RADIOTHEATRE has just received exclusive permission from the Merian C.Cooper
estate to produce the only known authorized stage version of the original
KING KONG which will open on NOV. 30 for 8 shows only at the KRAINE THEATER
85 E. 4th St., NYC, NY. Original score by Grammy winner GARY ANDERSON and
Sound Effects by Writer/Director, Dan Bianchi, winner of three Best Director
Off Broadway awards and currently nominated for a NY Innovative Theater
award for Radiotheatre's original version of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS.
"RADIOTHEATRE is a new hybrid aural and visual experience to whet your
imagination!" Theater Source Tickets for RADIOTHEATRE Presents KING KONG go
on sale in September.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1124765749

Keeping 'King Kong' under tight security control
Security experts plan to keep King Kong, one of the year's most anticipated
movies, out of the hands of pirates. Night-vision goggles will be used at
early screenings of the Peter Jackson film to make sure no one is
videotaping it to make illegal copies. All reels of the film will be held in
vaults and transported under escort. The New Zealand distributor, United
International Pictures, said this week that there would be "air-tight"
security over the printing process.
http://www.kongisking.net/perl/newsview/15/1124550187

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Searching Skull Island (Breakdown of our various sections)
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Coming Soon:

August 28th: Jack Black Birthday
September 1st: Kong Chat

SCRAPBOOK - (Coming Soon): Currently we are linking to the King Kong section
of TheOneRing.net's scrapbook. It has over 300 images from the sets, the
actors and the press conference held just before start of production in
September of 2004.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/scrapbook/

KONG 2005 - This section is specifically dedicated to Peter Jackson's
remake. Take a look at cast bios and video production diaries!
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/kong2005/

MESSAGE BOARDS - A great place to chat about Kong, PJ, or filmmaking in
general.
GOTO: http://boards.kongisking.net/perl/gforum.cgi

LIVE CHAT - A java chatroom where you can login, meet Kong fans from around
the world, and get chatting!
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/chat/

KONG HISTORY: King Kong is back. In 2005, writer/director Peter Jackson, the
man responsible for "The Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, will direct a new,
large-scale remake featuring a monstrous computer generated ape to be
created by Jackson's special effects company, WETA Digital. However, Kong's
origins lay long ago, towards the beginning of the last century in fact.
What follows is a history of the great ape's adventures, on both the large
and small screen. This history's films and TV series are the one's that were
widely released.
GOTO: http://www.kongisking.net/history/

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