Movie in Oxford and HP reading

[Simon J. Branford]

No: HPFGUIDX 4261

Blaise wrote: "I read in the Cherwell this evening that they're definitely
filming HP at Christ Church - there was something about the meadow and
approach to the college which I didn't entirely get, not having been there
myself, but it said they were using it as the approach to the main gates of
Hogwarts.  Whether I should trust the Cherwell or not is another
question..."

Nick wrote: "I'm going after work...  I can't really take the day off - but
I can at least go to Oxford tonight to see if anything is happening.
"Harry peered out of the window.  It was getting dark."
So... they might well be doing a night shoot.
Now the only problem I have is finding Christ Church College... anyone know
the postcode?"

I have been through Christ Church meadow, and past the Bodleian, this
morning. Broad Street has notices up suspending parking on the road - they
say that it will be in use by a film crew (from yesterday until Tuesday).
There are movie set-up crews in and around the Bodleian and also in Christ
Church meadow. It is fairly chaotic.

The following link is to a page that includes maps of Oxford and details of
how to get to ChCh (Christ Church - written the Oxford way):
http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/visitor/map.htm

The Cherwell is a student newspaper (it is also a river, but in the context
used I assume Blaise was referring to the newspaper). I trust information in
the Student newspaper with the same high regard that I have for information
I get from The Sun (the UK people will understand this).

The Cherwell wrote: "The new Harry Potter film is being filmed at Christ
Church. The view of the college from Christ Church Meadow will represent the
entrance to Hogwarts, where the bespectacled little urchin learns wizardry
under the guidance of head Albus Dumbledore."

If I believe what is written then I would assume that they are filming the
scene where Hagrid arrives at the school with the first years and knocks on
the door. What else beyond this I do not know.

As before more details as and when I get them. I plan to wander around in a
couple of hours to see if anything else is happening. At the moment ther
seems to be a distinct lack of people to film.


Nick wrote: "Talking of the movie... anyone know which HP site is best for
Movie News?"

Not one of the sites I have visited has the Oxford filming rumours, and yet
it seems to be the talk of Oxford at the moment.


I wrote: "Simon (who is trying to convince more people to read the books)"
Susan replied: "You mean, people who are not on this list who have not yet
read the books..."

Well there have been cases of people on this list who have not read the
books, or at least not all of them. But it is people who have yet to
discover the joy that is the world of Harry Potter that I am convincing to
read the books. I have also had some conversations with people I have never
talked too before about HP and the movie. See it unites the world.

Simon