A very poignant moment took place this week during filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and the epic battle of Hogwarts. Just as we mark Veterans day here in the US, the UK held a two minute moment of silence on Tuesday on Remembrance Day to honor those who had fallen during World War I. A Deathly Hallows crew member issued a text to BBC Radio 5 to say:
"We're currently filming the final battle sequence of the last Harry
Potter film, and we stopped for two minutes this morning. It was very
eerie, it was thought-provoking, in the mists, along the ruins of
Hogwarts."
You can hear the radio mention of this at this link ( around the 1:51 hour mark).
Wow, this had to be the most perfect scene to be filming on Remembrence Day. I’m very happy they took 2 mins. of silence in remembrence of the history of this day.
It was very generous and compassionate of them to pause to note and observe the sacrifices of generations preceding them that enabled them to even make these films.
Having the moment of silence during the battle scenes is quite poignant. I would probably have needed a moment after that to gather my senses after that… but then again, I’m really rather emotional in the first place.
Eerie indeed, that they were filming the final battle on Remembrance Day. I’m glad that they paused for a moment. Just the mention of being amongst “the ruins of Hogwarts” gave me the chills. It’s going to be a powerful ending.
first :)