The Long and Short of It
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The Long and Short of It is a short film that was written and directed by Sean Astin. The five-minute film was shot in Wellington, New Zealand in a single day when the cast and crew of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers had reunited to shoot pickup scenes. It debuted on the DVD release of The Two Towers in August 2003.
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[edit] Plot
It's another day in Wellington and The Grizzly Painter (Andrew Lesnie) is putting up a poster but has a bad back and his ladder is broken. He is about to give up when a small woman comes by (Praphaphorn Chansantor) and helps glue the lower part of the poster to the wall. This catches the attention of a very tall man (Paul Randall) and he glues the top part of the poster on the wall.
When they finish they step back and admire it. Then suddenly behind them a bus pulls up and the bus driver (Peter Jackson) lets them come on and they drive away. The camera pans to the bin and we see that there is the Grizzly Painter's roller and pad.
[edit] Trivia
- The bus has two The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring posters on the sides.
- The cameras used were High Definition Digital Video which were about to be packed away but Astin used them for the rest of the day.
- Sean Astin added P.S. I Love You Christine at the end of the credits.
- Elijah Wood was the 1st assistant director.
- Andy Serkis was assistant location manager.
- Billy Boyd chose the song which was played throughout the film.
- The story was by Sean Astin and Dominic Monaghan.
[edit] Cast
- Grizzly Painter: Andrew Lesnie
- Small Woman: Praphaphorn Chansantor
- Tall Man: Paul Randall
- Bus Driver: Peter Jackson
- Cyclist: Perry Norris
