theatrically_inclined
Dedicated Member
Tuesday:
Travelling time increased by about 30 minutes due to hold-ups on motorway (no, not highwaymen).
Spent over an hour standing on a bridge, for just a few shots, one took 14 takes. FOURTEEN! All the technology, a dog, and my tongue-twisting script caught us out.
Then, well ... some people collect stamps, and some people collect... Tractors! We visited a farmer who is the owner of a tractor used in the show. He does not own just one classic tractor, but about 20, including his late father's first tractor made in 1951 that he has restored to "showroom" condition!
This is a photo of his tractor that was seen in the show, no prizes, but which episode?
It looks a little different now, and the number plate is obscured by the farming attachments.
Later on Tuesday, we were subjected to myriads of midges, there are several out-takes of me waving away the little (****) blighters.
Wednesday:
We went to film Holmfirth from the top of a hill. The roads are steep, narrow and winding. The BBC must have used pack-mules to get cameras and equipment up there! We were nearly finished, then the wind started - so while Peter held on to the camera and laptop, I tried my best not to get blown sideways!
Then it rained. So, we headed to where the sky was clearer and got a few more locations covered and completed a "trick shot" that was partly filmed a few weeks ago.
Home now, and I think both of us ache from trekking up and down hills with the camera gear!
Travelling time increased by about 30 minutes due to hold-ups on motorway (no, not highwaymen).
Spent over an hour standing on a bridge, for just a few shots, one took 14 takes. FOURTEEN! All the technology, a dog, and my tongue-twisting script caught us out.
Then, well ... some people collect stamps, and some people collect... Tractors! We visited a farmer who is the owner of a tractor used in the show. He does not own just one classic tractor, but about 20, including his late father's first tractor made in 1951 that he has restored to "showroom" condition!
This is a photo of his tractor that was seen in the show, no prizes, but which episode?
It looks a little different now, and the number plate is obscured by the farming attachments.
Later on Tuesday, we were subjected to myriads of midges, there are several out-takes of me waving away the little (****) blighters.
Wednesday:
We went to film Holmfirth from the top of a hill. The roads are steep, narrow and winding. The BBC must have used pack-mules to get cameras and equipment up there! We were nearly finished, then the wind started - so while Peter held on to the camera and laptop, I tried my best not to get blown sideways!
Then it rained. So, we headed to where the sky was clearer and got a few more locations covered and completed a "trick shot" that was partly filmed a few weeks ago.
Home now, and I think both of us ache from trekking up and down hills with the camera gear!
