i dropped by u of t today on my way home from work to see if i could spot anything. upon arrival near convocation hall, i saw a bunch of cars/trucks with gear and then to the right, in a parking lot, there were a two actors in military gear. there were a few people gathered on the street watching and no one telling me to stay away from them so i walked toward them and pulled out my camera and took a shot. then some lady screamed at me from the street and said, "no pictures!" (i then noticed she was a crew member). i said sorry and quickly walked away so that they wouldn't hassle me if i stuck around.
i walked around a building to the other side where the military scene was going on and found three military vehicles (looked like hummers) lined up on the street. the direction they were facing in had more gear set up and some crew people were keeping students/passers-by from walking in that direction. the crew members were standing in front of the trucks with HUGE bags of feathers (???) that they would grab a handful from and throw in the air every couple of seconds (???). i'm guessing this was a visual indication that the camera crew could pick up from a distance? i have no idea. anyways, after a few minutes, the hummers moved in towards the cameras and a bunch of extras in military gear came running out behind them. the crew then said people could pass once that scene was shot so i kept walking towards the big set up of lights/equipment and what was obviously the center of attention.
as i got closer i noticed these two large aluminum type objects (maybe 15 feet tall in height) and tons of actors around them. this was on a field of grass and then there was the sidewalk where people were watching. they had a bunch of security crew standing on the sidewalk keeping an eye on the people so i couldn't even pull out my camera again (damn!!!) i walked around where i saw the actors chairs and was trying to spot ed norton or liv tyler. there were so many crew that i just stuck my eyes on everyone in the crowd.
and finally i spotted them. just about 25 feet in front of me, there was edward norton! i was in awe - ed is my favourite actor of all time. then i noticed liv just behind him talking to him and she walked in the direction of a bunch of female crew surrounding a red baby carriage (i'm assuming that was liv's baby). ed then pulled out his cell phone and sat on one of the chairs underneath a tree and started to talk. at one point, the crew walked away and he sat all by himself and i had an unobstructed view of him. i wanted to go up and talk to him but i knew the security crew would stop me as soon as i took one step towards him. i stood there for about 10 minutes just looking around and hoping he would come out and say hi to the fans but he was on his cell phone the whole time. then one of the security crew asked people to move away from the sidewalk as it was suppose to be clear. so i walked away in the opposite direction. i saw two fans with long range cameras trying to move in but i don't think they could get in close enough. the security crew surrounded the entire field and were giving me the evil eye everywhere i went! i think they knew i wanted photos.
if anyone wants to go see the set, i would suggest to go down to u of t near convocation hall in the next couple of days and see if they're still there. i'm going to drop by on monday again after work if i hear there still there and will try my hardest to get some pics!
i walked around a building to the other side where the military scene was going on and found three military vehicles (looked like hummers) lined up on the street. the direction they were facing in had more gear set up and some crew people were keeping students/passers-by from walking in that direction. the crew members were standing in front of the trucks with HUGE bags of feathers (???) that they would grab a handful from and throw in the air every couple of seconds (???). i'm guessing this was a visual indication that the camera crew could pick up from a distance? i have no idea. anyways, after a few minutes, the hummers moved in towards the cameras and a bunch of extras in military gear came running out behind them. the crew then said people could pass once that scene was shot so i kept walking towards the big set up of lights/equipment and what was obviously the center of attention.
as i got closer i noticed these two large aluminum type objects (maybe 15 feet tall in height) and tons of actors around them. this was on a field of grass and then there was the sidewalk where people were watching. they had a bunch of security crew standing on the sidewalk keeping an eye on the people so i couldn't even pull out my camera again (damn!!!) i walked around where i saw the actors chairs and was trying to spot ed norton or liv tyler. there were so many crew that i just stuck my eyes on everyone in the crowd.
and finally i spotted them. just about 25 feet in front of me, there was edward norton! i was in awe - ed is my favourite actor of all time. then i noticed liv just behind him talking to him and she walked in the direction of a bunch of female crew surrounding a red baby carriage (i'm assuming that was liv's baby). ed then pulled out his cell phone and sat on one of the chairs underneath a tree and started to talk. at one point, the crew walked away and he sat all by himself and i had an unobstructed view of him. i wanted to go up and talk to him but i knew the security crew would stop me as soon as i took one step towards him. i stood there for about 10 minutes just looking around and hoping he would come out and say hi to the fans but he was on his cell phone the whole time. then one of the security crew asked people to move away from the sidewalk as it was suppose to be clear. so i walked away in the opposite direction. i saw two fans with long range cameras trying to move in but i don't think they could get in close enough. the security crew surrounded the entire field and were giving me the evil eye everywhere i went! i think they knew i wanted photos. if anyone wants to go see the set, i would suggest to go down to u of t near convocation hall in the next couple of days and see if they're still there. i'm going to drop by on monday again after work if i hear there still there and will try my hardest to get some pics!
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