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Hi Jasen, here’s today’s (Friday) report, there are also some news/gossip bits I overheard at the set at the
end of the story. The Alfonso '5th Movie' comes from a very close and reliable source to him (can’t say who though).The
others are just gossip, the midges story is true, I’m not sure certain about the GoF Emma 'Signing', but I was told
it happened yesterday.
Once again we get to the park fairly early. We head straight to the 'Beach' set. Rehearsals
are already taking place. We enter the location from the forest behind the set. We expect to see barriers fairly soon, we
were wrong. They hadn't extended the barriers. However we are quickly spotted by a PA or runner, and are asked to move round
to watch the filming as we are in the line of the camera. We are taken round the side of the set, and sit down. Ron and Hermiones
doubles are on set with Alfonso Cuaron. A stand in for Hagrid is in the water, he briefly puts on a 'Hagrid Head'.
No
barriers have been set up along the trees, in theory one could still walk round the back of the set, where Ron and Hermione
would be standing. In practice a guard keeps a watchful eye on those that arrive. By Midday the situation worsens with crowds
gathering and trying to move up into the forest to look down on the set. People start to remark that they can go where they
want if there are no barriers. Much to the dissatisfaction of the crew standing nearby. Obviously this causes a problem for
the crew as they don't want fans clutching copies of OOTP in the films background. A PA comes over and speaks to the security
guard. They decide to bring a tape barrier across the
edge of the trees to prevent people crossing by. I lean against a
tree close to the barrier and begin to sketch.
1:30 cast leave beach set
LUNCH BREAK
1:40 Robbie Coltrane
leaves in blue Mercedes Benz. He looks hot and tired, he gets straight into his car, doesn't sign any autographs, but waves
to fans as he leaves.
We go and get some sandwiches.
2:38 Crew are back on set, Hermiones stand in is on set,
with Rons double.
2:59 Rupert Grint arrives
3:15 Alfonso is back on set wearing a green jacket and gray combats.
Daniel, Rupert and Emma are all now on set. The scene revolves around Hagrids case. Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) is in
the water, Ron Hermione stand on the beach, and Harry sits on a rock. Hermione calls out. "How did it go Hagrid?......at the
hearing?"
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Next lines are rough and not exactly what was said as we missed
some words out.
Hagrid: "Well firs of all, they explained why we were all 'ere" ....."I got up and said Buckbeak was
a good hippogriff…..”
Hermione: "And? what did they say?"
Hagrid: "But Lucius Malfoy .....(Ron
says something).....said he was a danger to the school. He got the worse possible sentence.....-----silence----"Buckebeaks
been sentenced to death"
Alfonso: "That was great."
4:10 end of shooting, "Cut" is shouted and "thanks everyone,
thats a rap". Applause from crew and Alfonso goes and shakes Daniel, Emma and Ruperts hands.
The cast leave and are
collected by cars. We have a conversation with an assistant, (on whether we can approach the director or not), a second PA
suggest its a bad idea, the first PA says it shouldn't matter as the rest of the crowd don't know who he is (Alfonso) and
are waiting for Dan, to which the other PA replies, it doesn't matter if they don't know, the moment they see another kid
get an autograph they'll all want one from him. Despite the fuss we approach Alfonso and get his autograph, I also ask him
to sign a sketch I had just done.
The second PA was right by the way, over ten people surged forward after we got our
autographs. But Alfonso was great and signed all of them. Alfonso gets in his car and leaves, we also leave, and head home.
Next week the first unit film crew will be back at Sheperton. The second unit will remain on site at Virginia water
lake, shooting scenery and mainly extras. Daniels last day of filming at Virginia Water was today.
Aug 15
Rumours
and Gossip: 'overheard on site'
Alfonso wants to direct the fifth movie. Was asked to do the 4th but wants a break.
Would like to come back for the 5th and 'has asked WB to give him an offer'.
Frozen lake scene and Whomping Willow
are in Sheperton studio awaiting further shooting.
The crew was constantly attacked by midges while in Glen Coe and
spent much of the time wearing nets.
One of the film crew Drivers is the station master at Kings Cross. Others will
appear in moving paintings in Hogwarts, in one scene when McGonagall mentions Sirius, the paintings 'gasp'.
Emma signed
on to the GOF (last of trio to do so) yesterday (14th Aug 2003).
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