Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Time to do homework (JK, lets go to a Doctor Who set!)

So I woke up this morning, dreading all of the homework, final projects, and papers my mates and I are expected to do in our final two weeks of London. I went on Facebook and read from one of my Doctor Who pages I like that there was filming out in Trafalgar Square! I got up threw on clothes, got ready, ate a peanut butter and honey toast sandwich and RAN OUT THE DOOR!
I arrived at Trafalgar Square and low and behold, the TARDIS. It was amazing. It didn't take long for filming to begin. I think I was waiting around for like literally 15-20 minutes before they were getting extras and the film crews ready. I took a TON of pictures (114 to be exact). We couldn't have our cameras out during the actual filming because they said it would mess with the 3D. That's right, they were filming for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special!!!!! It was beyond awesome! These are only a few of them. A lot of them are either not that good or the same instance just 5 seconds later. I'm mostly going to let the pictures do the talking, but I will talk about the filming I saw.
The first stuff they filmed had the TARDIS in the air on a giant crane. Jenna Louis Coleman (YES she was there!) was looking out from inside the TARDIS. There were handles on the bottom of the TARDIS that Matt Smith (YES he was there too!) was hanging from. Matt lets go, lands on the ground and then walks over to some UNIT soldiers as well as a scientist with a colorful scarf and Jemma Redgrave. He salutes them and they begin to converse. As that's happening, the TARDIS lands and Jenna hops out to join them.
After this scene, they replaced the crane TARDIS with a different one, and filmed what looked like the second half of the scene I described before. Matt salutes the UNIT people and then utters the only audible line of dialogue I could hear, "Ahhh shut up." The scene ends with Matt being handed what looks like a letter with a giant red wax seal on it, and he and Jenna walk off towards the National Gallery and past the barricades that were holding the spectators back.
A fun note, I got to talking with some of the people standing around me and taking each other's pictures. When it was time for us all to go, we said, "See you in the future!" on account of us possibly being in one of the shots. I'm excited to see the anniversary special and to say"I was there!" I'm hoping more that I'll get to say "There I am!"
Apparently they were had previously filmed at the Tower of London. Now I could go on and on and on about what I think is going on with the pictures and videos that have been taken recently, but I think it best to save those for another time (and not scare away anyone with my obsession that is Doctor Who.)
This weekend, I'm off to Cardiff to go to the Doctor Who Experience! I'm super excited. I had a brief heart attack when I realized that the hotel I booked was, although the right hotel, but in the wrong location (like not in Wales wrong location). With that all sorted out, I'm excited to go! I'm less excited about all the homework I still have to do, but today was an absolute surprise. I'll be back to fill y'all in on my Cardiff adventure. Till then, later!

Youtube video of the filming that took place today!
The set at Trafalgar Square

The TARDIS!!!!!
Matt's (and I think Jenna's) body double(s).
The TARDIS is connected to a giant crane that lifts it in the air.

UNIT soldiers
THERE HE IS!!!! MATT SMITH!!!!!!!!
THERE THEY ARE!!!! MATT AND JENNA!!!!!!!
Running through the scene. Jenna is in the TARDIS and Matt is under the TARDIS
The TARDIS is being switched out for another TARDIS.
Inserting the inside background of the TARDIS inside the TARDIS
Matt Smith saluting

Jemma Redgrave (black) and Ingrid Oliver (scarf)
Jenna Louis Coleman and Matt Smith walking down the steps of Trafalgar Square.

Two of the best pictures I took of Jenna Louis Coleman and Matt Smith.
Two of the best pictures I took of Jenna Louis Coleman and Matt Smith.












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