Other than a mention of some snogging going on in a scene, I haven't heard any reports from the past week of production yet. But hey, there is at least one kiss every week on Doctor Who these days, so I could have guessed that would be somewhere in Torchwood. If you have been able to get some photos or news from locations in Cardiff please don't hog it all to yourself. Without the goods, I will just have to make up some crackpot theories and then claim they are coming from a reliable source. I have quite a vivid imagination you know.
I had posted some vague details about where Torchwood will be filming over the next few days here earlier, but the BBC has asked me to quit doing that so I have removed them. I must say I'm a bit torn, unless fans are really slowing things down, I don't see the harm in it. However, I don't want to piss off the BBC either as I'm still hoping for that cameo on the show! I know the Beeb needs to cover their interests. So readers, feel free to voice your opinion on what we should do in the comments below.
I had posted some vague details about where Torchwood will be filming over the next few days here earlier, but the BBC has asked me to quit doing that so I have removed them. I must say I'm a bit torn, unless fans are really slowing things down, I don't see the harm in it. However, I don't want to piss off the BBC either as I'm still hoping for that cameo on the show! I know the Beeb needs to cover their interests. So readers, feel free to voice your opinion on what we should do in the comments below.
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Well, set reports (eg, ones written the day after the filming) are allowed aren't they (as long as the fans are nice to the clever BBC people)? I think we should stick to set reports (so, get typing people!) and hopefully if we're very well behaved, John B could give us a nice little exclusive for our good behaviour (I'm such a suck-up!) We all want the very best for Torchwood, and perhaps this method is the very best option for both the fans and the production team. Only my 2c.
Why do production crews leak these things anyway? Shouldn't they be concentrating on making the best show possible, instead of sending things to websites? Don't they sign confidentiality agreements? If I started leaking stuff from my job, I'd be fired. It's not unreasonable for the BBC to ask for them not to be published. Don't feel torn, Kurly: you're doing a great job. And frankly, who cares where they're filming, so long as what they're filming makes a great show.
What if you came to some agreement with the BBC, depending on the location? For example, if they filmed in the City Centre during the day or afternoon, people would notice what is going on, and stay to watch, and there wouldn’t be anyone to blame for the gathering, so maybe you could negotiate if you can post popular location places, where they‘d expect people to be passing..? But if they film in a remote area, they wouldn’t anticipate to see a load of people, and they want that privacy to do the filming, you would respect that decision, and it would leave you with some locations to post up for fans, and they’d get the filming done with no hassle, if that’s what had been happening.
Hopefully that makes sense!
"Loose lips sink ships".
Whilst they are not concerned about fans knowing plot details in advance they do not wish the information to leak out to the press. It is well known that the press use forums such as Outpost Gallifrey to look for sensationalist stories to publish. It should also be noted that a lot of the cast and crew are fans as well; they read the Outpost Gallifrey forum.
Torchwood is more vulnerable than Doctor Who in terms of press attacks. Serious bad publicity could destroy the show before it has been broadcast. Indeed already some plot lines have leaked out, this will not detract from a fan's enjoyment but bad spin doctoring could potentially put the public off from watching.
They do not mind a few fans watching but as an unknown factor it does add an extra concern. Too many turning up at once and it becomes a crowd control issue. It should also be noted that they are on a very tight schedule and that any disturbance can be quite a problem.
Whilst most fans behave on location a minority do not. From what I have been told:
- Some pester for autographs when it is not an appropriate moment.
- Others talk loudly whilst they are trying to go for a take.
- Using flash photography whilst they are filming.
- I have heard that a couple of "fans" refused to move out of shot since as far as they were concerned they were standing in a public place.
So quite understandably they do not wish details of future filming locations to be published. More importantly the paparazzi use the location information published by fans to try to gain a scoop. Again they are concerned about detrimental pictures appearing in the press. Some of the paparazzi show little respect to crew and do not care about disrupting filming in order to get their pictures.
Both the cast and crew work extremely hard beyond the call of duty on both series. So it is quite understandable why they are very protective.
Richard Naismith
Yes, well since I do realise there is a possibility for trouble with these sort of advance notices we will be avoiding them in the future.
That's not to say that if we don't continue to get the inside info, we won't investigate it ourselves and have some reports the day after.
Hi guys, I was one of the lucky few to watch the 'snogging scene' being filmed last monday in the Hayes and i must say the crew were very polite and charming to us. They mostly kept themselves to themselves (until i saw Danny from effects, who came over and chatted to us between takes). It was great, because they respected our interest in what they were doing, and we in turn respected their need for quiet etc etc. Two hours later, accepted as part of the scenary - we were offered food, which we polited declined, feeling a tad pushy, and let in on a few location details of where they were filming next.
Unfortunately there's always a certain few who cause trouble some time or another, and thats what spoils it for the real fans, and causes the BBC and such to get iffy with location details being announced.
Luckily for us, things went very smoothy last monday and we had a great time seeing an insight to the new world of Torchwood, but its a pity some people spoil it for others - and therefore stop the genuine fans being able to see something they love.
Am i talking sense? its 6am and i havent gone to bed yet lol.
Kati xx
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