The Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund has waved its magic wand and is inviting bids for the ultimate present for kids this Christmas – a visit to the Harry Potter film set. This will be the first of a planned series of money-can’t-buy experiences and items to be auctioned on-line through The Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund website over the coming months on this site.
The winning parent and lucky child will visit the set during the filming of the next Harry Potter movie in London in the first part of next year. They will be able to watch the filming, learn the secrets, and meet the stars. “It’s a rare and fantastic opportunity – and there’s only one item ‘up for grabs’,” explains Rosemary Lang for the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund.
The auction will close at midnight on Friday 18 December. All the proceeds of the price paid by the winning bidder will go towards The Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund’s 21st Anniversary Poundcatcher campaign which aims to raise at least a pound from every rider to ensure it can continue to support all injured riders in genuine need.
You can bid on the trip by going here! Bidding is already at £ 700
Some more Deathly Hallows filming news has made it’s way online. Deathly Hallows Hogwarts Express scenes were filmed at Rannoch Station in Scotland. More information and new photos courtesy of Ron Rail from the September shooting are now online. See the photos here in the gallery.
Filming with the train did take place during September (I was there) but the shoot only lasted a day and a half and comprised of five runs. Because of the weather, they only managed to film on three or four of those. The location was Rannoch Moor (where they did that cool flying shot for HBP in 2007) and I was told by one of the studio chaps that they were filming exteriors for a scene with Neville, Luna and Ginny on the train. There were none of the actors present and the train was filled with local children from Fort William. The part they did the next morning featured a Deatheater suspended from a crane according to the guy I was speaking to, though I was unable to go back for that. There were various tape markings on the windows, which I was told were datums for post production CGI.
I would expect them to be shooting nearer Glenfinnan or Loch Eilt if the train is supposed to be arriving at Hogwarts – Glenfinnan Viaduct is the large arched viaduct seen in PS, CoS, PoA and GoF. I’m not aware of them filming at Kings Cross yet, assuming they will be using the actual location, so presumably there is more train stuff to be shot. That could tie in with the IMDb guy mentioning that they are returning to Scotland in the Spring.
The first official movie logo for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, shown in Spanish as Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Meurte: Parte I, has been released and can be seen in our galleries in high resolution!
ITN has released a few new interviews with the Harry Potter cast where they discuss the films. Bonnie, Rupert and Dan talk about the final films. Rupert and Dan also talk about Christmas:
Just a reminder to everyone that the Harry Potter weekend on ABC family starts TONIGHT! It will show the first 4 films and a lot of behind the scenes stuff that I assume is on the Ultimate Editions.
Friday, December 4
• 7:30-11:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Saturday, December 5
• 12:30-4:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
• 4:00-8:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• 8:00-11:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sunday, December 6
• 12:30-4:30 PM ET Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• 4:30-7:30 PM ET Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• 7:30-11:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Update: Thanks to Meg for emailing to remind me that we will be seeing the following:
Exclusive footage from “Creating the World of Harry Potter
An advanced look at the “Close Up with the Cast” piece with Evanna
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