Month: October 2004

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IGN Narnia Report #3: Mr. and Mrs. Beaver’s Lodge

October 26, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off on IGN Narnia Report #3: Mr. and Mrs. Beaver’s Lodge

Set Builder Pete MacKinnon, who constructed all twelve sections of the set with his team of three carpenters over three months, estimates that he used over 4500 sticks, all “between finger thickness and leg thickness,” to create the set. Each stick had to be individually “beaver-ized,” to eliminate all machine cuts, and every screw holding the set together had to be hidden while at the same time maintaining structural integrity. “It was a bit like making giant wicker baskets,” says MacKinnon. […]

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Cinema Confidential Visits the Set!

October 25, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off on Cinema Confidential Visits the Set!

“It’s about a children’s world,” Tilda Swinton said. “I think the real question, and I speak as the mother of two six-year-olds, the real question is ‘What do the parents want to read?’ And it’s […]

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Wind Destroys Narnia Set

October 15, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off on Wind Destroys Narnia Set

It was a case of the lion, the witch and the wind storm at Flock Hill Station yesterday, as film makers assessed the damage caused by the gale force winds that swept through the country. […]

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Tehanu from TheOneLion Visits the Set of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

October 12, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off on Tehanu from TheOneLion Visits the Set of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

This article contains some Story Spoilers, so be wary. Since late June, a new set of yellow “location pointers” have appeared on major intersections in West Auckland, New Zealand. It’s a sure sign that filming is in progress somewhere not too far away, and every morning cast and crew for the project will be homing into that location from wherever they live. These particular pointers are marked “LPP” for “Lamp Post Productions.” […]

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IGN Narnia Report #2

October 5, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off on IGN Narnia Report #2

The interior of Mr. Tumnus’ house, as illustrated by Pauline Baynes for Lewis’ book, included two lounge chairs, a dining table, a mantle and fireplace, a bookshelf and hutch. Filmmaker Adamson has imagined a setting very similar in his collaborations with production designer Roger Ford and set decorator Kerrie Brown. […]