04/09/2022
Does anyone recognise where this footage was shot? 🎬
These are the Surrey scenes in CBS’s ‘The Man who Fell to Earth’….the sequel to the 1976 film starring David Bowie
I was contacted late one evening last year by a producer who had been let down at the last minute by another Locations company. They had been unable to find what was needed….and filming was due to take place 72 hours later!!!
The production needed a straight with some trees which would allow reverse angles, a hairpin bend with a scenic backdrop, a bridge they could film an Aston Martin speeding across…face on…and a quintessentially English village
I was pretty confident two locations I had in mind would be suitable for all 4 scenes and my hunch paid off when the producer and cinematographer approved my submissions within hours! Oh and an added bonus was the locations were within a few miles of each other (another clue!) Pleased to report the call sheet was sent out less than 24 hours after I had received the brief!
The Surrey footage were the final scenes to be shot after 300 days of shooting and it was great to location manage them and work with the Aston Martin driver, crew and producers. Lovely to receive this endorsement afterwards too….
“Thank you for pulling the rabbit out of the hat! After we were let down…very late…by another locations company, Linda at Surrey Locations literally saved the day for us with an overnight recce and great location management on shoot day. She matched our wish list with uncanny accuracy and I would recommend Linda to any film production. “ Alistair Audsley, Producer
You can see the footage on Amazon Prime in episode 4 at around 5.55 minutes or you can see the dubbed version here…
So any guesses?! Think someone will recognise them pretty quickly!
Linda x
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