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 May 10 2008, 08:24 AM
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Leaky Lounge Over Achiever  Posts: 9,702 Joined: 12:14pm September 3, 2005 Location: Yorkshire Birth place of Beedle The Bard     |
WOW it sounds like you had an awesome day!!
from yr description it looks like this is going to be a brilliant movie and I can't wait to see it I hope you manage to recover yr lost photos 
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May 10 2008, 08:37 AM
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Harry's Best Friend Posts: 2,156 Joined: 1:22pm December 28, 2007 Location: Hovering over Steve Kloves shoulder, trying to make sure DH Ron is the 'real' Ron. |
WOW! That sounds amazing. I'm really happy for you, that you got to experience that. It must feel like a dream. And I'm really excited about some of your details. (Sounds like the sectumsempra scene IS going to be there and hopefully as gory as it should be!)
I hope you are able to recover your pictures - that would be so upsetting. I'm sorry I don't know of anything to be of help to you. Thank you so much for posting this and sharing it with all of us so we can live vicariously. 
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May 10 2008, 10:33 AM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 18 Joined: 4:26am March 7, 2008 |
QUOTE(potter2005 @ May 10 2008, 02:24 PM)  WOW it sounds like you had an awesome day!! from yr description it looks like this is going to be a brilliant movie and I can't wait to see it I hope you manage to recover yr lost photos I think I have to face the fact that the photos are gone - I actually shed a tear when I realised what I'd done. I'm really excited about the film too, even more so now! QUOTE(MistyH @ May 10 2008, 02:37 PM) WOW! That sounds amazing. I'm really happy for you, that you got to experience that. It must feel like a dream. And I'm really excited about some of your details. (Sounds like the sectumsempra scene IS going to be there and hopefully as gory as it should be!) I hope you are able to recover your pictures - that would be so upsetting. I'm sorry I don't know of anything to be of help to you. Thank you so much for posting this and sharing it with all of us so we can live vicariously. I did want to share a little of my experience, I hope the details weren't too boring to read through. We got to the Myrtle's bathroom set but the doors were locked and the person who had taken over our tour at that point didn't have the keys. It did sound like a very gory scene. We saw so much but there was still more we didn't see, they said it would take more than a day to see it all. It completely felt like a dream, it's only today that I'm coming back to earth. The sets are so magical that at some moments my jaw dropped and I was speechless. Still can't believe it really happened! At one point we went 'omg, we're *in* Diagon Alley!' I've tried one data recovery program but it didn't work. Gutted! |
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May 10 2008, 04:01 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 10 Joined: 7:44am January 28, 2005 Location: Austin, Texas, USA |
Boring?! Are you kidding! It's a very wonderful read. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Would you mind telling us about your conversation with cast members? |
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May 10 2008, 06:05 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 18 Joined: 4:26am March 7, 2008 |
QUOTE(agedpreciousrose @ May 10 2008, 10:01 PM) Boring?! Are you kidding! It's a very wonderful read. Thanks for sharing your experience. Would you mind telling us about your conversation with cast members? Sure. Everyone was having lunch and I was really intimidated and trying not to be! I didn't want to 'talk shop' – though there were things I'd like to have asked. I spoke to Tom, he laughed when he was told he didn't look like his character, I said it's because Draco always looks so cross. He though that would be the art to not getting recognised, just smile a lot. Most of the other conversation was about the food and the heat, it was a very hot afternoon and he was dressed in black for filming. We saw Dan and he was really friendly and it's obvious he has to make small talk with strangers on a regular basis. He made a joke about us both being shorter than him and how that was a nice change. Then he asked me about my piercings. He was quite funny, said he couldn't pretend he wasn't staring at my ears when he was and we spoke about that for a bit. It was an amusing conversation and really put me at my ease because it was full of questions that I get asked a lot. Every time we passed Rupert it was a bit odd because he knew that we were trying not to stare but we kept doing it anyway. There was a lot of quick eye contact and then looking away! It was hard to know who was cast and who was crew for the most part, there were just so many people about being introduced and talking. I'd be next to someone and then realise who they were but I really made an effort to think of everyone as just people otherwise the whole thing would have been too overwhelming. We met back up with the cast again before we left as Tom had signed some photos for my kids. Dan asked if we had enjoyed the tour but I mostly felt bad for disturbing him when he was relaxing. They were just all chatting about what they were going to be doing over the weekend (and apologising for hitting me with the rugby ball!). It was very surreal. This post has been edited by Dreamteam: May 16 2008, 08:03 AM |
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May 10 2008, 06:36 PM
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The Amazing Ardent Avatar Creator  Posts: 1,905 Joined: 9:59pm January 31, 2008 Location: In Nerdfighteria doing my happy dance with Hank and John!  |
That must have been so AMAZING!!! I really wish I could do something like that!! But I never will!!!!
Do you think that you will ever be able to go back again?? If you do maybe you could bring a very large purse, or a wheely backback or something, and I could fit in it and come with you!! --------------------  Live in the present, remember the past and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now ~ Saphira avatar by JeffHpFan |
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May 10 2008, 06:43 PM
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Assistant Shopkeeper at Flourish and Blotts Posts: 1,576 Joined: 9:23pm December 23, 2006 Location: Either at Hogwarts,Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley. |
Your so lucky!I can't believe you actually got to look at the set and meet the cast.You must've had a brilliant day! I can't wait for the film to be out and by the way you describe it, it sounds great.I hope you enjoyed your day.
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May 10 2008, 06:56 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 18 Joined: 4:26am March 7, 2008 |
QUOTE(kendra.dumbledore @ May 11 2008, 12:36 AM) That must have been so AMAZING!!! I really wish I could do something like that!! But I never will!!!! Do you think that you will ever be able to go back again?? If you do maybe you could bring a very large purse, or a wheely backback or something, and I could fit in it and come with you!! I don't think I'll ever get the chance again. When I lost the photos that was my first thought 'let me pop back in and take them again!' But it so was hard to organise it, it really was a one off. If I'm still friendly with the same person when they are filming Deathly Hallows, I'm sure I will do a bit of begging! So yeah, if that one in a million chance happens again I will happily sneak you in hidden in the boot of my car! QUOTE(potterfan6 @ May 11 2008, 12:43 AM) Your so lucky!I can't believe you actually got to look at the set and meet the cast.You must've had a brilliant day! I can't wait for the film to be out and by the way you describe it, it sounds great.I hope you enjoyed your day. I know, I can hardly believe my luck myself. If the film is half as good as the sets, it'll be fab! |
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May 10 2008, 07:13 PM
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Rat Tonic Bottler Posts: 1,100 Joined: 5:49pm July 5, 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia |
Thank you so much for that wonderful report, tashlefay, I almost feel as it I had been there with you. Very pleased that you had such a special day, but very sorry about the loss of the photos.
Thank you again, 
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May 10 2008, 07:33 PM
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Galleries Official Grape-peeler Posts: 5,450 Joined: 10:36am April 5, 2007 Location: Trying to sneak into Leavesden studios. |
Wow! That report was awesome!
 Glad you had an awesome day out. I would love to go to Leavesden studios. How did you arrange the visit?Have you considered sending your report to TLC Main? Oh and welcome to the Leaky Lounge if no one has already said it! 
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