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Photography Inspiration #1

Harry Ford — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:53:30 +0000

This post is part of my new series of inspiration posts showing the most inspiring photography selected at random. My inspiration posts will alternate between web design, illustration and photography. If you have any inspiring recommendations please feel free to leave them in the comments.

Luca Pierro

Kevin Schere

Erik Johansson

Richard Angus leonard

Peter Cakovsky

Jeanyves Lemoigne - Fordoing favourite of the week

Brett Sargeant

Robin Hood Film Set 2009 part 2

Harry Ford — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:57:21 +0000

After visiting the set now several times I was excited to see what the film would look like. Or maybe more importantly what Russel Crowe would like like as Robin Hood. I found this picture which looks to be taken over at Farnham woods of Russel as Robin. The 44-year-old sports a slimmed-down physique and a new close-cropped haircut to play the prince of thieves.

Below are my latest pictures of the film set in Farnham woods and a couple of photos from another film set very near by.

Farnham Woods, 19th April 2009

Oxenford Farm

I had been told that down the road from us they were filming more of the movie on a local farm. I found the farm not too far away. I knew that is would be private land being a farm so thought better than to just start taking pictures and climbing over fences. So I went up to the farm and spoke to one of the many security guards drinking flasks of tea outside.

The chap I spoke to happened to be the owner of the farm and made it quite clear no one was allowed to take any photos. He even said someone had been trying to the day before and a neighbour had rung the police. After chatting to him for a while the guy said that they were currently filming for the next few days in Shepperton studios.

I took a couple of sneeky ones anyway. I couldn’t really see the main set from the road but if you drive along past slightly, you can see a whole town constructed with what looked like half a church.

Oxenford Farm still employs traditional farming methods today the farm can trace its origins back to it being recorded as a Ley farm for Waverley Abbey in the 12th century. The dominant buildings visible from the road are relatively modern and were designed by Augustus Pugin in 1840.

They once sat aside the principal entrance to the Peper Harow estate with the most striking being the Gothic styled ‘Tythe’ barn that stands by the carp pond, the latter having been created as part of the original 12th century Ley farm.

Robin Hood Film Set 2009

Harry Ford — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:29:53 +0000

The new Robin Hood film being directed by Ridley Scott has been scheduled for release in 2010 is being partly filmed in Lower Bourne woods about a 5 minute walk from where I live. There is a huge set currently being constructed in the woods. The opening scene of Gladiator the battle with the Germanians was also filmed here.

Russell Crowe is staying at a hotel nearby and has been seen riding a horse through Bagshot forest. He was originally going to play a sympathetic sheriff, which then became a sheriff that is also Robin Hood (aka, Batman/Bruce Wayne), now he is just playing Robin Hood. The part of the sheriff (to be played by someone else) will be a minimal.

I have frequently been walking over the woods to see the sets progress, so thought it would be a great thing to start documenting in photos. It looks as though a castle is being built on the top of the hill with a small fort and village at the bottom with a blacksmiths and a small troop area.

Bourne Wood 21st March 2009

28th March 2009