Pierrefonds: day one; a very very brief report

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Bonsoir! This is the briefest of posts before I rush out for my saucisse and moutarde...

There was indeed filming today, though it was mostly tucked away out of sight. So I only ended up taking a couple of photos of a knightly actor practising his swordfighting. I'm sure there will be posts from other more energetic fans to fill your photographic needs.

It was great to see our Locations regulars yavannauk, valderys and chayiana on duty, along with many other familiar faces. I also got to spend some lovely time with claddagh_girl and her family.

The mood from everyone was very happy and excited - fans, cast and crew, Chateau staff. It was all a-buzz this morning!



Colin, Bradley, Angel, Rupert, Tom Hopper, Ben Daniels and Nathaniel Parker were all there. I'm probably forgetting someone. Also Alice Troughton, Dale McCready, Julian Murphy, Medium-sized Jay, Stumpy, Alice (2AC), Marie, and other lovely faces...

Best of all! Late in the afternoon, Jeremy Webb showed up! I was so happy! He's directing eps 10 and 11. Woot!

Anyway! Here's a couple of photos of Tom fighting some evil dudes... Julian is also in one of them.





Anyway! Sorry for the lame post. I mostly just wanted to squee about our Jeremy being back!

Also, thanks to yavannauk, I found the location of the sword in the stone... I'll be posting about that later tonight.

Comments

[oriane-34w4.livejournal.com]

Hey ! Thanks for the report. It's a always a treat to get news from the set.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you, hon! ♥

[stephe09.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting!! =)

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Not a problem, hon! ♥

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you, hon! ♥

[pakafe.livejournal.com]

Thank you sooo much for keeping us 'at homeeees' in the picture. Not worried how small or brief just a great big please keep it coming.

Thank you for taking the time for us.

Enjoy your saucisse.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you, hon! ♥ I'm glad you enjoyed my report... I certainly enjoyed the saucisse! :-D

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you are there. Take lots of pictures. Also have a quick question. When you park near the castle, do you have to pay for parking and how does it work if you do?

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Hey there, hon! Thank you for your kind wishes. ♥

I park in the main off-street carpark below the Chateau on Rue Sabatier. You don't need to pay for it. Ask if you need any more details!

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

I'm still debating whether to hire a car next time I go to Pierrefonds and that helps a lot. I didn't want to have to figure out how the car park fees worked.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

At least the parking aspect seems quite straight forward! :-) I usually get into Pierrefonds at about 10 or 11 in the morning, and there's always plenty of parking spaces available. I'm not sure if it gets packed out later during the day, though.

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's good to know. I would likely get there earlier just to see if there was any filming going on (that happened once where we got there at 8:30AM and they were already filming). I'd like to see the chateau lit up at night and have the freedom to decide when it's time to go back rather than decide way ahead of time (to arrange a cab) and then miss out on something.

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

When I looked at the top photo, my first though was'why are there ninja's on the balcony with Percival?'

Hope you're having a lovely time in Camelot ♥

[stephe09.livejournal.com]

Haha! Glad I wasn't the only one who thought that! =p

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Now that would be an episode to watch!

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Heh! We've been calling them evil ninjas ever since, and it all started with you. :-D

I'm having a truly lovely time, thank you kindly. ♥

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you, my sweet! I am indeed having an awesome time - due in no small part to the man in your icon. ♥

[nenimefish.livejournal.com]

Ninjas! I do love a good ninja fight ;D have lots of fun out there ♥

[rainbow-connec.livejournal.com]

Medieval ninjas!

[nenimefish.livejournal.com]

Medieval ninjas are the best kind!

[aussi1988.livejournal.com]

teenage adult mutant ninja turtles bandits/knights

sorry! It was my evil twin! But it seems Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Donatello lost their red, orange, blue and purple masks^^

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Hurrah! Unfortunately it seems they don't put up much of a fight when Percival starts in on them... :-D

Thank you for your good wishes. We're having a ball! ♥

[nenimefish.livejournal.com]

I don't think anyone would!

Glad to hear it! ♥

[rainbow-connec.livejournal.com]

Men in black...they must be the baddies. I keep getting so excited and wanting to squee. :D Thanks for this.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Ah! You've seen through their dastardly disguise to the black hearts that beat within! :-D

I am all excited and squeeful, too, believe me! ♥

[robinmarian.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the brief report and pics!

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

No worries, hon! ♥

I still haven't managed any Angel for you, but I will try my very best tomorrow, I promise...

[robinmarian.livejournal.com]

You're so sweet for thinking of me. That's ok if you didn't manage to take pics of Angel. I know how hard it is to take photos of the cast when they're filming indoors. Thanks for all your lovely pics and reports! <333

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

My lady, I was indeed thinking of you. I was on a Quest for you! And alas I failed... :-(

I only saw Angel twice, and both times she was on her way somewhere. The only filming she did outside was in the woods below the Chateau. I know some other people got photos of all of that, so I hope that's made you happy. :-) Otherwise, I'm afraid that I will just have to do better next time!

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Hee! Thank you, hon. ♥

[kathyh]

Many thanks for the report and pics ♥

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

No worries, hon! ♥

[yavannauk.livejournal.com]

The only person you left out was Miranda Raison.

And I'm still amused by the concept of Medium-sized J!! :-)

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the name, hon! I look forward to becoming better acquainted with the lady. :-D

[marvelpku.livejournal.com]

Jeremy Webb is great. His episodes are always my favorite, which gives us some of the best Arthur and Merlin.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

I am right there with you, hon! ♥ He told me today he's hoping to do a couple of episodes for us next year, too. {crosses fingers}

[marvelpku.livejournal.com]

That's great news. I just love him. Jeremy is a big fan of Arthur and Merlin. And I think he was doing a really good job with the chemistry between Bradley and Colin.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Yay! It's so good to be sharing the Jem!love with you. ♥

[claddagh-girl.livejournal.com]

It was lovely too meet you, too. We may have to do that again some time if you are up for it? You need more Yorkshire lessons anyway, right? ;o)

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Absolutely we should do that again some time! I certainly need more lessons... seeing as my accent kept wandering up to Scotland, which after all is just a little too far north. ♥