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Additional "Half-Blood Prince" Location Filming Photos ; Costume Fitting this Week at Gloucester Cathedral

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Posted by: Sue
January 27, 2008, 04:49 PM

As a follow up to our previous post , crews from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince continue to prepare for location filming at Gloucester Cathedral in England. Thanks to TLC reader Becca, you can now see some additional photos of the work and sets being prepared for filming due in the coming days and weeks. Anyone who attends the filming, please send in your reports and photos and we will post.

UPDATE: This is Gloucestershire has another preview article online this am, noting that costume fitting is to take place this week for the 174 students who will be seen as extras in the upcoming sixth Harry Potter film. The students are looking forward to getting fitted for their Hogwarts robes, as one student notes “I’m very excited about seeing the celebrities, and I most looking forward to meeting Emma Watson (Hermione). I can’t wait to have my costume and am excited to see what house I will be put in – I hope it’s Slytherin.” Year six pupil Emily Summers said: “The two things I am looking forward to the most are watching everything going on around me, like filming and getting my costume fitted, and having my hair and make-up done. I love Harry Potter and I am really excited about being in the film because it is going to be like we are really at Hogwarts.”

Thanks much Becca!

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35 Comments

Julia

Hmm … it’s kind of hard to say what they’re going to be doing based on these pictures, but Gloucester Cathedral looks really nice.

Posted by Julia on January 27, 2008, 05:17 PM report to moderator
Matea

Sweet!!! I wonder which scenes are they going to film there…If they’re filming battle or Dumbledore’s death that means they done half job already? are they filming in turn or out turn???

Posted by Matea on January 27, 2008, 05:43 PM report to moderator
Paulo

I don’t know why, but Harry Potter fever in my system is currently dead. Hopefully it’s rekindled when the movie opens.

Posted by Paulo on January 27, 2008, 05:47 PM report to moderator
tina

I agree with Julia what scenes will be filmed here I cannot decide what scenes as they do not tie in with the characters reported to be coming

Posted by tina on January 27, 2008, 06:15 PM report to moderator
Claire H.

I get the sense that those wooden boards constucted on the ground are for the cameras and crews who aren’t allowed to destroy that well maintained lawn.

Posted by Claire H. on January 27, 2008, 06:40 PM report to moderator
Mya

I love how…normal everything looks. Because when average people make movies, they are just as messy off camera as this huge film. How cool is that? And where are my shots of the actors filming??? lol.

Posted by Mya on January 27, 2008, 06:54 PM report to moderator
Alejandro Martinez

Thanks Becca :)

Posted by Alejandro Martinez on January 27, 2008, 07:15 PM report to moderator
Lucy

i think its going to be really good. ive been to Gloucester catherdral and its amazing. thanks for the pics Becca.

Posted by Lucy on January 27, 2008, 07:18 PM report to moderator
budb

Thanks, Becca! I hope your friend who is an extra in this shooting sequence is having a grand time (and you’ll need to point him/her out to us when the film is available, right???)

Posted by budb on January 27, 2008, 08:27 PM report to moderator
Tyler

Thanks a lot for the photos Becca and Leaky. They are much appreciated.

Posted by Tyler on January 27, 2008, 08:42 PM report to moderator
Parvati

The place looks beautiful. I’d be excited but-

I heard somewhere that the Sectumsempra scene in this movie is being cut to get the film the rating that WB want.

If so. I’m boycotting. :( I feel quite strongly about stuff like that. I’ll have to wait and see… bleh.

Posted by Parvati on January 27, 2008, 09:26 PM report to moderator
Becca

I’m glad to take the pictures and let everyone else see them. It’s not everyday something like this happens nearby.

I’m hoping they’ll be doing some filming outside. If they do, I also hope they won’t lock up the cathedral but continue to let people walk through. If this happens then I might be able to take more pictures!

Posted by Becca on January 27, 2008, 10:23 PM report to moderator
Ian

Maggie Smith is there. This is the important thing.

I LOVE her.

Posted by Ian on January 27, 2008, 11:05 PM report to moderator
Crookshanks

Those pics are awesome!! Thanks so much Becca!! God I hope that alll the inside scenes (corridors and some classes, not like the great hall annd places like that) are filmed at Gloucester! It’s so Hogwarts!!

Ian- I knoww! She is awesome, and I’m excited to hear she’s in the scenes being filmed here!

Posted by Crookshanks on January 27, 2008, 11:47 PM report to moderator
performingmonkey

I’m thinking they’re gonna shoot something totally out of the blue that we’re not expecting. Like a flashback that’s not even in HBP. They need to make up for what they didn’t do in Ootp.

Posted by performingmonkey on January 28, 2008, 12:16 AM report to moderator
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