Yesterday, I finally got the chance to watch the television drama, 'Midsummer Murders.' A television crew spent a whole week last year filming in the village that I spend most of my time in. At one stage, I even remember being asked to stop and wait by one of the film makers as I accidentally had walked on set, because they were busy filming one particular scene.
The program makers had changed the name of the pub, filled the green with actors and actresses, put up stalls, and banners, and had remarkably transformed a very small strip of grass successfully into the space needed to contain a village fete, complete with carnival procession, using a careful selection of camera angles and close-ups.
After, they allowed me to continue walking, two or three of the actors, made comments to me as they sat and waited for the director to initiate and set up the next scene. I smiled and carried on walking, trying my best to appear unfazed by such an attention-grabbing spectacle, when all I really wanted to do was watch! Little did I know the caliber of the actors in that crowd; John Nettles, Simon Callow, Sophie Thompson (Emma Thompson's sister) etc
As I watched the video yesterday, I must admit I did slow down some of the scenes to see if they had accidentally left me in. Drat! Like so many bit-part actors before me, I had been cruelly cut. Maybe, it was my fluorescent jacket? Or my self-conscious smile? Or the fact that I was waving in the background, with a sign up saying, 'Hello Mum?'
Saturday, 20 March 2004
Tuesday, 13 May 2003
Video of Red Kite
Red Kites have been seen for nearly ten years, gliding and soaring into Dinton's airspace. The original kites that started the breeding program in a joint project between the RSPB and the Nature Conservancy Council were brought in from Spain. According to one website, in 2003, there were no fewer than 177 breeding pairs located in the Chilterns, and since then, they've gone from strength to strength. The video clip below (press the play button) was taken from Chapel Road in Ford, immediately after last years harvest. If you want to see a better quality video clip of a red kite, or alternatively listen to their distinctive 'mewing' cry, click on the following link and it will take you to an RSPB website page. RSPB
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