The Dartford Times have an article that reveals more on the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Seven Potters filming scene that we previously told you about. The article has numerous sources stating that helicopters were used to film the scene. Also a race scene was filmed in the Dartford tunnels in which Dan Radcliffe showed up with producer David Barron so he could try his hand at directing. Here are a few excerpts:
On Thursday and Friday, it is thought Daniel Radcliffe turned up with the producer David Barron to try a spell of directing during a race scene in the Dartford tunnels for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
…filming of a scene involving a helicopter was due to take place on land next to the Bridge Housing development yesterday.
Another source close to the film crew, added: “They have been staying at the hotel for over a week now. The tunnel scenes are complete but we understand there is still filming taking place on nearby land late at night and involves a helicopter. It’s very exciting.”
The initial scenes are thought to involve Hagrid, expected to be played by Robbie Coltrane, racing through one of the toll tunnels against the traffic on Sirius Black’s trademark motorbike. Harry Potter is in the sidecar fighting off enemies with his wand. It follows on from a sequence to be used in the Seven Potters part featured in J.K Rowling books where seven Harry Potters are created to act as a diversion for the young wizard’s enemy the Death Eaters, controlled by Lord Voldemort.
Mr Gardiner said: “More and more vehicles had been slowly turning up each day for about a week. Cars, vans and transporters – even an Arriva bus it seems – there has been a lot of security and a film crew on occasion.
“Then on Thursday loads more turned up and you just knew something was going to happen. At about 10pm they all started moving out. They eventually parked up on the plaza at the crossing before moving to the holding area where tankers go to wait for an escort through the tunnel. Using the marshland area to park gives them easy and quick access to the tunnels and it’s the prefect set-up really.
“It all makes sense now. It seems to me they close one for the tunnels so it is available for filming and then use the mix of common vehicles to look as real traffic while Hagrid cruises through.
Bosses at Warner Brothers, who produce the films, kept the build up to filming a secret with about 30 security staff patrolling the area. When approached they denied any filming was taking place or planned. Management at The Bridge also refused to talk about the makeshift parking lot when approached by reporters.
But a spokesperson for the Highways Agency and Warner Brothers confirmed filming took place at the crossing.
He said: “The Highways Agency gave permission for Warner Brothers to film near the Dartford River Crossing for a short period this month.
“The tunnel would have been closed at this time anyway for maintenance work which is normal practice.”
A Warner Brothers spokesperson said: “We have been filming at the crossing but we are now back in the Leavesden studio where most of the filming takes place.
“We rarely go out on location.”
They denied any more filming was to take place at Dartford locations despite the crew being expected to remain at the hotel until the end of the week.
Read the entire article here.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 will be in theatres on November 19, 2010, and and Part 2 on July 15, 2011.
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