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BBC captures aerial view of Leavesden Studios
UPDATE: It looks like the video was removed from the BBC.In lieu of Half-Blood Prince trailer news, BBC is feeding our craving by providing some interesting video shots of Leavesden Studios via helicopter. Leavesden has been used to film most interior and exterior Potter scenes since the beginning of the franchise.
The aerial shots provide a glimpse at several outdoor sets, including Privet Drive, Hagrid's Hut, the Hogwarts Express - Hogwarts station, an entrance to Hogwarts, and one end of a Quidditch pitch.
Additionally, there are several sets that cannot be identified from recognition in past Potter films. Possibilities include the Gaunt's House (CBBC's guess), a part of The Orphanage, and The Burrow.
Watch the video and sound off with your ideas in the comments! Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip.
Posted by Andrew on May 6th |
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woo! i cant wait for the movie to come out!
Thats probably the coolest video in a while. I can't wait!
nice yay harry potter!
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really nice stuff it would be better if they had x-ray cameras and then they could see more sets and stuff Woopie
very cool 7
Very cool. It's like a train set, complete with village and train.
Wow! Rockage Totalia! *translates to "That totally rocks!!!"* Very exciting video.
This is the best video yet. Hope they don't cut too many scenes cause that would be a waste of this excellent set.
yeiii!! the set is amazinngggg!! i wonder what was the chapel or idk what was one of the last structures (the narrow one)... and the first structure, i think is the burrow no the gaunt's, but maybe they decided to include them at the end...
I KNOW WHAT THE LAST, NARROW STRCUTURE IS!! Its the bridge @ Hogwarts that the Horntail smashes through!!! Pause the Video and look closely @ it!!!!
sweet, makes more excited for HBP!! yay!
This video was good, but I saw it on Leaky like, 2 hours ago. I can not wait for HBP.
The set at 1.23 looks like SPINNERs END to me!!!!
Wow! That's amazing! =D I'm so happy to see all the wonderful Harry Potter sets still there. It's surreal! Darn. They do a great job.
Wow! Do you think the BBC is allowed to do this?
the really narrow thing right before they show the train is from previous movies. its the bridge that harry stood on when lupin told him he knew his parents, and the same bridge cedric told harry about the egg, and the same bridge with the emphamis(sp) line from OOTP when they are comming back from hogsmead(sp) and ron says to hermionie "who are you and what have you done with hermionie"
kinda different from how u c it in the movies, wierd but COOL!!
haha very sneaky, seems like that shouldnt be allowed lol :)
the set at 1.23 is definitely the gates out front of Hogwarts with the winged boars.
That's amazing. It's so huge! It's also so strange to see the structures without all the rest of the surrounded area that is added after. I think the station just in the middle of a field is particulalry odd. I love it. I'm so excited for the film!
The unknown structure is definitely the burrow, I think. The Gaunts shack was really that and nothing more, not an elaborate multistory house. The orphanage was in London so I would assume it not to be a standalone multistory house, they were not such a rich orphanage. I would say the burrow definitely. As for 1.23 that is indeed Hogwarts, but I would have loved to see Spinner's end. I expect it to be very similar to Privet Drive but much mire shabby and run down...
I'm not sure what the first picture is either. I could see it as the burrow because of the shed in the back but the stone fenced front yard makes me think it is the Gaunt house. It's really fun footage to see, especially with all the blue screens surrounding the structures.
that video is just awesome!! it was so cool to see the set. i definitely think the first building they showed will be the gaunt's house, its way too shabby looking to be anything else, well, it could be snapes house at spinners end... hmm now im wondering lol. they previously said what the orphanage will look like and it didnt appear to be on that video. i can't wait to see the film in november!!
what "trailer news" are they talking about? did the trailer come ut already? I can't find it!
Cool! I think one of those unknowns is the Burrow. It's interesting to see them as sets instead of actual places via the Big Screen. Thanks for sharing!
wow. it's so WIERD to see that there's almost no structure around most of the outdoor settings. When they're outside Hagrid's hut, the forest isn't really there! it's cool to see it this way.
Very nice video! Yup, I agree, spew...
The one of the courtyard looking area, with the semi-circular building looks liek the tower... eh? The LIGHTNING struck tower? *shiver*
that is awsome!!!! I can't wiat for HBP
cool on may 23 show your support for Harry Potter by wearing HP stuff like cloaks, robes, shirts,etc. Tell everyone
Cool! Nice pic! Thanks!!!! : )
whats the building at 0:45??
Wow...thats all I can say....wow
Wow...thats all I can say....wow
wow...the crew does some amzing cg to mold these sets into realistic environments. good structures too.
It's nice to see that the Movie Wizards have been busy. These sets should be used in the last 3 movies. I wish my pilots license were current. We could do a photo fly-over at Universal studios. Well Done.
What's the set at 1.32? Its too blurry on my computer!
I heard a rumour that the Gaunt part was cut from the movie, Does anyone know anything about that?? IT
That is so cool! I heard the Gaunt part is being cut too but I really hope not!!
Its just not possible!! It would be an outrage!!!
Good stuff, EXCEPT FOR THAT STUPID BRIDGE. idk if yall saw it, but they had the bridge that they've had since POA there. NOT GOOD. Because obviously the bridge is not in the books, so this means they're using a hogwarts set unrealistic to the books! Grrr can't they get hogwarts right for once?
This is great. I can't wait fop HBP and DH. I think the unknown building wa Guant's house because it kind of fits the Jway K described it, but I don't remember there being a shed nearby. Maybe then it might be the borrow...? I guess we will have to just wait and see. I really hope they do not cut out any major parts of the movie... That would be really heartbreaking :(
Agreed SEAWitch...they kinda cut the part of S.P.E.W. in GOF, i mean, it's kind of the thing that brought Ron and Hermione together in the seventh book because Ron remembered how Hermione wants the house elves to be free and protected with the same rights as Wizards and Ron remembered about Dobby; a Free Elf. (Well, this is all IMO, it's probably not true, but hey, once again, my opinion.)
I like it, it is great I can wait to see it in the movie, and I hope as muggle are able to see soon of the world of Harry Potter before it happen.
Oh yeah, forgot to say, nice footage!
aaaaaah exiting!
This is pretty cool! Can't wait to see the movie.
The building at 00.15 is the Burrow, where the not-in-the-book Death Eater attack will take place. The structure at 00.31 is most likely Privet Drive although there is a possibility that it's Spinner's End. The courtyard at 01.06 is entirely new and may be a new section added on for HBP like the clocktower, wooden bridge, and stone circle that were added in POA. Or it could be a re-make of the transfiguration courtyard (where Malfoy was turned into a ferret). The structure at 01.22 is almost certainly Spinners End. Hagrids Hut is (obviously) at 01.37 The Quidditch Pitch is on the left at 01.58 02.04 shows Hogsmead Station from Order of the Phoenix. At the top of the screen is the wooden bridge that connects the clocktower courtyard to the stone circle.
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