The Tolkien Professor

Pre-production continues for Season 8, as the SilmFilm Team considers how to adapt Tuor's story and interweave it with Turin's story. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Join the team in the SilmFilm Writers' Room, as we continue planning Season 8, with a focus on Dor-Lomin and the Easterlings. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

The SilmFilm team sits down to work through the big picture of the post-Nirnaeth Season 8. https://signumuniversity.org/news/annual-fundraising-campaign-2025/ Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Today the SilmFilm team is back to complete their discussion of the Journey Thus Far, our recap and discussion of the trajectory of the project to this point. https://signumuniversity.org/news/annual-fundraising-campaign-2025/ Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Maggie and Corey return for another out-of-studio recording session for their Pride and Prejudice analysis. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 124, recorded on March 2, 2026. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAv For the SPACE classes, please visit https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/welcome/ For Mag...

Maggie and Corey return to Pride and Prejudice, continuing with the planning and recording of Episode 1 of the series. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 122, recorded on February 2, 2026. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAv Check out Maggie's upcoming SPACE class in March, Susan Cooper: King of Shadows. htt...

Corey and Maggie are joined by special guest Una McCormack for a discussion on film-to-book adaptation! Maggie and Corey are joined by author Una McCormack who has written numerous novels in the worlds of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and Firefly. She's a respected voice in the world of creative writing, science fiction, authorship and fan fiction and her work can be found at: https://unamccormack.co.uk/...

Maggie and Corey return to Pride and Prejudice to start the filming of Episode 1 of the series. Corey and Maggie review last weeks' filming and do their first recording for Pride & Prejudice. Check out Maggie's upcoming SPACE class in March, Susan Cooper: King of Shadows. https://tinyurl.com/class-with-maggie Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode...

Corey and Maggie are back for the New Year, and invite you to join them in a production meeting about several Signum Studios projects! Maggie and Corey discuss the weeks' filming at StudioLab and organise ideas and details for the projects in this production meeting. Check out Maggie's upcoming SPACE class in March, Susan Cooper: King of Shadows. https://tinyurl.com/class-with-maggie Other Minds a...

Join Maggie and Corey for some exciting discussion of adaptation theory today, building on recent discussions. Corey and Maggie explore the terms and ideas of adaption and discuss plotting adaptations on axes. Data! Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 119, recorded on December 15, 2025. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://disco...

Corey and Maggie return to pre-production on their Pride and Prejudice case study. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 118, recorded on December 1, 2025.Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAv Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity and SignumU...

Maggie and Corey return with a brief look at another Rings of Power teaser and then more work on the opening episode of the Pride and Prejudice series. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 117, recorded on November 24, 2025. Thank you for your support for Signum University! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIWCIWTJnbzBloe3AyakiTjE Joi...

Maggie and Corey return to the production meeting to flesh out some detailed notes for P&P Episode 0. Corey and Maggie finalise their plan for ep 1 of the Pride and Prejudice Deep Dive episodes. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 116, recorded on November 10, 2025. https://signumuniversity.org/news/annual-fundraising-campaign-2025/ Join us on...

Maggie and Corey return to Pride and Prejudice! It's time to regroup and work towards script notes for our first episode. Corey and Maggie continue planning for their deep dive into the adaptations of Pride and Prejudice. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 115, recorded on November 3, 2025.Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://d...

Maggie and Corey and back, and today we are looking at the brilliant adaptation work of Miriam Ellis in her paintings. Corey and Maggie review a video from artist Miriam Ellis ( https://www.miriamellis.com/ ) where she introduces two of her Tolkien paintings, 'filling in the gaps' moments from The Lord of the Rings. They then dive into the paintings, discussing them as adaptations, and scratching...

Corey and Maggie look forward towards Rings of Power Season 3, with a discussion of their Sneak Peak videos. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 113, recorded on September 29, 2025.Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.gg/szXMFAvJoin us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Si...

Maggie and Corey are joined by special guest Bradley Bethel, to discuss his film project, "Ranger of the North." https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38079687/?ref=fnallttl1Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 112, recorded on September 15, 2025.Join us on Mondays at 4:30 PM ET, on this SignumU Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SignumUniversity and...

Maggie and Corey return for a fun activity: An Unexpected Adaptation Workshop! Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 111, recorded on September 8, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit Signum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversity.org/Join us o...

Maggie and Corey return to Pride and Prejudice, doing a close discussion and watch-along of the Wright adaptation. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 109, recorded on August 11, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit Signum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaborat...

Maggie and Corey return to their unplanned and unsurprisingly detailed analysis of the opening of the Joe Wright Pride and Prejudice film. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 110, recorded on August 18, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit Signum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collabor...

Maggie and Corey return to Pride and Prejudice, doing some close analysis of the openings for the two film adaptations. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 108, recorded on July 28, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit Signum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collaboratory https://collabo...

Corey and Maggie return to some more detailed planning of Episode 1 of the P&P Project. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 107, recorded on July 21, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit Signum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversity.org/...

Maggie and Corey return to the planning of the opening episode of their new Adaptation video series. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 106, recorded on July 7, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit Signum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumunivers...

Corey and Maggie return to the pilot of the new Pride and Prejudice project. Other Minds and Hands: An Open and Friendly Discussion of Tolkien Adaptation, Episode 105, recorded on June 30, 2025.For more information about Signum Studios and Signum Collaboratory, visit Signum Studios https://studios.signumuniversity.org/ Signum Collaboratory https://collaboratory.signumuniversity.org/Join us on Mond...

In the season finale of Season 7 of SilmFilm, Corey and Marie and Nick are joined by Phil Menzies to discuss his latest compositions!