[HPFGU-Movie] Our Own Correspondent?

[GulPlum]

At 17:36 06/03/03 , derannimer wrote:
>TLC reports:
>
>"PoA on Location
>
>Website This is Local London reports that a night shoot for Prisoner
>of Azkaban will be taking place in Palmers Green next month."
>
>Question: *If* we get more detailed information about when this is,
>and *if* any of our members live near/can easily get to Palmers
>Green, and *if* they are not summarily hauled off the premises by
>security, then could said hypothetical member attempt to see some of
>the filming, so they could write up a report for us, ala Richard?

Don't count on it being me. :-) I shall be out of the country for two weeks 
before, and two weeks after that event (and offline, so you'll all have to 
manage without my disruptive company).

Palmers Green is in North London, right at the edge of it administratively 
and in terms of public transport, so it's going to be difficult to get 
to.  Borough Market had the advantage of being wonderfully central and next 
to a major London train and bus station (London Bridge).

However, the Palmers Green shooting has been well publicised (online at 
least) and well in advance, so I expect many people will be able to make 
plans to be there. Judging by the e-mail responses I've had to my report, 
interest is going to be absolutely *huge*. At least three people have said 
they're gong to be there, with cameras. I've asked them to write reports as 
least as detailed as mine because I know that people will appreciate them. :-)

What I'm most curious about is just what the Palmers Green location will be 
"playing". I've never been to the area, so I have no idea what the 
buildings are like. As they're doing it so soon into the start of filming, 
I doubt it's Hogsmeade, as that doesn't come up until later in the plot. 
Also, I'd assume they'd keep the winter setting, which means snow. They're 
not likely to have any of that at the beginning of April, and spewing fake 
snow all over a real London street seems a bit extreme (not to mention 
uncontrolled and uncontrollable).

The only thing I can realistically imagine it might be is Diagon Alley. But 
they've got a complete set of that over at Leavesden! I find it really, 
really unlikely that WB would allow Cuaron to spend the small fortune 
required for a location shoot under the circumstances.

All in all, I'm left here scratching my head and no wiser.