We've received some very interesting pictures, as well as some video footage, from behind the scenes at the set of The Golden Compass from a member of ours, KINGY.
The pictures were made on the backlot of the Shepperton Studios in London where parts of The Golden Compass were shot. They include close-ups of the Gyptian boat as well as details of the Bolvanger town.
Most notable is the picture on which a man with a halo is portrayed on a wall. This would indicate that not all religious references are removed afterall.
The video footage shows how a whole snowy atmosphere was created with artificial snow in Farnham, Surrey by a company named Snow Business.
Update: A small video clip has popped up that shows The Golden Compass crew working with cats in the streets of Oxford.
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#1
Considering how obvious that art is from that one image, it looks like New Line Cinema isn't trying too hard to conceal the religious message of the books, aware that conservatives will spread the word regardless. This news is reassuring.
# April 1, 2007 22:06 by yokata
#2
Those are great pictures, thanks for that KINGY! It's good to see, especially for the sequels, that New Line isn't shying away completely from the religious references.
# April 2, 2007 00:38 by daftbrain
#3
Good religious stuff. It looks more like Trollesund than Bolvangar, but maybe…
Did you notice the man's dæmon has a halo too?!
# April 10, 2007 12:12 by JParry
#4
in the teaser video, that door with the man with a halo is the one that Iorek busts out of.. check it out
# April 12, 2007 01:27 by Lee_Scoresby