An extra on The Golden Compass, Jamie Sutherland, has written for us an account of his times at the set. A great fan of the books, Jamie (24) pursued a part in the movie and secured the role of an extra in the Jordan dining room scene, filmed at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. He recalls, “When I first entered the dining hall, I have to admit I felt a shiver down my spine. I was standing in the world I had imagined and loved. To me it was a beautiful realization and felt other-worldly, even though in reality I was standing in a room with barely any strange props or gimmicks.” Read more.
An Extra's Experience
February 1, 2007
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Set Visit Roundup
February 1, 2007
Internet sites that made the trip to the Shepperton set for The Golden Compass have been putting their reports up this week. Canmag has more extensive quotes from the production designer and producer; whilst ComingSoon have a run-down of the scenes shown that day, with some more quotes too. A press release from Stage Technologies also gives some details on the machinery they supplied to the studio. Follow the links to read more on each.
Chud.com also have a lengthy report up now.
MTV have their guide up.
Canmag adds their report on costume design.
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Studio Shots
January 28, 2007
The UK Paymaster General paid a visit to the set of The Golden Compass earlier this month and Pinewood Studios have put some shots of the visit up on their site. They show the PG, Dawn Primarolo, meeting Dakota Blue Richards and director Chris Weitz. Primarolo was there on occassion of the tax reductions for films the British government made last year, which she says makes the UK “amongst the most attractive regimes in the world and I�m confident it will ensure that films like �The Golden Compass� continue to be produced in the UK.�” View the images.
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Action figures well into production
January 27, 2007
[link=http://www.action-figure.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21008]Action-figure.com[/link] has reported on the production of two lines of 3.75 inch scale action figures for the upcoming New Line adaptation of [i]the Golden Compass[/i] as well as a playset to recreate the Northern Lights. The reporter is apparently impressed with the quality of the Daniel Craig model for Lord Asriel. [link=http://www.action-figure.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21008]Read more.[/link] Thanks to WEN from the forum for alerting us! Join our discussion [link=http://bridgetothestars.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=204198]here[/link].
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The Ruby in the Smoke on PBS
January 26, 2007
The BBC TV film adaptation of Philip Pullman's [i]The Ruby in the Smoke[/i], which aired over Christmas in the UK, is to be broadcast in the United States on [b]Sunday February 4th[/b] on [link=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/index.html]Masterpiece Theatre[/link] on [link=http://www.pbs.org/]PBS[/link]. Times may vary, so check your local listings. PBS have also set up their own mini site (similar in many respects to the BBC one), which you can view [link=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/ruby/index.html]here[/link]. You can also discuss this on the forums in the [link=http://www.bridgetothestars.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=204190]relevant thread[/link].
Thanks for the tip off go to [link=http://guidehdm.ihostvm.com/guidehdmindex.html]Laurie Frost[/link], member of our forums and author of [i]The Elements of “His Dark Materials”: A Guide to Philip Pullman's Trilogy[/i], which you can still get hold of from all good bookshops or [link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elements-His-Dark-Materials-Pullmans/dp/0975943014/sr=8-1/qid=1169806416/ref=pd_ka_1/026-8944780-2494800?ie=UTF8&s=books]here[/link].
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