"Half-Blood Prince" Location Filming Due to Start Tomorrow; Photo of House to be Used in Movie
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Posted by: Sue
October 24, 2007, 11:06 PM
We have the first report of sort from location filming for the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” movie. TLC reader Georgie was in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England tonight, and spotted a house that had “massive lighting/ filming looking thing in front of it.” She then talked with the security guards who told her the home was indeed to be used in the filming tomorrow, however no filming was taking place there this evening. You can see a photo of this house, which Georgie took using her cell, here in our galleries. At this point we do not know if this is to be the home of Slughorn where he is hiding at the beginning of Half-Blood Prince (the security people were uncertain which scene it was for as well), but it looks promising!
UPDATE: TLC reader Pinkmoosely owled to say he was in the Red Lion pub in Lacock, and said some of the local residents had been talking about “blackout blinds” provided to them for use during the filming. Pinkmoosely also reports that even though it was quite late in England, “there is still quite a lot of activity on site a huge marquee and many large flood-lamps lighting certain areas (backstage and crew areas i think).” “The most interesting thing is at the bottom of the village where a mobile platform has a large inflatable cylinder suspended from it, several crew members told me it lights up, and one told me when it is used to resemble the moon (viewed from the end this could be possible).”
All very exciting business indeed. Hopefully when filming does begin, security will not be too tight so additional reports can be made. If you are about in Lacock or near the Abbey, please send in your reports and we will post them.
Thanks very much to Georgie and Pinkmoosely!
30 Comments
I thought filming started in September?
Posted by celia on October 24, 2007, 11:23 PM
sorry the picture is so rubbish! i only had my cell phone, and it was very dark!
i’ll take my camara tomorrow!
Posted by Georgie on October 24, 2007, 11:38 PM
you are so freakin’ lucky. do you live in that neighborhood or something?
Posted by celia on October 24, 2007, 11:46 PM
thanks a bunch georgie. that’s good stuff. Defintely slughorn’s scene. I am dissapointed they kept it in at the expense of other stuff, but oh well.
Posted by arik on October 24, 2007, 11:51 PM
Where are the pictures of Hagrid’s Hut?! Maybe they’re being more secretive about this movie and they’re keeping the changes to his hut under wraps so that more time can be spent speculating on locations and various additions to it.
Seriously though, I wonder if pictures of filming here will leak. It will be interesting to see actors filming although I like the set pics too.
Posted by T_D_O on October 24, 2007, 11:52 PM
Well I think this is much more exciting than the traditional rebuilding-of-Hagrid’s-Hut pics! I mean really, how many times do we need to see that thing going up? I think we can all use our imagination at this point.
Posted by Amy S on October 25, 2007, 12:09 AM
Georgie, I love you. I hope your camera as a nice zoom lens.
Posted by Ian on October 25, 2007, 12:17 AM
Once again, anyone have couple grand so I can go and get the scoop? laughs Seriously, I am totally excited that a house has been pinpointed as potentially Sluggies house!
Posted by Wizengamut on October 25, 2007, 12:18 AM
celia, i live about 15 minutes away, so i thought i’d go have a look tonight. I’ll go tomorrow as well when they are actually filming and see if i can get something better!
Posted by georgie on October 25, 2007, 12:23 AM
and in response to pinkmoosely’s update, the ‘large inflatabe cyclinder’ is the equipment that is going to be used to simulate moonlight in front of the house, not the moon itself. he just could describe it a whole lot better than me!
Posted by georgie on October 25, 2007, 12:27 AM
@georgie: That’s awesome! I would totally camp out there if I was that close. LOL. They would have to make me leave.
@arik: What do you mean at the expense of the other stuff? We don’t even know what all they cut out yet. I think they probably just shortened some scenes in the book and took out some of the classroom stuff. Book 6 seems like it would be easy to convert and Steve Kloves is back and he does an awesome job with that.
Posted by celia on October 25, 2007, 12:35 AM
@celia: I think some credit is due to the screenplay writer of OotP, Michael Goldenberg, he did a really nice job.
Posted by Jason on October 25, 2007, 01:09 AM
Looks like Sluggies House! WOOHOO! Thanks Georgie! woohoo!
Posted by Kendra on October 25, 2007, 01:09 AM
Ooooh. Spinners End. ;)
Posted by mysduende on October 25, 2007, 01:31 AM
It’s so funny – the BBC Pride and Prejudice not only used the town of Lacock – they also used the Red Lion Inn for the dance where Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy meets Elizabeth for the first time. It’s so cool!!! Wish I was there then and now …
Posted by Joan the elf on October 25, 2007, 01:40 AM
I thought filming started in September?