The Penitent Invader: filming schedule
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arthur_of_the_britonsThis filming schedule was kindly donated to this archive by Peter Thornton, who was employed as Clapper/Loader – a role now known as 2nd Camera Assistant – for much of the series.
Of interest for the first day's filming is the suggestion - presumably resisted by the "girl" in question, Gabrielle Doody - that she should at least appear to have been thrown in the water by Rolf, to the extent that towels would be required.
Also, the two horses in the corral, to be stolen by Rolf - the chestnut, Flame, and the grey horse, Jim - were considered the "best horses."
A rather esoteric note for scene 20 included a cast of "trees" and a prop requirement for "sun."
Required on the second day for scene 8 - Llud's arrival at the Rolf's village - were 3 horse for carts, but in the event, there is only one horse and cart in the scene. Perhaps it was intended to look as though the carts were loaded with plunder, though this is not mentioned in the script.
For day 3, folk singer Fred Wedlock - Rolf's minstrel - is listed, along with a lute. However, his widow told this archive that he didn't get to sing, and was "sitting, playing a dulcimer, which HTV covered in an animal skin" which she still had at the time of writing.
Also, "baby animals" are listed for the scene at Abbot Morpeth's along with the baby donkey, but only the donkey seems to have appeared.
Day four shows "2 dummy bodies in river" for the first scene, in which the Picts attack Arthur and his men, but no dummy bodies are seen in the final edit, though towels were required for the Pict that Arthur kicks into the river.
The schedule is incomplete, but the scenes in Arthur's longhouse must have been filmed on the last day.
Of interest for the first day's filming is the suggestion - presumably resisted by the "girl" in question, Gabrielle Doody - that she should at least appear to have been thrown in the water by Rolf, to the extent that towels would be required.
Also, the two horses in the corral, to be stolen by Rolf - the chestnut, Flame, and the grey horse, Jim - were considered the "best horses."
A rather esoteric note for scene 20 included a cast of "trees" and a prop requirement for "sun."
Required on the second day for scene 8 - Llud's arrival at the Rolf's village - were 3 horse for carts, but in the event, there is only one horse and cart in the scene. Perhaps it was intended to look as though the carts were loaded with plunder, though this is not mentioned in the script.
For day 3, folk singer Fred Wedlock - Rolf's minstrel - is listed, along with a lute. However, his widow told this archive that he didn't get to sing, and was "sitting, playing a dulcimer, which HTV covered in an animal skin" which she still had at the time of writing.
Also, "baby animals" are listed for the scene at Abbot Morpeth's along with the baby donkey, but only the donkey seems to have appeared.
Day four shows "2 dummy bodies in river" for the first scene, in which the Picts attack Arthur and his men, but no dummy bodies are seen in the final edit, though towels were required for the Pict that Arthur kicks into the river.
The schedule is incomplete, but the scenes in Arthur's longhouse must have been filmed on the last day.