#brain dumpings

Found on the Internet: A 12 minute "animated" "adaptation" of The Hobbit.

From wikipedia: American film producer William L. Snyder obtained the rights to the novel from the Tolkien estate very cheaply while it was still largely unknown... The project fell through, but after the explosion in the novel's popularity, Snyder realized that his contract had not required the film to be of any length: he therefore instructed Deitch to create a 12-minute film based on his earlier work so that he could retain his rights.

A more detailed account by director is available here.

Despite barely resembling the story of The Hobbit, I find it interesting for the art and style of filmmaking. It sort of reminds me of Barbara Remington's trippy Lord of the Rings covers (here).

Gradually I've been finding earlier Tolkien-inspired art such as this, and it's interesting to see how much it can vary from most modern takes on his work. (One of my personal favorites: Pauline Baynes) It seems like once the 70s and 80s hit, Lord of the Rings and Hobbit art seems to have leaned more towards realism. This isn't bad in principal, but modern art depicting Middle Earth feels more and more homogenized to me. It's gotten even worse with the release of the Peter Jackson films.