Post by Supersaurus on Jul 10, 2009 16:09:55 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone's interested, but my cycle journey to work every day takes me past the set for the new Robin Hood movie directed by Ridley Scott. I haven't seen Russell Crowe yet, just a lot of horses, carts and men dressed in long brown coats/gowns. I understand it's the same wood used for parts of Gladiator!
It's been there a couple of weeks now. I remember when the main tent and temporary stables were being set up in a nearby field that I cycle by. I wondered what it was all for...now I know! ;D
I'll have to ask the security guards next time I go by if I can go in and look around. I'd like to take in/smuggle my video camera and get as much as I can. I'm not sure if it's this wood, or the one a few miles up the road, but there's also a castle set and small village. The castle seems like it was constructed from foam and wood.
Update!
Ok, I actually got onto the set of Robin Hood today, seems like it's going to be there for another month according to set security. I was held up on my cycle this morning at the wood main entrance on the way to work by a lorry carrying horse wagons and carts. That was really neat to see!
The castle and village set is actually in this same wood. The entrance takes me up a very steep winding road between two banks of trees (something like out of Gladiator) to the top where the 'fake' castle comes into view.
A dirt track branches in several directions from there. The one to the left of the castle winds around the side of a massive clearing at the foot of the castle which, to me looks exactly like the scene in the Gladiator movie (remember the main battle in the woods?). I'm going to confirm this with members of the crew.
The other routes go to the village set and equipment and prop areas. I'm going back tomorrow morning on my trusty bike to try to get pictures with my video camera. I'll try and do a Youtube clip of it all and post it here.
Movie still
It's been there a couple of weeks now. I remember when the main tent and temporary stables were being set up in a nearby field that I cycle by. I wondered what it was all for...now I know! ;D
I'll have to ask the security guards next time I go by if I can go in and look around. I'd like to take in/smuggle my video camera and get as much as I can. I'm not sure if it's this wood, or the one a few miles up the road, but there's also a castle set and small village. The castle seems like it was constructed from foam and wood.
Update!
Ok, I actually got onto the set of Robin Hood today, seems like it's going to be there for another month according to set security. I was held up on my cycle this morning at the wood main entrance on the way to work by a lorry carrying horse wagons and carts. That was really neat to see!
The castle and village set is actually in this same wood. The entrance takes me up a very steep winding road between two banks of trees (something like out of Gladiator) to the top where the 'fake' castle comes into view.
A dirt track branches in several directions from there. The one to the left of the castle winds around the side of a massive clearing at the foot of the castle which, to me looks exactly like the scene in the Gladiator movie (remember the main battle in the woods?). I'm going to confirm this with members of the crew.
The other routes go to the village set and equipment and prop areas. I'm going back tomorrow morning on my trusty bike to try to get pictures with my video camera. I'll try and do a Youtube clip of it all and post it here.
Movie still