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Set Report - Simon Watkins - Wednesday 6th September 2006
News Updated: 6/9/2006
Location: The Hayes; Cardiff
Time: 12:00am - 1:30am
While out last night in Cardiff and rushing back to the station to catch my last train. We approaced The Hayes and noticed a lot of people, trucks and lights. "Got to be Torchwood!" we thought.
Turned out they were filming right outside the Church at the Hayes, not 10 yards from The Runaway Bride location. I'm surprised that Torchwood isn't firmly "in the can" by now. It can't be long until it airs.
Anyway, got to see John Barrowman and Eva Myles. Barrowman was wearing his RAF serviceman get-up, and when we arrived, it looked like he was having a bit of a heated debate about something with one of the other cast or crew. However, I was more interested in checking out the camera and finally confirming that it was HD (a Sony HD 750).
The scene was outide that pub next door to O'Neils, can't remember its name (used to be Le Cafe Francais), and had the cast and extras sat outdoors sipping drinks and chatting.
I saw a few shots of people running around. Some of the shots were action orientated and some of the others concentrated on dialogue.
We were allowed to get pretty close and it was easy to hear everything that was said. Lots of swearing (F work almost every other word); it's clear that this production is a very different animal from Who.
I got to speak to the camermen who allowed me to get a really close look at the Sony 750 HD camera they were using which was set up on rails.
They were very friendly and poilte, especially considerining I'd 'had a few', so to speak, what with the camera being so expensive, and not knowing me from Adam.
I also saw one of the alien creatures up close, and even spoke to him. I commented on the fact that the mask was excellent, and two of the crew replied with "thank you", it turned out that they had been partially responsible for its design.
I hung around watching the filming long enough to miss my last train, and have to pay 30 quid for a taxi home (the things I do for you lot!).
I'm afraid the pics I took were just from my mobile phone, and it was dark, so don't expect much.
The crew (you can make out John Barrowman in the background wearing his RAF gear).
Selected photos from the set:
  
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 [With thanks to Simon Watkins for the report]
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