Half-Blood Prince location filming begins
Half-Blood Prince location filming begins The Wiltshire Times has a nice report from the first day of on-location filming for Half-Blood Prince, which is set to be released on November 21st, 2008. The scene involving Harry and Dumbledore going to visit Slughorn is the scene the crews are working on, and Dan Radcliffe is scheduled to be on set. From the report:

They painted a number of houses and put up brown tape on some properties to imitate wooden beams. Residents in Church Street have been asked to black out their windows with blinds during the nighttime filming. A giant light was set up behind Cantax House to flood the street in artificial moonlight and crowds gathered to watch what was going on. A member of the film crew said: "The light will look like moonlight and it is made up of lots of smaller lights inside to give that strong effect.

The Wiltshire Times also has a photo gallery from the make-shift set, and you can check those out (with nice captions) right here. Thanks to Daniel and Jamie for the tip!
Posted by Andrew on Oct 25th | 78 Comments
Visitor Comments
Posted by veela_witch Oct 25th 2007

omg i excited...it's gonna be so cool...aren't they getting that guy from moulin rouge to play slughorn? i think he's perfect!!


Posted by wizard_scar Oct 25th 2007

Yeah, I think they picked a great guy to play Sluggie :) I'm so excited for this movie!!


Posted by Ginny_Weasly_rocks_13 Oct 25th 2007

omg 3


Posted by iz24 Oct 25th 2007

Jim broadbent is his name, yeah?


Posted by Ginny_Weasly_rocks_13 Oct 25th 2007

of waht i cant belive it theis is my 1st time being in the top five well 3 cause see above i was also0 3!!!!!


Posted by Ginny_Weasly_rocks_13 Oct 25th 2007

hello anyone here


Posted by kibbi416 Oct 25th 2007

yes im pumped for the next movie! top ten!


Posted by tiassa Oct 25th 2007

He is so perfect for the job!


Posted by tiassa Oct 25th 2007

He is so perfect for the job!


Posted by Fury Oct 25th 2007

This is awesome news! It starts again and this kicks off more news coming! So Thrilled!


Posted by gracie_lou13 Oct 25th 2007

yey! i am so excited about the filming. the set looks reallly good


Posted by muggle_magic Oct 25th 2007

That would be so cool! It looks really good. The artificial moonlight thing is pretty cool too. I love getting new pictures.


Posted by MichelleLynn Oct 25th 2007

sweet! im really looking forward to seeing this scene :)


Posted by CROOKSHANKS99 Oct 25th 2007

soo cant wait....how fun.....marked it on my calendar for next year...GO HBP


Posted by bigmuggle Oct 25th 2007

awesome...when will the first official stills be released?


Posted by Merenwen_Lupin21 Oct 25th 2007

ahh i want it to stretch out..i dont want it to end!! once the movies end, what will we have...? the memories...? the books to reread...the wand we made at the release of HBP book...AHHH now im just sad!!!!


Posted by irishfanaticwhobelievessnapeisgood Oct 25th 2007

Cool! Can't wait! I hope they do the masterpiece of a book justice!


Posted by DAthrunthru Oct 25th 2007

Cool!!!! I really hope they do the book justice and dont make important scenes into big blurss or worst, delete them.... i have no problem watching a 3 hour harry potter movie and those who do are not real harry potter fans!!!


Posted by Brian22hp Oct 25th 2007

Yay for top 20, thats great they are starting the new movie i can't wait till it comes out next year


Posted by GinnyWPotter Oct 25th 2007

I would LOVE to be a production assistant for these films! How cool!


Posted by xNataliexDeex Oct 25th 2007

OMG!!! Zidler from the Moulin Rouge to be Porfessor Slughorn???? kool!!! hehe ma two fave films coming together xD so dis is the scene where harry goes to find Sluggy den? kwl!


Posted by Dragon_queen4ever Oct 25th 2007

Id be happy with a 3 hour movie, but I think we should reserve the uber long movie for dh.


Posted by Merenwen_Lupin21 Oct 25th 2007

is there any way i can become an extra in this movie??


Posted by mrsfredw Oct 25th 2007

omg...im soooo excited for the new movie..even if its more than a year away!


Posted by dark_nymph Oct 25th 2007

Exciting!!! HBP and GoF are my second favorite books! (DH is first, of course:) It'll be a long wait, but at least we have someting to look forward to. Anyway, I'd better get back to the joy and excitment of studying for midterms...


Posted by member_of_SPEW Oct 25th 2007

Oooh that is so amazing! The house is just like they pictured it! Wouldn't it be so cool to live in that town and see your own house IN THE MOVIE?!?!?!?!?! Question: did they get people's permission before they painted their houses?


Posted by harry8voldemort Oct 25th 2007

HI SPEW!


Posted by MissMalfoy Oct 25th 2007

Exciting! i can't wait for this film but we have to wait so long!


Posted by Quiscalus Oct 25th 2007

I love, love, love that scene! I hope they do it justice, and keep Dumbledore's 'flighty temptress, adventure' line.


Posted by member_of_SPEW Oct 25th 2007

hi h8v! How are you? Shall we move down a post to the Cheesecakian home?


Posted by LittleMs_Malfoy Oct 25th 2007

Weeelll... at least they started filming. Wheres my beautiful movie, ppl!?


Posted by IwasHERE Oct 25th 2007

it would be so cool to be watching Harry Potter and then all of a sudden "THAT'S MY HOUSE!!!"


Posted by scurvy_cur Oct 25th 2007

omg how totally perfect is that village for Budleigh Babberton!


Posted by fightinirish555 Oct 25th 2007

This is so AWESOME i cant believe that they have actually started filming


Posted by SugarxSpunxQuill Oct 25th 2007

IM BORED! WILL SOMEONE ENTERTAIN ME??? COOL, THEY'RE FILMING NEAR ME.


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Oct 25th 2007

NO WAY THERE FILMING NEAR WHERE YOU LIVE!! AH Go TAKE PICTURES!!


Posted by SugarxSpunxQuill Oct 25th 2007

I DONT HAVE A CAMERA NOO! IM LYING ANYWAY, I LIVE IN MANCHESTER WHICH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ENGLAND. BUT THEN AGAIN ENGLAND IS A SMALL COUNTRY SO I AM STILL NEAR.


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Oct 25th 2007

Yeahh awesome i live in new york...erg i wish i livd in england!! Hopefully mugglenet might get some pictures of the filming!!


Posted by SugarxSpunxQuill Oct 25th 2007

I dont want to be a kill joy but its only the filming. We dont gain anything from it. Ooo, lets look at a crane moving some set, or an actor that we have seen 1000 time before. UNLESS ITS TOME FELTON. THEN I CAN MAKE ALLOWANCES LOL X


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Oct 25th 2007

Yes or Rupert god rupert is gorgous!!


Posted by SugarxSpunxQuill Oct 25th 2007

RUPERT??? Each to their own!!! ILY!!!


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Oct 25th 2007

YES I KNOW I LOVE RUPERT!! He's soo gorgously spectacular!!


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Oct 25th 2007

Well its freezing here!!


Posted by member_of_SPEW Oct 25th 2007

hi cheesecakes!


Posted by SugarxSpunxQuill Oct 25th 2007

EEEKKK!!! Night Night, im off to bed now, I wonder who my dreams will be about LOL


Posted by harry8voldemort Oct 25th 2007

remi spew hi!


Posted by SugarxSpunxQuill Oct 25th 2007

ONE LAST THING - I AM NEVER WATCHING ANOTHER HARRY POTTER FILM BECAUSE ALL THE ACTORS (except tom f) LICK THIER OWN ARSES.


Posted by REMiiSAHMAZiNGx4 Oct 25th 2007

Ha nice sugar!! Last night my dream was about emerson, me, my friend christina, the guy i like teo and this guy chritina likes named chris and anoyher guy that i sorta like named harrison we were in chocloate pudding and we were wreastling... it was quite odd... HEY SPEW *steph looks up at the screen and smiles* steph says hi too!


Posted by member_of_SPEW Oct 25th 2007

Hi h8v! Hi Remi! Hi Steph! Sugar . . . ?


Posted by harry8voldemort Oct 25th 2007

my dream last night was harry walked into a room to fing voldemort n snape making-out LO.L




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