I’ve just finished adding the first three in a series of video NFTs to Foundation. The series is titled “If Gandalf had tech” and is intended to be a quirky, occasionally humorous look at what Gandalf would have done in certain situations in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, if he had modern technology at his disposal.

Here’s a quick summary of the first three:

#1

Gandalf is leaving Rivendell and Frodo asks him whether Mordor is left or right. Gandalf uses a direction finding device to determine that Mordor is to the left.

This video is based on a real app that I developed a few years ago. I simply recorded the screen and edited the video in Final Cut Pro (FCP).

#2

The Council of Elrond is taking place, but in this version Gandalf doesn’t bother to escape from Orthanc, he simply remotes into a Teams/Zoom style meeting.

This one was done entirely in FCP and Photoshop.

#3

Gandalf is in Moria when the Fellowship hears drum beats from the deep. Gandalf uses his motion detector to sense the approaching Balrog.

I created an app for this one as I thought it was the best way of doing the motion sensor effect. I then recorded the screen and edited in FCP.