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Old May 2nd 04, 10:03 AM posted to uk.rec.subterranea,uk.transport.london
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Default Kingsway Tram Subway open to the general public

In article , Boltar
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Just beyond you have the old
station and here for some reason a thin layer of concrete (or something like
it) has been poured over the tracks.


Wild speculation: I wonder if there's been any movie filming done down
there? If so, it might be as a safety measure or to make it esy to lay a
camera track.

offI fell asleep watching 'the Russia House' on ITV1 last night, but
not before I noticed the large panes of glass/perspex fitted over the
outside of the church (there's a lot of plot development at the top of
an open, onion-dome bell tower). My guess is that it was because of wind
blowing through, making dialogue impossible to record properly (or
perhaps because just to keep cast + crew warm. It was probably freezing
up there). I never noticed it in the cinema, but after being graded for
TV, the reflections were clearly obvious, especially if the camera
tracked or panned quickly. /off

Movie productions go to amazing lengths, for example all the Minis used
underground in the remake of the Italian Job were actually electric, to
comply with the authorities' requirements.

"I said charge it, not blow the bloody battery up!"

Regards,

Simonm.

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