Hugs 'n' Hobbits
Yesterday I went to an "team hug" session at a London conference centre. It was sold to us as "The IT Conference", but that soon changed when we found out that the afternoon would consist of, in part, of a team-building exercise.
The exercise consisted of seven teams all armed with a small video camera. We were to film the "Lord Of The Rings", which was to be edited down to 35 minutes. We were supplied with all props, costume and make-up as required. There was, however, no scenery. We had to make it up using naturally occurring items at the centre - car parks, desks, tarmac roads etc.
Much hilarity was to be had when we realised phrases like "Merry was to have Frodo's ring on his finger" and the like could be loosely woven into the script.
We decided that one of the shots should be taken outside and we used a large green "Fire Assembly Point" sign as symbolic of a tree. And we all crouched around the base of it pretending to cook breakfast. We were dressed as Hobbits in green and brown hose.
"Action" ... "and, cut!"
I got up and bashed by head on the corner of the sign (which, in my defence, drew blood).
Someone remarked "Idiot, he didn't mean that literally!"
It was then the cameraman uttered the immortal phrase:
"Now that really is a breach of Elf and Safety!"
Also, I have yet to get out of my head the imagery of my boss dressed as a pixie.
The exercise consisted of seven teams all armed with a small video camera. We were to film the "Lord Of The Rings", which was to be edited down to 35 minutes. We were supplied with all props, costume and make-up as required. There was, however, no scenery. We had to make it up using naturally occurring items at the centre - car parks, desks, tarmac roads etc.
Much hilarity was to be had when we realised phrases like "Merry was to have Frodo's ring on his finger" and the like could be loosely woven into the script.
We decided that one of the shots should be taken outside and we used a large green "Fire Assembly Point" sign as symbolic of a tree. And we all crouched around the base of it pretending to cook breakfast. We were dressed as Hobbits in green and brown hose.
"Action" ... "and, cut!"
I got up and bashed by head on the corner of the sign (which, in my defence, drew blood).
Someone remarked "Idiot, he didn't mean that literally!"
It was then the cameraman uttered the immortal phrase:
"Now that really is a breach of Elf and Safety!"
Also, I have yet to get out of my head the imagery of my boss dressed as a pixie.
Comments