Pierrefonds: day four; a good day...

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Bonjour, mon ami!

Just woke up to my last morning in France. I'm off to catch the Eurostar soon, but wanted to write up a little something about the fourth day in Pierrefonds - which was marvellous.

Warning: There are a few more little spoilers in here, but only the sort where it's obvious in the photos.

They were filming in the courtyard for a while in the morning, and then all afternoon. There was plenty of Jeremy and Dale to be seen, as you'll gather from the following! Generally, a princess and her knights had come to Camelot, and Arthur was welcoming them. Agravaine was at his shoulder, and Percival, Leon, and Gwaine were standing behind them. Merlin was there, but in the background - so we actually had a stand-in Merlin for much of it, until Colin was free to come and do his close-up reaction shots late in the afternoon.

So I have managed to take a few nice photos of Bradley, and also a few of Colin, though he was hemmed in by the extras.

MAJOR SPOILERS!!!

Arthur was wearing a kingly crown.

Anyway! :-)

The other unit were down in the dungeons, with the two Alices, Richard, Colin, and Adetomiwa. So we got glimpses of them as they went back and forth.

I had a lovely chat with Alice Troughton as she arrived in the morning. She's going to be at the BFI event, but said the Q+A would be the producers and cast again - no details yet as to names. I also got to say hello to Alice, our 2ac of Twitter fame.

Anyway, here is a bit of a picspam - my favourite photos from the last day... You can find more here at flickr.


Big Jay and the props guys were all in purple t-shirts.



Jeremy... {happy sighs}



Lovely Bradley...



The knights were enjoying themselves - including Eoin, though he's not in on the joke this time.



Arthur's cape is magnificent. The other capes are starting to look a bit shabby anyway, just the result of time and wear, but this one really puts them to shame!



I love you both that much, too...









Nathaniel was lovely - always chatting and sharing a smile. There was this classic moment which I failed to catch in which, as he walked into the Chateau, he was actually helping one of the young women push a trolley of equipment. Not the sort of behaviour you expect from the talent!






{happy happy sighs} So this is the daytime equivalent of my earlier favourite Dale!photo. They were actually waiting for the sun to go in again, as they had set up and started filming while it was still overcast.



Dear Rupert...



Jeremy directing Bradley and our guest star as Arthur greets the princess.



Creative meeting: Two first assistant directors, DoP and Director!

Comments

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

I hope you've had a wonderful week lovely and really enjoyed yourself - thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures ♥

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you, my darling, it's been a truly magical week... so much fun! And thank you also for your kindness about my pics. It's a pleasure to share them with you. ♥

[cotharay.livejournal.com]

Although I love our boys dearly (oh Rupert ♥) I have to admit I was ridiculously exited to see all the lovely pictures of Dale & Jeremy. Bless!
I would love to make some icons if you let me *pretty please*
*hugs*

[mrs-leary.livejournal.com]

Oh hon! ♥ I'm answering this out of order, because I don't want that creative urge to pass. :-)

I am so very delighted to share the Dale & Jeremy squee with you. They are both so adorable, and so kind, quite apart from being super talented. I've had so much fun this week, and a lot of it revolved around them - and Alice T!

If you would make icons, I would love you forever... Oh wait, I already do! Well. I will love you for two forevers. ♥

[robinmarian.livejournal.com]

So glad you had a lovely week in PF!! Thank you so much for all the pics and reports you shared.

A tad bit sad that you didn't manage to take pics of Angel but hey there's still next year. hehehe

Have a lovely weekend!

from Australia <333

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, hon! Sorry, I'm still catching up on my messages and comments, so I've already apologised elsewhere for the lack of Angel!pics... There is indeed always next year. How marvellous that we can rely on that already!

Thanks again for all your kind words. ♥

[kathyh]

Wow! Really lovely photos. Glad you had such a fantastic finaly day. Many, many thanks for sharing ♥

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, hon! It was indeed a wonderful way to end the week, and certainly a reward for much patient waiting around in the meantime. :-) I'm glad you've enjoyed my little offerings. :-D ♥

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous pictures. I really loved your focusing and how you got them so clearly. Well done you!

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, my darling. I really appreciate your thoughtful and generous response! ♥

[crayford.livejournal.com]

Awesome Thanks!

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Not a problem, mate! ♥

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

I had a wonderful time, thank you! And I'm so very glad to be sharing the Dale!squee with you... ♥

[nenimefish.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing hun! I love the ones of the knights on the steps. I think I'll go update the tumblr with a few non spoilery photos. Glad you've had a good week ♥

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

So glad you've been enjoying the pics, hon! And I'm sorry if I've spoiled you more than you like. :-( I haven't passed on anything that isn't explicit or implicit in the photos. Have fun with tumblr! ♥

[nenimefish.livejournal.com]

Don't worry hun, not spoilt at all (unless we're counting how generous you've been ;) ) ♥

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Aw, hon... What a gorgeous thing to say... ♥

[chulgirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the posts and the wonderful pics! So good to see Jeremy again. He and Dale certainly appear to enjoy working together. You are so correct----they both are very talented! Kingly Arthur---interesting!! I love seeing Bradley but so-o-o-o miss Colin!! Especially Bradley and Colin together.

I love this site. You are doing a fantastic job. Keep up the good work!

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, hon! I'm delighted that you've been enjoying my posts and pics. ♥ You're right about Dale and Jeremy, I think - they make a great team, and really do seem to enjoy working together. And yeah, I missed Colin, too. ♥

Thank you for all your kind words! I am loving being a part of all this! :-D

[glenien.livejournal.com]

Most amazing photos. I want to hug them to my chest, so crystal clear, the colours ♥

I know it may be too much to ask (I kinda abused your Flickr account :D) but if you have them, would you also consider putting a few stock Camelot photos too? Not just actors- things like the banners, anything red and gold, really :) I saw & saved a few from your Flickr account but I thought it couldn't hurt to ask.

(And oh, is it okay to use them for graphics?)

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, hon! I am so happy that you like the photos so much. ♥ I have been having such a lot of fun with this camera and macro lens that Mr Mod gave me one Christmas... Bless him!

As for my flickr account: Abuse away, my dear! :-) For the 'stock Camelot' images, is there anything in particular that you're looking for? I am pretty sure I've already posted the ones I've taken before now - or the ones that worked best, anyway - and I'm afraid I didn't take any more this trip.

And please do use the pics anyway you like. I'm very interested to see the results. I love your work! ♥ A link back to Merlin Locations on lj, flickr, or the website would be appreciated.

[glenien.livejournal.com]

The reds are so gorgeous I can't take my eyes of them :D

I'm always looking for Camelot related objects, they make manips look more realistic :D For exemple, I used one of your flags (http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx15/mrs_leary/merlinlocations/locations04/500-IMGP7776.jpg) in here (http://glenien.turkfanfiction.net/wallpaper/2011/eylul/1024-glenien-15.jpg) next to Eoin. See what I mean? :)

And it's totally fine btw- I was just curious if you had more :D

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Hey there, hon! I think I've already said much of this already, but I'll say it again just in case... I love that you use the 'stock' photos this way. And I will certainly be taking more for you in the future... To be honest, I kind of like doing that sort of thing, but usually felt people were rather less interested in them than the others. Now I know better, I'll go to town! :-D

Thank you again for all your beautiful graphics work. ♥

[ravenflight21.livejournal.com]

Lovely pix. Glad you had a good week. Something gives me the impression Nathaniel likes a natter!

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, hon! I had a wonderful time. ♥ Nathaniel did indeed seem like a lovely friendly chap... so of course fits right into our lovely friendly cast and crew! It's really such a delight to watch them all working together.

[marvelpku.livejournal.com]

Bradley is especially happy with all the beautiful female guest stars. Sophia, Vivian, Elena and this foreign queen (or something). I can fully understand that. LOL.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

I'm sure that's one of his favourite aspects of the work! :-) I'll have to see if I can find out who this was. She was just as nice as any of them, and has a lovely smile. ♥

[marvelpku.livejournal.com]

:)Thank you so much for your reply.
I guess almost all Merlin fans know clearly that Bradley ENJOYS (working with) Colin most. LOL.
But hey, he is a very mighty prince (king), there is no harm to have more beautiful women there. (I remember Bradley said he wanted a lot more beautiful girls there severel times.)

[oriane-34w4.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to be very original, but thanks again for your photos and updates.

I've got photos of Nathaniel helping this young woman with the trolley, so sweet of him, a gentleman! It made me smile because it reminded me of the song in Holy Grail: "It's a busy life in Camelot I have to push the pram a lot."

Eoin was not so far behind him, walking and chatting with Alice who was pushing her trolley, alone.

It was a great day.

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

Thank you, hon! I'm so glad you enjoyed my posts.

Nathaniel was great. I'm delighted that you managed to take a pic of him! And I love the Monty Python reference. :-)

Let's assume that Eoin offered, was kindly refused, and they were enjoying each other's company anyway. :-D

It was a truly awesome day. I loved this particular trip so much! ♥

[babydracky.livejournal.com]

Thnaks for sharing ma petite puce♥

[merlocmod.livejournal.com]

My pleasure, my darling girl... ♥