A local Paper in Scotland - The West Highland Free Press - has a report and photos of filming by Ridley Scott on the Island of Skye last weekend. The photo shows four helicopters and numerous trailers. There is also a grainy image of Ridley and A.N. Other at work. So, I guess the film is not yet quite finished?
Pickups are normal....and I would imagine they're just wide shots maybe?
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Quote from: LarsVader on Jan 21, 2012, 03:00:11 PM
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Looks like false information,
in december or november it was also there with filming.
You can see the same black Sykorsky chopper in the background.
I dont think this is up to date.
Just because they're back doesn't mean the information is false....they'd also have to knowingly publish an old image. The date says January 20th on the paper...so unless they're known for out and out lies and falsifying stories, I think it's safe to say this is legit, and they're back there filming pickups.
This is fascinating - I hadnt seen an official confirmation article (with photo evidence) to support the Scotland shoot before.
The intriguing part is this paragraph:
"Scott was overseeing filming of some of the final scenes for his latest sci-fi blockbuster 'Prometheus' in the area around the Old Man of Storr."
The rock formations on the planet surface in Prometheus...
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Look a very much like The Old Man of Storr...
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Are we going to see a before / after terraforming sequence for the planet in Prometheus?
Quote from: 180924609 on Jan 21, 2012, 05:58:31 PM
This is fascinating - I hadnt seen an official confirmation article (with photo evidence) to support the Scotland shoot before.
The intriguing part is this paragraph:
"Scott was overseeing filming of some of the final scenes for his latest sci-fi blockbuster 'Prometheus' in the area around the Old Man of Storr."
The rock formations on the planet surface in Prometheus...
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Look a very much like The Old Man of Storr...
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Are we going to see a before / after terraforming sequence for the planet in Prometheus?
whoa! :o
that's quite spoilery.
*fingers crossed* i hope it's not about time travel, i hope it's not about time travel, i jut hope it's not earth!
Quote from: 180924609 on Jan 21, 2012, 05:58:31 PM
This is fascinating - I hadnt seen an official confirmation article (with photo evidence) to support the Scotland shoot before.
The intriguing part is this paragraph:
"Scott was overseeing filming of some of the final scenes for his latest sci-fi blockbuster 'Prometheus' in the area around the Old Man of Storr."
The rock formations on the planet surface in Prometheus...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1139.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn549%2Fsmarty9000%2Fprometheus2%2Frocks.png&hash=d24dd8906627dbdb431129e43abd7b9653464556)
Look a very much like The Old Man of Storr...
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Are we going to see a before / after terraforming sequence for the planet in Prometheus?
impressive! Great find.
Quote from: Kol on Jan 21, 2012, 06:11:39 PM
Quote from: 180924609 on Jan 21, 2012, 05:58:31 PM
This is fascinating - I hadnt seen an official confirmation article (with photo evidence) to support the Scotland shoot before.
The intriguing part is this paragraph:
"Scott was overseeing filming of some of the final scenes for his latest sci-fi blockbuster 'Prometheus' in the area around the Old Man of Storr."
The rock formations on the planet surface in Prometheus...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1139.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn549%2Fsmarty9000%2Fprometheus2%2Frocks.png&hash=d24dd8906627dbdb431129e43abd7b9653464556)
Look a very much like The Old Man of Storr...
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1139.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn549%2Fsmarty9000%2Fprometheus2%2FOldManOfStorr1.jpg&hash=13766cdb4bee9d46066919b052f25b85d890b586)
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Are we going to see a before / after terraforming sequence for the planet in Prometheus?
whoa! :o
that's quite spoilery.
*fingers crossed* i hope it's not about time travel, i hope it's not about time travel, i jut hope it's not earth!
It doesn't have to be related to time travel themes. Maybe he just wanted to shot more penis-like rocks for beginning of the film: the creation of the earth, then that's how the earth will look at the end of the creation process. From grey dead-rocky landscapes to all green and alive.
i hope so...
Thank god these are not reshoots, one thing i always dread is when reshoots are reported and with fox that's never good news. It looks like just some scenic footage, pick ups fingers crossed.
Reshoots come after the test-screenings. :P
Not necessarily, if the director shows a cut of the film to the head and his execs, and there's something they're unhappy with, they can demand reshoots , as obviously it's studios money which is being invested into it. But yes, in most circumstances reshoots are by and large demanded after test screenings, and at times they can result in a better quality film too.
Definitely NOT reshoots. I live nearby, and this is the first time that the Prometheus crew have been filming on Skye. There was a report over a year ago that they were scouting for locations in Scotland.
I would imagine "final scenes" simply means final footage to be photographed for the film. As I thought the film had wrapped and cast gone off to other projects this must be 2nd unit stuff. However I'm intrigued Ridley Scott would oversee this, so it does suggest it is important. Is there any link here to the phantom Spanish shoot that was to have happened in January but never materialised? Maybe that was misinformation to avert eyes from here. Maybe he has suited stuntmen jockeys bouncing over the heather after Pinnochio and Jiminy Cricket ;D
Quote from: bobkind3 on Jan 22, 2012, 02:04:22 PM
Maybe he has suited stuntmen jockeys bouncing over the heather after Pinnochio and Jiminy Cricket ;D
Now, that's a Disney movie I'd pay to see!
Think we should treat this with some caution, I have a friend living in that area who knows nothing about the movie filming anywhere on Skye, and as someone pointed out, there may be some confusion as this report has been circulated before earlier this year. That doesn't mean it isn't happening of course, these studio people have ways and means to decieve us all, but for now I dont believe a word of it, I'll let you know if I hear anything.
I was on a weekend trip to Skye on the 14/15th Jan - drove all the way round the Trotternish peninsula anticlockwise and came across a huge load of trailers/cars and 3 helecopters parked up. We were going to walk up to the Old Man but decided it give it a miss there being nowhere left to park! We knew it must have been something big going on but suspected Top Gear or James Bond.
Quote from: scaryscotsgirl on Jan 24, 2012, 09:57:34 AM
I was on a weekend trip to Skye on the 14/15th Jan - drove all the way round the Trotternish peninsula anticlockwise and came across a huge load of trailers/cars and 3 helecopters parked up. We were going to walk up to the Old Man but decided it give it a miss there being nowhere left to park! We knew it must have been something big going on but suspected Top Gear or James Bond.
Thanks for the confirmation!
Isn't it wonderful? This community literally has eyes everywhere, lol.
Damn it. Right on my doorstep and I miss the whole bloody thing. Typical.
This just screams potential freak-accident to me:
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http://www.portabletoilethire.org/?p=470 (http://www.portabletoilethire.org/?p=470)
*edit*
Oh, and I just found this:
http://ecossemountains.blogspot.com/2012/01/alien-on-skye.html (http://ecossemountains.blogspot.com/2012/01/alien-on-skye.html)
and even more with a picture of Noomi:
http://skyeguides.tumblr.com/ (http://skyeguides.tumblr.com/)
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http://www.prometheusnews.net/movie/photos-from-the-isle-of-skye-pickups/ (http://www.prometheusnews.net/movie/photos-from-the-isle-of-skye-pickups/)
More at the link above. (they don't show much of anything.)
Very interesting location.
Oh there's front page material if I ever saw it. Noomi needs a shit.
Who the heck writes up the articles over at the 'Potty Mouth' site?! I suppose that it's rather appropriate that the writing is shit!
Quote from: Potty MouthThis Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender starrer...
Is "starrer" even a word?! Surely that sentence should read as "This upcoming motion picture, starring Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender..."
Quote from: Potty Mouth...is something Scott is all excited about.
"...is a project which Scott is very excited about."
Quote from: Potty MouthThe high profile director is confident that the 3D format used in this film has a great future in filmmaking.
"The high profile director is confident that the popular 3D format being used for this film has a bright future within the filmmaking industry."
Quote from: Potty MouthPrometheus is going to use special effects rather than CG effects.
Um, CG effects
are a type of special effect. This should read as "Prometheus is to primarily utilise practical special effects, as opposed to a heavy usage of CGI."
Quote from: Potty MouthBeing his first 3D release and his first science fiction film since Blade Runner 25 years ago, he wants nothing less than perfect.
"Perfection", not "perfect"!
These pics seem to resemble the landscape we see in Alien...the rock formations for example...or is that just me??? :s