They’ve gone and done it. They’ve added more ropes to the Dawn Treader. Not only that, but in these pictures, at least toward the bottoms of the ropes, they look very purple. I’m not sure if they only look that way in these pictures because of the light, but if you look at the super-hi-res versions of them at the source, you’ll see that the rope does turn color at a certain point. This could either be due to shadows moving, or the ropes could actually be purple. But why does this matter? The ship has a purple sail. Not only that, but we also have a good view of the Helm for the first time, where the ship will be steered from. It is massive.
With the reports coming from the set, we’re starting to piece together just how The Voyage of the Dawn Treader will begin, when it finally reaches the cinema on December 10, 2010. If you’re trying to avoid film spoilers, you won’t want to read this, as I’m going to make some speculations based on an article from Goldcoast.com.au today.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition will open at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land, from Oct. 3 through Jan. 18. Based on the blockbuster film series and C.S. Lewis’ beloved fictional books, the 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art entertainment and educational experience offers visitors the opportunity to tour scenes from the famed literary world of Narnia. Through authentic costumes, props and set dressings from the magical Narnia films, visitors will enter a three dimensional world that combines the wonders of science with aspects of fantasy.
In an event unlike anything I’ve ever heard of, spectators will be allowed to watch the filming of some scenes in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader when it films at Cleveland Point. They’ve even built a grandstand for the occasion. It’s unclear what viewers will be able to see, but rather than having people crowding around the fences during the filming, they’ve opted to make a safe place, as well as donate to charity with the event.
A few days ago some pictures surfaced that included Ben Barnes as King Caspian, and Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. While those pictures have, for the most part, disappeared from the web (they’re only available by purchase from TitoMedia), one of them has been posted by a British tabloid called The Sun. We don’t have permission to post any of these images, so we kindly ask that you do not post it here in the comments or in the forums.
We’ll post whatever images that we are allowed to post, as soon as we’re allowed to, however, including spy photos.
If you want to see the image, take a look here: Sail away with magic of Narnia.
I don’t know how many of you get excited every time more pictures of the Dawn Treader come out, but when it’s the flagship for what is arguably the second most popular of the Narnia books, seeing it come together before our eyes is very exciting. The ship seems to only be lacking its’ sails now, as many more ropes have been added to it, and the tail has been fixed to the back as well. This is definitely a ship beyond my own imagination, and it is better than I could have imagined it would turn out. Seeing this on film will be breathtaking, and I wonder how it will be revealed on screen. More Pictures!
According to an article in the Bayside Bulletin, the art director was looking for military vehicles for a Cambridge, England setting, just before World War II – which was filmed in Queensland, on the Gold Coast in Australia. Graham Kircher, the owner of a 1938 Bedford WLG, supplied that vehicle with a fresh coat of paint to match the proper military colors of the era, for the film. According to the article, the scene that it’s in only took about 25 seconds to shoot, and they did this twelve times.
Karine twittered us about Imogen Heap’s new album, which is releasing August 24th or 25th depending on what part of the world you live in, called Ellipse. It includes a song called 2-1, which she wrote for Prince Caspian, but was decidedly too dark for the soundtrack, according to the music producers on the film. She decided, rather than letting good music go, to include it in her new album, which she finished a few months ago. If you would like to hear the song, or even the full album, we currently have the official music player here. The song is track #8, and it is 4 minutes and 42 seconds in length.
Total Film is a UK magazine, and they’ve just released a list of the twenty films releasing during the year 2010 that they’re excited about. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is on the list at #20. The primary reason that they’re excited? Director Michael Apted. He is bound to bring a steady hand as a director of a great many films prior to this, and that experience could be a key to this effort. Andrew Adamson, while capable, had only directed Shrek and Shrek 2, both animated, prior to this. While I don’t look at animation as a very different medium, as they’re still films, I do think that the lack of experience directing live action created a learning curve to it, as far as getting shots that you want as well as performances.
A couple of nights ago, I met someone via Twitter. He has taken some very unique pictures of the Dawn Treader. There have been a lot of photos going around, but I have yet to see any like these. In these pictures, you’ll see close-up details that really display the care that is being put into the film. The level of craftsmanship on this motion picture is through the roof, as the first days of filming on the Dawn Treader come to fruition. The pictures include close-ups of parts of the ship that we have not yet seen before, as well as some of the detail that might not make it onto the big screen. Hopefully they’re making a documentary on the design and building of the ship for the eventual DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
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