SpooksWatch 2010
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09-04-2010, 02:50 AM
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RE: SpooksWatch 2010
(08-04-2010 12:24 PM)Silktie Wrote: Picard, can you give more details on the filming process itself? How many takes did they do? Silktie...let's see what I can remember... No. of takes: the scene with Harry walking along the path took about 4 takes (excluding the rehearsal for timing), then there was a close-up of Harry talking to the other chap. Again, about another 4 takes, maybe five. It was the usual filming thing: 5 minutes of heavy activity followed by lots of nothing much seeming to happen. Camera: just one, on a dolly with about 25 ft of track. The camera op was sitting on the dolly and the grip tracked him backwards. I must admit that I was watching PF, not the crew, so didn't take much notice of how the camera was moving on the actors. Did PF change the way he did things: basically, no. He was consistent as he could be, considering the weather kept changing (from not raining and cold, to drizzle and cold, basically). I couldn't hear what the actors were saying to each other. I think I said on the PF thread that it was really amazing to see Peter Firth 'morph' instantly from being chatty, smiling Peter...to Harry. His face kind of...shapeshifted! Spectators: surprisingly few, considering it's a known Spooks 'haunt' and a public thoroughfare. A few people stopped to look and a couple took photos but absolutely no one approached. I was there for 1.5 hrs and the only person to approach was me (and I only spoke to a couple of crew members to get info). Actually, I did hear a couple of people mutterng "f&*king politicians" under their breath (or words to that effect). In fact (as I've already said somewhere), a colleague of mine rocked up on her bike, took one look and cycled on - SHE thought she was watching a politician being interviewed for the election! That's not such a mad idea, because that area is used a lot by TV crews, because the House is in the background. What I did find a bit strange was that there were no unit vehicles around. Now, I've been a borough film officer and I'm married to a retired grip, so I've seen a fair number of locations...and there were no lighting or camera trucks and (what surprised me most, actually) no honey wagon (toilet). They did have a coffee station there but nothing much else. It was very basic, I guess because it's such a public place. Check the PF thread for other info specifically related to what PF was doing! "Where's Harry?" "Moving in mysterious ways." |
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