Potter returns to Swinley
More filming for the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows flicks in Swinley it seems.
Not much to see given the limit viewpoints around the area they have closed off, although there are better shots around the net. Essentially there's some green screen and some sort of stone archway set.
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For the mountain bikers out there, this is what's closed off
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Harry Potter at Swinley – Update
Looks like mostly done now at Swinley. The main site with the cranes has gone. Not sure about the green screen area off the top of Surrey Hill, although it was taped off still in the middle of the week.
They've already started filling in the dug out area where one of the cranes was, and the place is looking more like normal with most bike tracks open now.
Hoping that the money the Crown Estate get from this will feed back to develop some great bike tracks.
One lucky lad managed to find a discarded callsheet!
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2053856_proof_that_harry_potter_is_being_filmed_in_the_woods_
Harry Potter at Swinley
My usual spot of mountain biking in Swinley Forest has been interrupted a little recently by some "major filming" (as they put it). Discovered lots of green screen, some cranes, and lots of crew vehicles. Not to mention a lot of mess! Spotted signs marked 'WB' and had a guess... big effects film, Warner Brothers... Harry Potter perhaps?
Did a bit of a search on the net and found my guess was right! Apparently they're there filming some scenes for one or both of the Deathly Hallows films (due for release in two parts in 2010 and 2011).
Anyway, these are a few photos I've taken. They're here for a couple of months apparently. I'll be there every few weeks likely as usual so I'll keep an eye on it, though I'm just there at the weekend for the biking so there's not much activity to see.
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Copyright (c) Tim Moore
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Update: Possibly this is what they're filming (not much of a spoiler, but tagged it as such anyway. Guess someone may not have read the book!)...
Spoiler: show